sick geese

[chickengr]

hi,
I have got my first geese ever about 3 months ago as gosling. I am away (abroad) and my mother called me and informed that 1 goose died. after that the other 2 could not stand and were dropping there heads. the other symptom is they drink a lot of water and sit in water (probably have fever). as there is no vet there I sent a friend to butcher them. he checked all of there internal organs and there is no sign of any disease. 2 days later another goose was drinking water and sitting in a dish with water. my mother took her out and she could not stand or keep her head high. she got butchered too. there are 3 left and one of them seems sick too. I will be back on wednesday and I will probably not find any goose alive. any idea what might be wrong?

there was sick dove around but no chicken or muscovie duck got sick. I have geese's run between duck's run on one side and chicken's run on another side. there is no possibility that someone can throw anything in their run to poison them.

last sunday my parents chopped some olive branches in geese run in order to keep it clean. I don't think that anyone treats olives at this time of the year. the first goose got sick 3 days after they got new bedding so I don't think it might be poisoning.

 

[crazychickenlady5]

I don't know much about geese, but I found this website that lists common diseases in geese. http://www.fao.org/docrep/005/Y4359E/y4359e0g.htm
Hope this helps a little

 

[chickengr]

I don't know much about geese, but I found this website that lists common diseases in geese. http://www.fao.org/docrep/005/Y4359E/y4359e0g.htm
Hope this helps a little

thank you

 

[Eggcessive]

I would suspect botulism as a possible cause. It is common in ducks and waterfowl from eating a toxin found in dead fish, animal, or vegetation remains that have been in an environment without air, such as under water or under ground where anaerobic bacteria can multiply. It is deadly, and can cause flaccid paralysis starting in the feet and legs, progressing up the spinal cord to wings, neck, and then breathing muscles, when death occurs. Here is some reading, but you may contact your state vet for a necropsy to look for a diagnosis to distinguish botulism from something like avian influenza:
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/diseaseinfo/19/botulism/

 

[chickengr]

I would suspect botulism as a possible cause. It is common in ducks and waterfowl from eating a toxin found in dead fish, animal, or vegetation remains that have been in an environment without air, such as under water or under ground where anaerobic bacteria can multiply. It is deadly, and can cause flaccid paralysis starting in the feet and legs, progressing up the spinal cord to wings, neck, and then breathing muscles, when death occurs. Here is some reading, but you may contact your state vet for a necropsy to look for a diagnosis to distinguish botulism from something like avian influenza:
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/diseaseinfo/19/botulism/

thank you.

I don't think there is any toxin at all as they live in a clean run. I also change water 2x a day.

I did have a similar case with a healthy plump pullet about 1 year ago (not in the same run).

we have a lot of centipedes, I don't know if they can kill geese.

I lost another goose 24 h later and the remaining 3 are as healthy as fish. that is that confuses me. the dead ones were from a different breeder. one of them was somewhat crooked (like rachitis in people).