The vet is an hour away so it could be but they're always booked out a month or longer. For an emergency visit they tell me to call first thing in the morning and MAYBE they can get me in and it's a charge of $300+
Ooooh good idea I can ask! I'll give a call tomorrow and ask if it's something they can do
Welp. They said they couldn't get a hold of any of the Drs. right away but to leave a message. Someone called back just to tell me they'd have someone call me but maybe they can see what needs to be done via photo. I emailed the photos and got a reply saying responses to an email can take 1-3 days and they only talk about patients that have been to the clinic. I honestly have no hope with this vet. I was actually able to get her to a position where I could actually SEE her leg. It looks to be the knee that's swollen. I found an article that arthritis in ducks is pretty common and usually followed by bumblefoot. I carried her over to our little rock garden pond that's about halfway unfrozen and she is having an absolute BALLLet us know what they say.
I've attached a photo and a link for the shirt article I found. Don't mind the dead stuff I'm in WI it's our first actual nice spring day.
Oh that's so awesome! There is no redness or bruising but the 'swelling' is hard not squishy so I'm not even sure I should call it swelling at this point. No redness or bruising. The vet did actually call back but they were booked out about 3 weeks. They had an emergency appt available but it would cost $400 just for the appointment plus $100s more for whatever else they needed to do. I made the non emergency appointment but they also gave me a list of other vets. I called the closest one to me ( which is still an hour away but I will absolutely make the drive) and they have an appointment for tomorrow!!!!!! She said they've taken on 3 more avian vets!!!! I will definitely post an update.
Fingers crossed its very minor and she recovers!
Alright we are back from the vet! Little Miss Peachy Pie has Synovitis an infection in her knee joint which is followed by bumblefoot and common in ducks. I noticed the bumble foot first because of her limping and her knee swelled later. He said Baytril was the correct medication to use, however, the kind I had was not quite the right mixture. He gave me more enroflaxacin (baytril) with meloxicam that I am to give her for 7 days. I'm also going to keep him updated on any changes. If there is no change in 7 days he'll prescribe me something else that I can pick up at my local pharmacy and if THAT doesn't help then we're looking at x-rays, needles to drain fluid and sending it out for cultures. Fingers and toes crossed it doesn't get to that.
