Snail caught in duck crop. Duck starving...how to help her?

[deedles]

Our Ancona female is unable to eat and is losing weight rapidly. We live on a river with little snails but she got one too big to pass. Been 2 days. We can move it up but only slime comes out of her mouth. Any ideas? My husband tried to pinch and break it but couldn't and didn't want to hurt her. She's going to starve to death if we can't get this thing out of her. Can anyone help give us some idea of how to help her?
Thank you.

 

[Jpat]

Yeah those snail shells would be awefull sharp in there! mabye their tougher than i think though

Thats pretty wild ive never read anything here about taking things from the crop.

Hopefully someones online. She needs help asap and its way beyond me

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[Jpat]

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[The Dapper Duck]

Sounds like she should go to the vet. I agree the shards from breaking it might be too big and sharp. And if she can’t get it down to her gizzard then she won’t be able to grind it up. Probably needs to be put under and have it extracted through her mouth.

 

[Tortoise]

My thought if it were mine would be a vet visit so they could knock her out and remove the snail.

 

[WVduckchick]

I’m lost on this one too. I was thinking it might be easier to get to go on down instead of coming back up. But I’ll defer to everyone else.

Any special treats she likes to eat? I wonder if something coated in coconut oil might help smooth it down?

A vet probably is the best bet, if that’s an option.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

That's the weirdest thing i've heart about a duck! No idea if it helps, but snail houses are made out of calcium-carbonate which dissolves in acid, so what about giving the duck a little vinegar to weaken the house?

 

[deedles]

we have NO vet that serves ducks in our area. I have looked. I guess we'll try to slide it up and grab it with something.

 

[deedles]

vinegar is not a bad idea. ACV tomorrow.

 

[Jpat]

That's the weirdest thing i've heart about a duck! No idea if it helps, but snail houses are made out of calcium-carbonate which dissolves in acid, so what about giving the duck a little vinegar to weaken the house?

Thats a genius thaught. ide put a snail shell in vinagar right now as a test but i dont have either