URgent Muscovy with swollen face!

[Miss Lydia]

But she’s not able to walk worms or external parasites wouldn’t cause this? She did have bumble but it’s healed now

 

[DogIsMyShepherd]

She has been living inside prob for the past month now. I ordered some rooster booster poultry cell for her to try and help with the anemia, but waiting for it to come in the mail. I do find she is getting a little colour back though the past week or so. This all started out in her foot. What I believe now was bumblefoot. Then she had the swelling in her face. I could be wrong but I feel as though she was septic, that the infection went to her blood. I know that if this happened to any of my other ducks or chickens they would have died long ago. It may seem silly to people but there is something very special about hope. She is incredibly strong. And I feel awful about not taking her back to the vet, but i was so dissapointed after taking her the first time. They were just sonunknowkwdgeable

 

[DogIsMyShepherd]

If I thought they could help her, instead of randomly giving her medications and not even knowing enough to check her temperature. I’d bring her back in a heart beat. I also feel guilty as I’ve had a few people tell me to euthanize her, that she doesn’t have a good quality of life. But she’s still eating, she doesn’t appear to be in pain and I just keep hoping she’ll come around. She came in to my life in a really hard time. It was shortly after my dad was diagnosed with cancer. I took some time off work to spend with my parents I was in a rough place and against all hope, this baby duckling was the only survivor of the clutch of eggs. Not only did she survive but she thrived. And now as my dad is in the hospital with a broken(cancer ate through the bone) and surgically repaired hip. Here’s my girl hope fighting for her life.

 

[casportpony]

knowing enough to check her temperature.

In their defense, none of the avian vets that have seen my birds have ever checked their temperature. I asked UC Davis about this and they explained that it is not a reliable way to check the core temp of a bird, therefore it is not usually done.

nstead of randomly giving her medications

What medications has she had so far?

 

[Miss Lydia]

@DogIsMyShepherd

 

[DogIsMyShepherd]

She had meloxicam and clavamox

 

[DogIsMyShepherd]

My heart is broken as I write this. As I hold my girl hope in my arms, and she takes her final breaths. I tried so hard to save her but nothing I did was good enough. Thank you all for your help. I never knew you could love a farm animal this much.

 

[casportpony]

Oh no, I am so sorry.

 

[DogIsMyShepherd]

As much as this hurts I’m just happy I can hold her and that she’s not alone

 

[Miss Lydia]

I am so sorry. Bless your heart