In the weeks leading up to his death, you all were so knowledgeable, understanding, non-judgmental and supportive.
Reading through these threads gave me so much hope, as did all of your advice.
Those of you who respond to other people's problems with advice, tips & support- I have nothing...
Haha... srry... my mom was panicking about him and she made posts too while we waited for the vet. That seems like it could be hers unless there's another duck with my duck's symptom. They initially told us it would be a few days wait for the vet but later they were later able to squeeze him in...
I wasn't able to book an appointment w/ my vet until today. :(
Today he is a lot worse. He keeps drooling and regurgitating food that he ate yesterday and then trying to eat it again. I didn't even know ducks could do that. The food he regurgitates is all undigested.
I have work today but...
He was on the recovery feed for about a week. The pellets are meant for ducks but I didn't know he wasn't supposed to have layer feed- our duck's vet said it was fine :( We have anothee bag of grower pellets for ducks? Should I switch to that one?
Also, he is on his own now. We're planning to...
Age: 1 yr.
Food: Our vet gave us a bird recovery feed for our duck so we were using that until yesterday night (after the twitching started) and switched to 17% layer pellets b/c we ran out.
Supplement: We give him 100 mg of niacin in vitamin B complex in his water.
Walking: He had botulism a...
I'm so happy to hear your duck had their feathers grow back. I was so concerned and heartbroken when I read the other replies to my post saying his feathers were cut too short and it likely hurt :((((((( I wish your other duck a speedy recovery ❤️
The person we got the duck from said that they clipped the duck's wing to prevent him from flying but I've looked up clipped pekin wings and none look like this :(