Sick duck

[Miss Lydia]

@casportpony who is our go to for so many things can help with worming.

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

Another duck is now bleeding from the nostrils. I will try treating for tapeworm and see if my vet takes ducks.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Any chance they got into something toxic around your place? Possibly a predator wounded her?

So sorry this is happening a vet is a good idea.

 

[casportpony]

Another duck is now bleeding from the nostrils. I will try treating for tapeworm and see if my vet takes ducks.

A trip to the vet is your best option.

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

Got Safeguard ferbendazole it's for goats so going to have to do some math for dosage as the instructions are per 100 lbs. 2.3ml per 100lbs. I thought maybe a couple drops in their water. Since one is now bleeding from the nostrils gapeworm seems likely.

 

[casportpony]

Got Safeguard ferbendazole it's for goats so going to have to do some math for dosage as the instructions are per 100 lbs. 2.3ml per 100lbs. I thought maybe a couple drops in their water. Since one is now bleeding from the nostrils gapeworm seems likely.

The instructions on the bottle are for goats, not poultry. The amount my book says to use is 30 mg/kg, which is about 0.15 ml per pound of body weight orally for 5 consecutive days.

 

[casportpony]

To give you an idea of how much is used in birds I thought you might want to see what a vet prescribed:

This is the info from my book:

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

The original link you sent me said 3ml per gallon of water. That is what I did. Will see if she is better tomorrow. I had to drench her with a turkey baster. So far she is the only one sick. I will follow the new instructions you sent tomorrow. Afraid to give her any more tonight. Treated all my big ducks just in case although it looks like I can't eat the eggs for a while.

 

[casportpony]

The original link you sent me said 3ml per gallon of water. That is what I did. Will see if she is better tomorrow. I had to drench her with a turkey baster. So far she is the only one sick. I will follow the new instructions you sent tomorrow. Afraid to give her any more tonight. Treated all my big ducks just in case although it looks like I can't eat the eggs for a while.

I sent you to a link that said 3 ml per gallon? The only link I posted in this thread was not about treating worms. 3 ml per gallon will not treat gapeworms.

If you want to treat gapes you must give it orally at 0.15 ml per pound of body weight orally for 5 consecutive days.

 

[CayugaJana]

Got Safeguard ferbendazole it's for goats so going to have to do some math for dosage as the instructions are per 100 lbs. 2.3ml per 100lbs. I thought maybe a couple drops in their water. Since one is now bleeding from the nostrils gapeworm seems likely.

I think there might be a slight disconnect. Even though it gives you dosage for goats, it doesn’t evenly translate to the ducks weight. Definitely use the 0.15mL per pound. Ducks require a lot of medication per pound. For example my ducks can have the same amount of amoxicillin a day as I can.