Unwell duck... What's going on?

[Jlw0903]

Update: she's seem to have a little more energy but isn't eating her regular duck food. Will still eat treats. Poops are "bigger" but still mostly water with green in it. Still more quiet.

Continung to give her what ever she will eat.
Continung to give nutridrench in water.
Considering activated charcoal just in case?
Contemplating tube feeding.
Waiting for the generic baytril to come but that won't be until Wednesday....
What else can I do?
I don't think I could bear to loose another animal so soon after loosing my dog (he was 13 so had a good life) and I've very fond of Darla... And all my ducks. I hate that I didn't catch her condition sooner... It's been at least a week since I first noticed her weight was low but she seemed other wise okay....

 

[Jlw0903]

Here’s one of the YouTube videos I found helpful when I first learned how to tube Feed

What kind of tubing is that? He didn't say what type of lubricant he used either..

 

[Goosebaby]

What kind of tubing is that? He didn't say what type of lubricant he used either..

This is what I use

https://www.amazon.com/HealthAndYog...837507&sprefix=colon+tube,aps,222&sr=8-8&th=1

As for lubricant you can use just water or even some of the feed mixture itself, just make sure to get the whole tube wet just before sending it down the hatch.

 

[Goosebaby]

Update: she's seem to have a little more energy but isn't eating her regular duck food. Will still eat treats. Poops are "bigger" but still mostly water with green in it. Still more quiet.

Continung to give her what ever she will eat.
Continung to give nutridrench in water.
Considering activated charcoal just in case?
Contemplating tube feeding.
Waiting for the generic baytril to come but that won't be until Wednesday....
What else can I do?
I don't think I could bear to loose another animal so soon after loosing my dog (he was 13 so had a good life) and I've very fond of Darla... And all my ducks. I hate that I didn't catch her condition sooner... It's been at least a week since I first noticed her weight was low but she seemed other wise okay....

I’m so sorry for you dog, I lost mine to old age recently too and it’s definitely not easy dealing with an illness so close to loss.

For now you’re doing all you can which is just fine, just keep doing what you’re doing keeping her comfortable and feeding her whatever she is willing to eat.

Something else you might try is offering her some banana, it’s fattening and can strengthen the heart. It can take a few tries getting them to want to eat it, they dint really like the texture, but once I’ve managed to get most of my geese and ducks to try it they’re instantly addicted.