Goose in the snake room
Chirping
One of my geese recently became pretty ill over the past few days. A month ago both of my geese had a respiratory infection and was treated with Baytril. The symptoms mostly cleared up and after the 5 days I stopped medicating them. 2 days ago I noticed my 2 month old goose (Gilly) was breathing with her mouth open and was isolating herself. I ordered some Tylosin online that will be arriving tomorrow, assuming the respiratory infection returned. Her symptoms this time around are more severe but aren’t entirely in line with a respiratory infection as far as I know. Today I gave her an exam and watched her throughout the day to monitor her breathing, eating, and bowel movements.
She has no nasal discharge or tears, very occasionally sneezes or coughs but will breathe with her mouth open. No facial swelling. Her personality has changed, she seems depressed all of a sudden. She wasn’t interested in eating and all of her bowel movement’s were liquid and splattered and infrequent. She periodically shakes her head, but when she lays down her whole body trembles lightly. She seems ever so slightly off balance as well.
Her bowels look similar to others who are experiencing a blockage of some kind. My other goose has some symptoms of a respiratory infection but not nearly as bad, he tears up in one eye and sneezes occasionally. She perks up sometimes, just 80% of the time she seems depressed.
How do I feel her abdomen for abnormalities? Could these all be symptoms from a respiratory infection? Should I treat with Tylosin? Could I give coconut oil or grit to see if that helps with her digestion? Could this be a blockage?
There are no (good) avian vets near me, and it has progressed so quickly I’m really worried about her. Here’s a photo of her bowels and face (her face is wet from drinking)
She has no nasal discharge or tears, very occasionally sneezes or coughs but will breathe with her mouth open. No facial swelling. Her personality has changed, she seems depressed all of a sudden. She wasn’t interested in eating and all of her bowel movement’s were liquid and splattered and infrequent. She periodically shakes her head, but when she lays down her whole body trembles lightly. She seems ever so slightly off balance as well.
Her bowels look similar to others who are experiencing a blockage of some kind. My other goose has some symptoms of a respiratory infection but not nearly as bad, he tears up in one eye and sneezes occasionally. She perks up sometimes, just 80% of the time she seems depressed.
How do I feel her abdomen for abnormalities? Could these all be symptoms from a respiratory infection? Should I treat with Tylosin? Could I give coconut oil or grit to see if that helps with her digestion? Could this be a blockage?
There are no (good) avian vets near me, and it has progressed so quickly I’m really worried about her. Here’s a photo of her bowels and face (her face is wet from drinking)
