Poorly Goose

[BTL19]

I got some geese a few weeks ago, they've all seemed to settle in okay however a few days ago I noticed something was off with one of the female geese.
She seemed really tired however she was still drinking and eating so didn't think too much of it just thought she may have been tired. Day by day she is getting worse however. She is laying on her belly and doesn't seem to move from what we have noticed. When she does manage to get on her feet now she falls straight back down onto her belly. She is still drinking and eating small bits however not enough.
We massaged her belly earlier in case she was egg bound but all she did was poop, green diarrhea.
I've looked into it possibly being worms however most things I've read claim that all of them would be showing symptoms but it's only her.

Any help would be great?

 

[Goosebaby]

What feed are they on?

Have you noticed any other symptoms? Labored breathing, opening mouth even just slightly when breathing? Bubbles in her diarrhea? Does she have difficulty balancing? Does she cough, snick, sneeze, or wheeze?
What shade of green are her droppings? Dark green or nuclear/new grass green?
Bright green droppings can indicate something wrong with the digestive tract, basically if material is transiting her digestive system too quickly bile exits her system staining her droppings an intense greeen color rather than being absorbed back into the liver like it should. Some intestinal parasites and infections can do this.
It can also be a sign of a liver problem or some sort of heavy metal poisoning, typically zinc or lead.
Anorexia is another cause of bright green droppings.

Do you have any activated charcoal, vitamins, and antibiotics on hand? Is getting her seen by a vet possible?

 

[Goosebaby]

Just want to add, if she’s emaciated and not eating you may have to start tube feeding her soon or she wont make it, but you will need a:

60ml catheter tip syringe and a gastric tube.
30% protein feed, Purina game bird start or dry cat food you’ve reduced to a powder with a food processor are options you can use if you can’t find specialized recovery formula.


Mix the feed with boiling water to form a soupy mash, let it cool until it’s still hot but cool enough to stick your finger into without burning it. You may need to add water as it tens to condense into a paste that makes it hard for the syringe to function.
Pour it into the syringe or suck it up into the syringe through the tube, whichever is easier.

An adult goose can take 40 ml to 60ml of feed 3 to 6 times a day.




Tube feeding can be intimidating but it isn’t as hard as it sounds.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/crop-feeding.75454/

Pretty much what you do is to squat over your goose enough to pin her with your body but not sitting on her.

With one hand pinch the corners of her mouth until she opens, wrap your hand around the top of her bill, she can’t bite you as hard if you do that.
Insert the tube down HER right side of the throat all the way down to the base of her neck, you’ll feel the tube down the right side of her neck.
Hit the plunger.



Also https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...dications-to-all-poultry-and-waterfowl.73335/

 

[Goosebaby]

You can also try coaxing her into eating more herself by mixing feed with enough water in her bowl to make a soupy mash and letting her fiddle with it. It can encourage them to play with it which encourages them to eat.
This though usually only works with geese that are only moderately ill. If she’s refusing to eat and not able to stand she may feel to sick to eat.