- Dec 30, 2007
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Hello all, it's been a while!
I have a gander who is down. He's still eating, drinking, preening, and honking, but seems weak and is not moving around very much.
I finally found a vet that knows something about geese and took him in. They detected a heart murmur and did bloodwork. It came back showing anemia and an elevated amylase (pancreatic enzyme).
The vet suspects zinc toxicity. We all know geese like to nibble on things, and if there was a coin, a bottle cap, or an old nail out in the pasture, he may have ingested it.
The next step would be to do x-rays, and if a foreign object is found, may require surgery. As much as I love this gander (we have a special relationship), I can't afford to drop a grand on all that, so we're going the conservative route and feeding him Metamucil to hopefully bind up whatever may be in his gut and allow it to pass.
Has anyone ever dealt with this before? Any advice or insight is welcome. Thanks.
I have a gander who is down. He's still eating, drinking, preening, and honking, but seems weak and is not moving around very much.
I finally found a vet that knows something about geese and took him in. They detected a heart murmur and did bloodwork. It came back showing anemia and an elevated amylase (pancreatic enzyme).
The vet suspects zinc toxicity. We all know geese like to nibble on things, and if there was a coin, a bottle cap, or an old nail out in the pasture, he may have ingested it.
The next step would be to do x-rays, and if a foreign object is found, may require surgery. As much as I love this gander (we have a special relationship), I can't afford to drop a grand on all that, so we're going the conservative route and feeding him Metamucil to hopefully bind up whatever may be in his gut and allow it to pass.
Has anyone ever dealt with this before? Any advice or insight is welcome. Thanks.
