Sick goose

[FarmsAnarchy]

Muh goose is sick and I don't know what to do to help her. There isn't any vet close that is familiar with geese but I found someone who was willing to see her. Lungs were clear but she's coughing a bit of wheezing otherwise mostly ok eating drinking still curious and playful. She's just shy of 1 year old White Embden they put her on sulphadived... I'm so sorry I don't really understand how to use this forum well and I'm also autistic I love this goose alot and I don't want to lose her

 

[FarmsAnarchy]

What is the name of the drug I tried looking up what you spelled and didn't see any antibiotic called that. How long has she been on it?

Can you explain how you keep her what type of bedding she sleeps on what you feed her and does she have a dry coop to sleep in?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Very precious picture.Thank you for explaining it all so well. I appreciate it.
Since she just started on the meds today Your going to have to give it time to work. And hopefully, it will.
The Saturday lime may have caused her the problem if she inhaled any. Any type of dust can cause wheezing just letting you know in case it isn't a sickness since you say she is eating drinking curious and playful.
I know many on here use Saturday lime and it's okay but dusty feed dusty bedding things like that can cause respiratory distress. Maybe leave off using the lime while she is on this medication just to see how she does.
Listen don't apologize for giving information like you did it was such good info and helps us help you better.

Keep up with what you are doing and let us know daily how she is doing. Thank you.

 

[FarmsAnarchy]

After I saw the bottle I looked it up too.
https://www.chickens.allotment-garden.org/keeping-geese/geese-diseases-parasites-worms-lice-mites/ But possibly worming wouldn't be a bad idea I just don't think doing both at the same time would be a good idea. Give the antibiotic time to work and go from there? I would also give her a probiotic after she is done with the Sulfa drug since antibiotics kill good and bad bacteria.

I thought about the straw after I went to bed. I would change to pine shavings straw will grow mold and mold spores can be inhaled.

bb gurl is now in the University of Tennessee exotic animal hospital with an avian specialist so I'm just hoping she's gonna be ok idk anything yet we drove 2 hours to get her here

 

[FarmsAnarchy]

Elevated WBC can be a sign of disease but it can also be from stress which is normal considering she’s been to the vet twice in a short time. I’m not saying that it doesn’t mean that she’s fighting a disease but it isn’t necessarily proof of it. Usually dramatically elevated WBC is a sign of asper.

If she comes back positive for asper request turbinafine if they try to put her on itraconazole. Turbinafine is safer than itraconazole.

Tysm I'm hoping not. That's what they said too that her cbc other than slightly elevated wbc was pretty boring and that was good and possibly just from stress. That if she had gape combined with the subzero Temps and winterstorm we just had could have caused her to develop the coughing and laryngitis. She seems better today and that's great. Also great we know where to take the geese anytime something is wrong. I had such a hard time getting a vet for her.

 

[JRies]

@Goosebaby @Miss Lydia lets see if they can help

 

[Miss Lydia]

What is the name of the drug I tried looking up what you spelled and didn't see any antibiotic called that. How long has she been on it?

Can you explain how you keep her what type of bedding she sleeps on what you feed her and does she have a dry coop to sleep in?

 

[FarmsAnarchy]

She just started the meds this afternoon it's mixed in a gallon of water and I'm just supposed to get her to drink it so right now she's in the house in a kennel and that's her water. I have 2 geese they have a fenced in yard and a little cottage house I keep clean with straw and use Saturday lime. I have 2 ducks as well nobody else sick. We are in Tennessee on top of a mountain and had a huge snowstorm and subzero Temps. The morning after all the snow she sounded like a squeaky toy and a lil wheezy but otherwise fine, I brought all of them in the house in kennels as the temperature became low and icestorm was coming in. They eat hearty hen layer crumble mixed with high protein all flock and organic scratch grains, along with fresh greens as grass is out until spring. So baby kale, cucumbers, radishes, watermelon is given as treats or fancy lettuce but no spinach... I'm probably oversharing I have aspergers Thank You for halp me

 

[Miss Lydia]

After I saw the bottle I looked it up too.
https://www.chickens.allotment-garden.org/keeping-geese/geese-diseases-parasites-worms-lice-mites/ But possibly worming wouldn't be a bad idea I just don't think doing both at the same time would be a good idea. Give the antibiotic time to work and go from there? I would also give her a probiotic after she is done with the Sulfa drug since antibiotics kill good and bad bacteria.

I thought about the straw after I went to bed. I would change to pine shavings straw will grow mold and mold spores can be inhaled.

 

[Miss Lydia]

That is great you were able to get her there. Please keep us updated on how she is.

Sure wish I had gotten an alert about this.