Sick Nibbler

[Jpat]

Hes great but not eating as of the afternoon

 

[DucksOhio]

Good idea i bet she loved that! Its all frozen here no nightcrawlers till spring



No more green poop

And as far as vets its the money, 120$ just for the 15 minut visit then up from there

A duck is not a proper outlet for disposable income when you could buy food for someone hungry or food for your own table

I have lots of pets and they are all fed and sheltered top notch, But theres a limit on everything







Hes still being tube fed and wont eat his feed!

Iam going to try and new feed tomorow anything to get him eating

I doubt very much that a lot of people on this forum have a great deal of disposable income....I sure don't. However, I believe that if you are taking on an animal, you're responsible for that animal's health.

I believe that if you have or can find a reputable vet, they will work with you on costs and/or payment plans. No reputable vet is going to let an animal suffer, just because you have limited means.

By the way, Baytril certainly does not cover all the ills for ducks. A culture would be the best way to determine what kind of infection your duck has, and a vet would provide the correct antibiotic/treatment.

My other suggestion to you, if you're adamant about NOT going to a vet is to get in touch with a rescue shelter. They may be able to provide some positive direction for you.

 

[Jpat]

I doubt very much that a lot of people on this forum have a great deal of disposable income....I sure don't. However, I believe that if you are taking on an animal, you're responsible for that animal's health.

I believe that if you have or can find a reputable vet, they will work with you on costs and/or payment plans. No reputable vet is going to let an animal suffer, just because you have limited means.

By the way, Baytril certainly does not cover all the ills for ducks. A culture would be the best way to determine what kind of infection your duck has, and a vet would provide the correct antibiotic/treatment.

My other suggestion to you, if you're adamant about NOT going to a vet is to get in touch with a rescue shelter. They may be able to provide some positive direction for you.

Finance a check up on a duck?

And does your responsability to your duck outway your responsibility to your family?



We sit at the dining table and share a can of beans because the duck needed 500$ of vet work because he didnt like the new food i got him



Dear scotiabank
Iam realy sorry but this month i dont have my outrageously high mortage payment because my duck had a green poop and his belly is sore. I had to take it out on finance and put half on my visa and i plan on paying that soon too. Hope you dont mind!
Signed: An idiot
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Give a sick duck to a shelter that doesnt exist here because nova scotia is a farming province and a duck is a farm animal not a domestic pet and so department of fisheries and ocean takes it. A truck shows up, guy thinks your an idiot, Takes your duck to the office and then sends it to department of natural resources. Its been in a box for a day or two its covered in poop and thirsty and is just a duck in a box to them. hes scared

Then they put it down and throw it in the scrap bin that they donate to the wildlife zoo every week and a coyote that lives in captivity gets to eat a sick dead duck

Or i keep my duck, Take care of it the same way people did for hundreds of years without the internet, And if it gets sooo bad that he will not make it at all i get to put it down myself and dig a little hole for it, feel a little bad for it because he was soo cute. Nicely tuck him in and end the exhistence of nibbler the duck but leave the duck with atleast the smalled amount of pride and take solice in the fact that he spent his time in comfort at his home with his companions he lived his entire life with.

And i get the sad satisfaction of making another hard decision but handling it, helping me in some small way prepare for much harder times and decisions knowing that iam the entire familys hard decison maker in a world of sissies and goodie goodies

 

[DucksOhio]

Finance a check up on a duck?

And does your responsability to your duck outway your responsibility to your family?



We sit at the dining table and share a can of beans because the duck needed 500$ of vet work because he didnt like the new food i got him



Dear scotiabank
Iam realy sorry but this month i dont have my outrageously high mortage payment because my duck had a green poop and his belly is sore. I had to take it out on finance and put half on my visa and i plan on paying that soon too. Hope you dont mind!
Signed: An idiot
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Give a sick duck to a shelter that doesnt exist here because nova scotia is a farming province and a duck is a farm animal not a domestic pet and so department of fisheries and ocean takes it. A truck shows up, guy thinks your an idiot, Takes your duck to the office and then sends it to department of natural resources. Its been in a box for a day or two its covered in poop and thirsty and is just a duck in a box to them. hes scared

Then they put it down and throw it in the scrap bin that they donate to the wildlife zoo every week and a coyote that lives in captivity gets to eat a sick dead duck

Or i keep my duck, Take care of it the same way people did for hundreds of years without the internet, And if it gets sooo bad that he will not make it at all i get to put it down myself and dig a little hole for it, feel a little bad for it because he was soo cute. Nicely tuck him in and end the exhistence of nibbler the duck but leave the duck with atleast the smalled amount of pride and take solice in the fact that he spent his time in comfort at his home with his companions he lived his entire life with.

And i get the sad satisfaction of making another hard decision but handling it, helping me in some small way prepare for much harder times and decisions knowing that iam the entire familys hard decison maker in a world of sissies and goodie goodies

So you’ve made your decision.
That’s your business not mine.
I think people should think twice about acquiring animals they cannot afford to care for.
Ditto for children and lifestyle choices, and the decision to take on a “ ridiculously high mortgage “.

 

[CrystaBub]

@Jpat how is Nibbler doing today? Hopefully improving

 

[Jpat]

So you’ve made your decision.
That’s your business not mine.
I think people should think twice about acquiring animals they cannot afford to care for.
Ditto for children and lifestyle choices, and the decision to take on a “ ridiculously high mortgage “.

You see by adding the last part your making it your buisness

We make it buy by fixing our own cars, raising animals for eggs and meat in the backyard and splitting wood etc and helping each other

We have more than most with less than most make because of the hard work and sacrifice

Do people have thousands sitting in the bank at all times for every responsability that might come up?

The way atlantic canada is if you dont live check to check your way way better off than everyone else.

I had chickens and ducks and rabbits before kept for food and they got their heads chopped off and eaten and no one bats an eye, but have a sick duck and people are up in arms about putting something down?

The reality is ducks rabbits chickens quals pheasents rats mice etc are 40$ a dozen and come by the thousands and i will never be vet guilted and i will back up anyone on that

Have you ever known a vet and talked about the gasses and pills they use to put down small animals? If i had a choice ide take the bullet to the head before chemical death

Have you ever been on a farm? or known a vet or Department of natural resources officer or park warden because i have

I dont make decisions without research and consideration, iam not a stupid man

Ive been up the road so many times and met so many people and seen so many things that decisons like this become to easy to make

Untill you actualy understand the decadence of small animal veterinarians mabye you should think twice about attempting to guilt anyone else with superiority

Mabye you can afford it and thats great. Some people have maids and some people have 20$ for groceries this week

I could pay the vet bills 5 times over but its a waste of money.





All the while my duck has responded to the help ive given it and is now on its way back to perfect help. Without the help of a vet but with the help of research and a little home remedy. Well worth saving a few hundred dollars ide say

 

[Jpat]

 

[Jpat]

Sometimes standing for what you beleive means standing alone but honour never dies and is dictated by no one

 

[shawluvsbirds]

I can't see the video

 

[Jpat]