Runner Duck labored/heavy breathing

[Miss Lydia]

Nope it’s pills I got by rx for humans , I couldn’t afford the vet. I crush a pill and divide the powder into little piles to get the right milligram dosage for her weight then I mix it with a little water and give by syringe (no needle) I don’t know if you can give the cream orally I’d be afraid it would gunk up in her throat and make it even harder to breathe and I don’t remember if it had other ingredients that are not safe for ducks? I faintly remember looking all that up last year.
Someone here had a duck who got a prescription from the vet for the same pills that I got for humans, and the instructions on the pill bottle said to do what I do. (Crush into powder and mix with water)

Good to know, thank you.

 

[Beanfox]

Morning update
Not much to report. She is about the same I’d say. Definitely not worse.
Her poop is liquidy green, can kinda see it in the photos. It’s been like that since I started watching her yesterday. Not sure if it’s from all the stress or something else.
She will eat mealworms and drink the electrolyte water still. I put a bowl of 30% game feed in there but no evidence she has eaten any.

A little bit earlier she was sleeping on one leg with her bill tucked into her wings.

I feel bad that she is alone in there. The vet did say she could have a friend. But I’m a bit weary of doing so. Especially with the green diarrhea. (I’m not a poop expert so I don’t exactly know what it means)

 

[Jenbirdee]

Morning update
Not much to report. She is about the same I’d say. Definitely not worse.
Her poop is liquidy green, can kinda see it in the photos. It’s been like that since I started watching her yesterday. Not sure if it’s from all the stress or something else.
She will eat mealworms and drink the electrolyte water still. I put a bowl of 30% game feed in there but no evidence she has eaten any.

A little bit earlier she was sleeping on one leg with her bill tucked into her wings.

I feel bad that she is alone in there. The vet did say she could have a friend. But I’m a bit weary of doing so. Especially with the green diarrhea. (I’m not a poop expert so I don’t exactly know what it means)

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Willow has green runny poop too but I think it’s because I gave her a lot of peas

 

[Beanfox]

Willow has green runny poop too but I think it’s because I gave her a lot of peas

Haha unfortunately no peas here! Ran out at some point

 

[Goosebaby]

Morning update
Not much to report. She is about the same I’d say. Definitely not worse.
Her poop is liquidy green, can kinda see it in the photos. It’s been like that since I started watching her yesterday. Not sure if it’s from all the stress or something else.
She will eat mealworms and drink the electrolyte water still. I put a bowl of 30% game feed in there but no evidence she has eaten any.

A little bit earlier she was sleeping on one leg with her bill tucked into her wings.

I feel bad that she is alone in there. The vet did say she could have a friend. But I’m a bit weary of doing so. Especially with the green diarrhea. (I’m not a poop expert so I don’t exactly know what it means)

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The green is likely a result of her not eating much of anything and the electrolyte water. You might try mixing the feed with a enough water to make a soupy mash, it will encourage her to play with it which might encourage her to eat.

 

[Beanfox]

The green is likely a result of her not eating much of anything and the electrolyte water. You might try mixing the feed with an enough water to make a soupy mash, it will encourage her to play with it which might encourage her to eat.

Okay thank you, I will try that out!