Sunny is very quiet...

[Pet Duck Boy]

Her mood is much better, she's grooming, messing with my dog. But her appetite is still very low...I'm starting to think that she's losing weight. I'm now guessing that this is a respitory infection, I woke up this morning to take her out of the garage. She was happy to see me but instead of her frantic chirping I only heard gurgles....like there was water in her lungs.

Her breathing is otherwise normal, it's only when she tries to make noise I hear strange noises. I'm really torn on what to do....there's no vet nearby, my dad isn't willing to spend much money at all, I really don't know. All I can do is wait.

 

[rainplace]

Remember you just wormed Sunny yesterday. Let's see how it goes. It's good that she is much more active.

 

[Shadowhills Farm]

Did you give her some ProBios? Worming the ducks will kill the good bacteria in their system....

Otherwise, just monitor her behavior and breathing for today. If it's the same or worse, let us know.

 

[Pet Duck Boy]

The probios should come tomorrow, it was delayed a day. I'm still giving her yogurt though.

She's still the same as this morning.

 

[Shadowhills Farm]

Okay, just don't give her too much yogurt- with the added sugars and milk in it is not good for ducks.

 

[ConchRepublic]

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and artificial sweeteners are even worse than sugars.

 

[rainplace]

I've been thinking about Sunny... any news?

 

[Pet Duck Boy]

Sunny is better now, she's eating, playing, preening, everything she did a couple weeks ago. She's even back to eating until her belly hangs. The only problem is that she still can't make a noise. I think she has a little respitory infection, not a bad one. She breaths just a little hard, but she's not opening her mouth or anything. I think she'll be fine. It's nothing she shouldn't recover from!

 

[froggie71]

Glad Sunny is feeling better!