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Pasture Farm · « **on:** February 09, 2013, 04:45:22 pm »

The geese have been pootling about all day and i've just gone to walk them in and one of them has just bellyflopped and couldn't get up she was flapping about hissing at me but couldn't get back on her feet...i've carried her inside but am clueless as to what to do next or what might be wrong

.....can anyone help?

colliewoman · « **Reply #1 on:** February 09, 2013, 05:29:00 pm »

If she looks acts drunk my money is on botulism.
I lost 2 ducks before Christmas to it, but I don't know if geese can actually get it. But your description sounds the same $:-\$

Warmth and water as first aid then I would ring the vet and ask about treatment. Good luck

Pasture Farm · « **Reply #2 on:** February 09, 2013, 05:56:01 pm »

Thanks CW been reading and is looking horribly like she's isolated and has food and water

goosepimple · « **Reply #3 on:** February 09, 2013, 06:53:18 pm »

I had a gander die this year (had to have him culled actually) and 3 goslings - all flopped but looked like it was a brain problem. To cut a long story short it looked like it may have been in breeding and there was a kind of stroke involved. Would be interesting to know what breed you have. Hope she gets better.

Womble · « **Reply #4 on:** February 09, 2013, 07:43:20 pm »

Something similar happened to one of our runner ducks last year. She could shove herself about on her legs as if swimming along the ground, but couldn't stand for some reason. She was like that for about three days, then just when I was about to put her out of her misery, she suddenly got better. I still have no clue what it was!

Pasture Farm · « **Reply #5 on:** February 09, 2013, 07:58:47 pm »

She's an Embden. She has water and corn managed to get on her feet but not stay on them

zarzar · « **Reply #6 on:** February 10, 2013, 01:14:26 pm »

could the others have trampled her we had one who got trampled by others when got scared she made a full recovery but she was very of her legs for a few days as she was the smallest one getting ran over by 8 others.

goosepimple · « **Reply #7 on:** February 10, 2013, 02:35:47 pm »

Geese often have leg problems when younger but I take it this is a fully grown goose, perhaps if you could get her in a coop or a small run, perhaps with 1 other for company and let her rest her leg.

Let us know how it goes PF and good luck