sillyduckz
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- Sep 26, 2024
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hi all! once again im writing in to seek health advice for my Reptar, a 1 year old female runner duck.
just recently within the past couple of weeks i have noticed a bit of a change in her body composition with her keel bone feeling more pronounced and her neck looking more thin as compared to how she had looked earlier in the season[i will update the thread tomorrow with an exact weight]. behavior-wise she is the same except maybe being slightly more ravenous for food, but otherwise happy and normal. i plan on searching around tomorrow to find a vet who will perform a fecal float but im unsure of how ill make out since its troublesome finding poultry/waterfowl vets around here. would it be appropriate to proactively treat her with a dewormer? if so, which wormer should be used and at what dosage? are there any other steps i can take to help her maintain weight til i can get this sorted out?
if there is any information i left out that would be pertinent to evaluating her health, please let me know and ill update asap. thank you all so much for your help!
just recently within the past couple of weeks i have noticed a bit of a change in her body composition with her keel bone feeling more pronounced and her neck looking more thin as compared to how she had looked earlier in the season[i will update the thread tomorrow with an exact weight]. behavior-wise she is the same except maybe being slightly more ravenous for food, but otherwise happy and normal. i plan on searching around tomorrow to find a vet who will perform a fecal float but im unsure of how ill make out since its troublesome finding poultry/waterfowl vets around here. would it be appropriate to proactively treat her with a dewormer? if so, which wormer should be used and at what dosage? are there any other steps i can take to help her maintain weight til i can get this sorted out?
if there is any information i left out that would be pertinent to evaluating her health, please let me know and ill update asap. thank you all so much for your help!
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