Okay I just got her back, lots to go over. So they said the xray showed what felt like an egg back there is actually a hernia, and there is currently no eggs in her. At the moment all I can really do is give her metacam for pain and monitor to make sure she is doing okay. They said they aren't sure if it is interfering with the egg tract and it would need barium xrays to be sure if it is or isn't, but I would suspect that it is as if you look at the slightly deformed egg she laid yesterday it is just a bit off center and I could see how the swelling from her hernia would make it form that way. They said the only way to repair the hernia is through surgery and the estimate they gave me for that is just under $900 which would be extremely difficult for me to do it took me a full month of constant working with no breaks just to get the 350 it cost for these last 2 vet visits. It really doesn't seem to be effecting Pipsqueak much except for while she is trying to lay eggs, so I am thinking of maybe putting her on a strict daylight schedule to prevent her from producing eggs, if I remember correctly you have some experience with that Lydia so I would appreciate your opinion and knowledge about that. The first time I brought her in the vet mentioned that if they were too difficult to remove they may have to spay her in order to remove them, so I am thinking when they call me back in a few days for an update I may ask if spaying is an option and what that would cost. I may set up a gofundme to post on my duck social media accounts just on the chance I could get lucky and get some support from my communities.
