Very sick duck. Help and opinions please.

[chickens really]

Did the vet take X-rays?
Sorry she hasn't improved.

 

[pamelajean]

Did the vet take X-rays?
Sorry she hasn't improved.

No X-rays. I wish they had just to rule out/confirm a couple of possibilities....

 

[chickens really]

No X-rays. I wish they had just to rule out/confirm a couple of possibilities....

Yep I'd of asked for X-ray

 

[pamelajean]

Weren’t you going to tube feed her? I am sorry just so strange she’ll eat other foods but not her pellets. Wonder if you made a soup out of her pellets with nice warm water and just gave her that to drink?Dont take her water away for good but just see if she’ll drink the soup? @pamelajean

I've tried making a soup/mash with her pellets. She will take a few nibbles of that so that's something. I did find the baby bird food for tube feeding but don't have the other supplies, or the guts , to try. Vets might be open tomorrow?....

 

[casportpony]

I've tried making a soup/mash with her pellets. She will take a few nibbles of that so that's something. I did find the baby bird food for tube feeding but don't have the other supplies, or the guts , to try. Vets might be open tomorrow?....

Tube feeding is very easy and it's actually much safer than giving fluid or food with just a syringe.

 

[Miss Lydia]

@pamelajean take her water away and see if she’ll drink her soupy mix. Just to see if she’ll drink it if she doesn’t have straight water. I’ve never had to tube feed any of my birds but have watched videos of others doing it it doesn’t look that hard.

 

[pamelajean]

@pamelajean take her water away and see if she’ll drink her soupy mix. Just to see if she’ll drink it if she doesn’t have straight water. I’ve never had to tube feed any of my birds but have watched videos of others doing it it doesn’t look that hard.

I will give that a try. I'll try to weigh her tomorrow to see if she has lost more weight. She did have a lovely normalish looking poop the moment I put her in the bath. I had a chat with her before I left her for the night that I'd like to see a noticable improvement tomorrow.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Update this morning?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Update this morning?

 

[pamelajean]

Took a bath this morning and she had some spirit! Preening and dipping and almost gave out a few actual quacks. She is walking noticeably better. Not as upright and didn't fall or need her wings for support as much. Still not eating pellets no matter what I do but getting her fill of lettuce tomatoes and mealworms. I have hope this morning as it seems like there is a noticable difference.