Why is my Pekin duck "sneezing"?

[JadeComputerGal]

http://vid963.photobucket.com/albums/ae119/Sarahservprojc/Mobile Uploads/0921151554_zpsr8nvw1bi.mp4. This link should work..I hope. She goes hours sometimes without making much of a noise then has these fits. Today is day 3 of the Tylan without much improvement. Still active and eating and everything is clear. She still feels very thin to me, especially compared with the other. She got a special treat of earthworms in their pool last night lol. @JadeComputerGal is that what your duck sounds like?

Sorry, we had to go out.

Yes, ours sounds something like that, except that it's not coming in spells like you describe. Yours almost sounds like it has hiccups, where ours now has a quack that sounds like that, high-pitched, almost like she's hoarse.

 

[Chickenkeepr]

sure is

 

[JadeComputerGal]

Well, mine has gotten considerably worse over the past hour, so she's going to the vet tomorrow. I already have an urgent call in to our vet, and we're going to take her to the hospital if he can't see her tomorrow. I really hope yours is doing better.

 

[Miss Lydia]

@casportpony I was reading on one of your posts about the Tylan injectable giving a not so nice place on the injection site [don't remember what you called it] so you don't rec she give injection of Tylan right?

 

[casportpony]

@casportpony I was reading on one of your posts about the Tylan injectable giving a not so nice place on the injection site [don't remember what you called it] so you don't rec she give injection of Tylan right?

I think they call it injection site necrosis. Seems that several of the cattle medications can cause this. I think I mentioned it before, but the one time I gave it by injection it happened and it caused permanent muscle damage.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I think they call it injection site necrosis. Seems that several of the cattle medications can cause this. I think I mentioned it before, but the one time I gave it by injection it happened and it caused permanent muscle damage.

So giving the Tylan by mouth[in water] is the best way justr like she has been doing?

 

[casportpony]

Quote: If I were going to give Tylan 50, I would give it orally.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Note that the amount I suggested is much higher than is usually recommended by follks on BYC, but all veterinary and mfg literature I have seen recommend large doses.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Yes she has been de wormed but it was in the spring. So, I should up the dosage of Tylan to 3ml? I bought the injectable stuff in the bottle from TSC. Won't be an issue to give her more, there's plenty lol. She was pushing the larger duck away from the food tonight which is the first I have seen of that since I got rid of our drakes. The larger female seemed to take a more male role between the 2 of them.

Regarding the worming... What wormer was it? How much did you give? How did you give it? How many days did you give it? Gapeworms might cause sneezing fits, but gapeworms are rare in chickens (only seen it once) and I've never seen it in ducks, but I think there are a couple of people in the duck forum that have seen it. If she were mine I would want to rule out all worms and coccidiosis since either of those could compromise her immune system.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Well, mine has gotten considerably worse over the past hour, so she's going to the vet tomorrow. I already have an urgent call in to our vet, and we're going to take her to the hospital if he can't see her tomorrow. I really hope yours is doing better.

How is she worse?

-Kathy