puffy cheeks

[Lacrystol]

You can take a sterile needle and empty syringe, insert it into the center of the swollen area of one cheek, and draw the plunger back. If there is fluid - blood, pus, anything - it will collect in the syringe, and you won't have an open cut like with lancing. If there's no fluid you can still do a "needle biopsy" by drawing a small sample of flesh. So if you collect anything maybe you could have it tested at a vet's lab? Even if they don't want to see the duck they may be able and willing to do some lab work for you, and then you'd know exactly what antibiotics would kick that thing's butt.

GOOD LORD...

 

[Lacrystol]

Oh, yes, that's definitely not long enough. Did you use tylan? You'll need to get a different antibiotic now. And whatever you used before, you won't be able to use for this guy in the future.

WHAT??? A different antibiotic????

 

[Lacrystol]

So I had a family emergency go on this weekend so Alvin unfortunately got put on the back burner but tonight we took a needle and pulled about 4 cc ' s of yellow puss out of one side of his face probably about half of it I had a small needle so I didn't get it all I'm taking it to the vet tomorrow to have them look at it and recommend a antibiotic I'm gonna get a bigger needle and draw the rest out hopefully. He did really well never flinched or anything he's such a good boy I hope I can fix him.

OMG< I'm playing catch up this is crazy though

 

[Lacrystol]

Can you send me a side picture of him... Poor guy

 

[tbiM20]

GOOD LORD...

I'm confused... do you not approve of something I said?

The vet she talked to recommended lancing. Aspiration is a much less invasive method that doesn't leave an open wound for exposure to other infections, so I recommended it as an alternative.

 

[Lacrystol]

I'm confused... do you not approve of something I said?

The vet she talked to recommended lancing. Aspiration is a much less invasive method that doesn't leave an open wound for exposure to other infections, so I recommended it as an alternative.

But isn't the vet a Four Legged vet? I thought I read that somewhere?

So therefore, I would be questionable about his judgement...

 

[Lacrystol]

I'm still confused on the "once you use Tylan, you can't use that anymore.". LOL, How's the little guy doing today?

 

[tbiM20]

But isn't the vet a Four Legged vet? I thought I read that somewhere?

So therefore, I would be questionable about his judgement...

They'd still have some basics. I'm concerned, since she did successfully aspirate it, and did find a collection of pus, that it's more than just a sinus infection. My experience (with mammals, granted) is that a deep collection of pus is some sort of abscess... I'd think a sinus infection would be limited to inflammation and mucus in the sinuses?

 

[heartsizedfarm]

They'd still have some basics. I'm concerned, since she did successfully aspirate it, and did find a collection of pus, that it's more than just a sinus infection. My experience (with mammals, granted) is that a deep collection of pus is some sort of abscess... I'd think a sinus infection would be limited to inflammation and mucus in the sinuses?

It's interesting that the condition recurred, even after the aspiration and a course of antibiotics. I would have thought that treatment would heal an abscess or a sinus infection, whichever it was. Could their be some allergen in the duck's environment causing another flare-up? Or could there be a foreign body still stuck in there?

 

[heartsizedfarm]

It's interesting that the condition recurred, even after the aspiration and a course of antibiotics. I would have thought that treatment would heal an abscess or a sinus infection, whichever it was. Could their be some allergen in the duck's environment causing another flare-up? Or could there be a foreign body still stuck in there?

Actually, unlikely to be a foreign body since its on both sides. Should we consider aspergillosis? Fungus infection?