So I’ve had this Rouen duck for 8 years. I made a previous thread on him, healthy before, has a brother who seems unphased. At first, he had some issues with feathers, and wasn’t able to get out of the pond, but seemed to be recovering. However recently his head has been shaking a lot, and he seems to be separating himself from the others. He’s a lot more docile than before too. We are taking him to a vet to get checked on, but I am fearing the worst. Is there anything I could identify this by?
I’m begging for help, I really hope he’s okay.
I’m begging for help, I really hope he’s okay.
when he was shaking his head was he kind of pulling it back as well? One of my girls was doing this and showed the same symptoms. I never figured out what it was EXACTLY but I took her into an emergency bird vet and they said the head thing was severe neurological issue sign . I was expecting to lose her but requested tube feed and fluids just in case and they gave her an antibiotic and a pain/fever reducer and by the next day she was great! Took her about 2 weeks to get her appetite back 100% but I'm sure it was from side effects of medication after reading more into it. My best guess looking back the severe symptoms were from high fever and exhaustion, probably dehydration/malnutrition from not moving around to food and water or lack of appetite. I feel, even if you can't pay crazy amounts to get to the bottom of it, supportive care never hurts (tube feed vitamins/nutrients, IV fluids, anitbiotics and pain reliever) also it isn't expensive at all. An "exotic animal" ER visit an hour away in a deisel truck at 11 p.m. on the other hand 
. My advice definitely try to get them in NOT after hours of possible lol.
