Gander prolapse

[Goosebaby]

I got him to a vet, thankfully a more local one I didn’t even think of was more than willing to help as they’ve fixed up chickens and ducks before with similar problems.
However I do have some concerns and I want to ask if anyone has any recommendations. He definitely has diarrhea, and the vet thinks that’s probably what caused the prolapse in the first place, with that said he was able to poo with his prolapse and after he was stitched up. I noticed last night and again this morning not much is coming out when he tries to poop, it’ll just slowly dribble out of him. (And it’s cold so he has a bit of a poo-cicle hanging there). Did the vet stitch him up a bit too tightly?
Second issue is the meds, he hasn’t exactly been cooperative. The pills firstly are absolutely huge, and he needs to take one and a half of that huge one and then he has a smaller one for pain and inflammation. We wrestled his first dose in him but I’m scared that the stress could kill him or that it’ll go down the wrong pipe and kill him that way. His second and third doses I cut the pills down and tried to hide them in some bread and it worked! However this morning he seems to have figured it out and only took the smaller pill and one whole big one, not his extra 1/2 of the big one.

Is he eating normally? What feed is he on? Does he feel underweight, if he is his keel will feel like a thin blade jutting out from his body ender his feathers.

I’m not sure about the prolapse issue, if he was stitched up to muck or not. Something you can look for is if he’s struggling to defecate from a blockage. If he has one he’ll strain and heave whenever he tries to go.


As for the the pills, the best method is to corner or restrain him, grab his head and with one hand apply pressure to the corners of his mouth until he loosens up, open his mouth and push the pill as far as you can down his throat, preferably to his right, then gently hold his beak closed in an upright position. The faster you do this the less stressful it is for him.

Stress can hinder the immune system but it wont suddenly kill him unless he has a heart condition or is extremely ill or emaciated. The main thing to consider is him not tearing his stitches out somehow, so I would corner him to give him his pills and not squat over him to do it, which is normally the easiest method.

 

[IzziesChickies]

Is he eating normally? What feed is he on? Does he feel underweight, if he is his keel will feel like a thin blade jutting out from his body ender his feathers.

I’m not sure about the prolapse issue, if he was stitched up to muck or not. Something you can look for is if he’s struggling to defecate from a blockage. If he has one he’ll strain and heave whenever he tries to go.


As for the the pills, the best method is to corner or restrain him, grab his head and with one hand apply pressure to the corners of his mouth until he loosens up, open his mouth and push the pill as far as you can down his throat, preferably to his right, then gently hold his beak closed in an upright position. The faster you do this the less stressful it is for him.

Stress can hinder the immune system but it wont suddenly kill him unless he has a heart condition or is extremely ill or emaciated. The main thing to consider is him not tearing his stitches out somehow, so I would corner him to give him his pills and not squat over him to do it, which is normally the easiest method.

He appears to be eating and drinking, I’ve been giving him some leafy greens too and they’re always the first thing to go. He’s eating an all flock mash that my chickens are also eating (he is in a separate pen by himself), he also gets some of the chickens scratch grains mixed in his feed just to make it a bit “chunkier” so he’s more inclined to eat it. His keel isn’t noticeable as far as I could tell, I’ll feel again when I get home, he is light for his breed but he was also hatched from hatchery quality geese so I’m sure he’s most likely a mix of brown Chinese and African, he’s 16lbs.
How would I tell if he has a blockage? The vet didn’t seem to think he had one, he was also tested for cocci and other parasites and he’s clean as far as that goes. Just still has the runny poo that he grunts a little when passing it.

 

[Goosebaby]

He appears to be eating and drinking, I’ve been giving him some leafy greens too and they’re always the first thing to go. He’s eating an all flock mash that my chickens are also eating (he is in a separate pen by himself), he also gets some of the chickens scratch grains mixed in his feed just to make it a bit “chunkier” so he’s more inclined to eat it. His keel isn’t noticeable as far as I could tell, I’ll feel again when I get home, he is light for his breed but he was also hatched from hatchery quality geese so I’m sure he’s most likely a mix of brown Chinese and African, he’s 16lbs.
How would I tell if he has a blockage? The vet didn’t seem to think he had one, he was also tested for cocci and other parasites and he’s clean as far as that goes. Just still has the runny poo that he grunts a little when passing it.

If he’s eating he doesn’t have a blockage. But if he stops eating, is withdrawn, strains to defecate, his droppings are small, hard, and mostly white then he has a partial obstruction. It will feel like he has an egg stuck inside him between his lower pelvic bones “near his legs” and upper pelvic bones “the two hard bulbs at the base of his tail” if his lower colon is inflamed/ has the blockage. Worst case scenario is if he starts open mouthed breathing.

 

[Goosebaby]

By any chance was he tested for parasites of intestinal infections that may have caused the diarrhea?

 

[JRies]

I crush all there pills between 2 soup spoons mix with a touch of water and honey or sugar and use a 1cc syringe to give them meds. I hold them away from me pull there head and neck into my chest and lift there head putting light pressure on both sides of there jaw. Stubborn geese I actually were gloves and put my finger in there twards the back to keep there jaw open. I have to do throat swabs on all of them 2 times a year for AI. never been bit doing it.

 

[IzziesChickies]

By any chance was he tested for parasites of intestinal infections that may have caused the diarrhea?

He was tested and it came back clean, so I’m unsure what the underlying cause of the diarrhea is. It’s gotta be either stress induced or maybe caused by something the vet didn’t check for. I will continue to monitor him closely.
I want to thank you for all the help and support you’ve offered me during this strange, scary and confusing time for Leo and I. I greatly appreciate everything you’ve done to help

 

[Goosebaby]

He was tested and it came back clean, so I’m unsure what the underlying cause of the diarrhea is. It’s gotta be either stress induced or maybe caused by something the vet didn’t check for. I will continue to monitor him closely.
I want to thank you for all the help and support you’ve offered me during this strange, scary and confusing time for Leo and I. I greatly appreciate everything you’ve done to help

Parasite tests often come back with false negatives. They’re hard to find unless the parasite is actively shedding so he might still have something. Testing is still important despite that because if something is spotted it’s better knowing what it is than having to guess if it’s coccidia, giardia, some kind of worms or whatever and how best to treat it.
Definitely keep an eye on him if any new symptoms arise and have him tested again if you can afford it. Some things to look for are red, black, yellow, bright green, mostly white or salmon colored droppings, or excessively watery droppings, bubbly droppings, droppings that are mucousy, or hard white droppings.