My 3-week-old Indian Runner has something odd going on and I am one upset, worried mom. Yesterday, I gave my two boys their niacin/electrolyte supplement for the first time. Today, I noticed that Cheese had a runny nose. That's gone now, so I'm not super concerned about that but I'm going to go ahead and list everything that's happened in hopes that someone can help. About an hour after I noticed his nose, I saw him laying down to drink out of his water bowl. This was EXTREMELY out of the norm for him, so I pulled him out to see what was going on. He walked along just fine and followed me, being his sweet, adventurous, perky and pesky self. But when he stood still, his legs started shaking so bad that he'd kinda wobble and then have to sit down. Worried, I made an appointment with the vet.
We're not sure what's going on with him. His poop is runny, and so is Quackers'. The shakiness was already getting slightly better by the time we got to the vet but definitely still there. The vet ultimately couldn't determine what was going on, but she thought it could be an electrolyte imbalance, so I was told to discontinue the supplement (so - no niacin ... ? I'm reading how important it is so I'm confused!). She gave me probiotics for the runny poop for both boys. She thought MAYBE it could be he got into something and maybe he has lead positioning, but neither of us think that's likely. We can do an x-ray in a few days if he keeps getting worse. She also said it could be growing pains, and gave me anti-inflammatories for him in case his joints are hurting.
So I got him home and let him sleep for a few hours. Then I pulled them out and put them in the tub because I was reading that water therapy could help his little legs. He had a blast as the tub was filling, as he usually does. He is by far the water baby out of the two boys. He could just float on the water and sleep and be happy. But as the water got deeper tonight, I noticed that if he wasn't kicking his feet and was trying to just float, his front end would slowly start sinking into the water until his beak became submerged and either he would kick or I'd reach my hand in. So instead of floating flat, he's now starting to sink!
Someone please help. I love these babies so so much. I'm broken hearted just worrying about him, and although he's acting just as normal as the day before all of this started ... I'm still so scared I could lose him.
We're not sure what's going on with him. His poop is runny, and so is Quackers'. The shakiness was already getting slightly better by the time we got to the vet but definitely still there. The vet ultimately couldn't determine what was going on, but she thought it could be an electrolyte imbalance, so I was told to discontinue the supplement (so - no niacin ... ? I'm reading how important it is so I'm confused!). She gave me probiotics for the runny poop for both boys. She thought MAYBE it could be he got into something and maybe he has lead positioning, but neither of us think that's likely. We can do an x-ray in a few days if he keeps getting worse. She also said it could be growing pains, and gave me anti-inflammatories for him in case his joints are hurting.
So I got him home and let him sleep for a few hours. Then I pulled them out and put them in the tub because I was reading that water therapy could help his little legs. He had a blast as the tub was filling, as he usually does. He is by far the water baby out of the two boys. He could just float on the water and sleep and be happy. But as the water got deeper tonight, I noticed that if he wasn't kicking his feet and was trying to just float, his front end would slowly start sinking into the water until his beak became submerged and either he would kick or I'd reach my hand in. So instead of floating flat, he's now starting to sink!
Someone please help. I love these babies so so much. I'm broken hearted just worrying about him, and although he's acting just as normal as the day before all of this started ... I'm still so scared I could lose him.
