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Diagnostic Chart
Below are some common symptoms seen
among sick or injured waterfowl. To the right of each
symptom is a list of limited possible causes that
are in no way conclusive.
Most conditions have multiple symptoms,
so check each of the symptoms you are seeing in
your pet to better narrow down a possible
diagnosis.
All animals react to illnesses
differently and may exhibit differing symptoms in
varying degrees or sometimes none at all.
This information is NOT intended
to replace quality vet care. It is here to help alert
you to the possible severity of your pet's situation and
to help you discuss alternatives and testing with your vet.
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as possible if you are seeing any of these symptoms in
your pet duck or goose.
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| Symptom |
Possible Diagnosis |
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| Lethargy / Weakness |
Stress, Capillary worms,
Cecal
worms, Gizzard worms,
Fluke,
Trichomonas,
Osteomyelitis,
Hardware disease,
Lead poisoning,
Zinc poisoning,
Zinc Poisoning II,
Aspergillus,
Aspergillus II, Chronic Respiratory
Disease, Cardiomyopathy, Blocked/Slow crop,
Cancer, Duck Virus Enteritis,
Poison
consumption, Poison
Consumption II, Renal Disease,
Maggots,
Bacterial infection,
Heart Disease |
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| Nausea / Vomiting |
Stress, Fever,
Osteomyelitis,
Poison
consumption, Poison
Consumption II,
Bacterial infection |
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| Drooling |
Blocked/Slow crop |
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| Listlessness |
Stress, Cancer, New Castle
Disease |
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| Respiratory difficulty |
Aspergillus,
Aspergillus II, Chronic Respiratory
Disease, Cancer, Heat stroke,
Heart Disease |
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| Raspy breathing |
Pneumonia,
Aspergillus,
Aspergillus II, Chronic
Respiratory Disease |
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| Hot bill and/or feet |
Fever, Pneumonia |
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| Drooping wings |
Pneumonia,
Aspergillus,
Aspergillus II,
Lead
poisoning, Zinc poisoning,
Zinc Poisoning II, Cancer, Poison
consumption, Poison
Consumption II |
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| Loss of appetite
(Article
1, Article 2) |
Stress, Gizzard worms,
Tapeworms,
Osteomyelitis,
Hardware disease,
Lead
poisoning, Zinc poisoning,
Zinc Poisoning II, Chronic Respiratory Disease, Cancer,
Avian flu,
Poison
consumption, Poison
Consumption II, Renal Disease, Duck Virus
Enteritis, Bacterial
infection,
Intubation/Surgical Irritation |
| |
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| Weight loss |
Food shortage,
Stress,
Capillary worms, Gizzard worms,
Fluke,
Tapeworms,
Coccidia,
Coccidia II,
E. coli, Lead poisoning,
Zinc poisoning,
Zinc Poisoning II,
Blocked/Slow crop, Cancer, New Castle Disease,
Renal Disease, Bacterial
infection,
Poison
consumption, Poison
Consumption II |
| |
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Rapid Weight Gain |
Tumor, Cancer,
Infection, Peritonitis,
Peritonitis II |
| |
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| General Disinterest |
Stress, Cancer, Infection,
Bacterial infection |
| |
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| Depression |
Stress, Osteomyelitis, Cancer,
Poison
consumption, Poison
Consumption II |
| |
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| Behavioral changes |
Stress, Osteomyelitis, Cancer,
Infection, Testosterone
overload, Bacterial
infection,
Poison
consumption, Poison
Consumption II |
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| Reduced egg production |
Stress, Cecal
worms, Cancer, Infection, Peritonitis,
Peritonitis II |
| |
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| Dehydration |
Clean water shortage,
Fluke,
Fever, Pneumonia, Heat exhaustion, Zinc poisoning,
Zinc Poisoning II, Lead poisoning,
Renal Disease |
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| Excessive drinking |
Dehydration, Heat Stroke I , Heat Stroke II Zinc poisoning,
Zinc Poisoning II,
Lead poisoning,
Renal Disease,
Testosterone overload |
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| Chronic coughing |
Capillary worms,
Gape worms,
Pneumonia, Aspergillus,
Aspergillus II |
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| Nasal discharge |
Chronic Respiratory Disease,
Avian flu |
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| Bloody nasal discharge |
Duck Virus Enteritis |
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| Blood at base of feathers
(esp. on bird's neck/back) |
Mites |
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| Eye discharge |
Sticky eye,
Infection,
Impact trauma, New Castle Disease,
Avian flu,
Extreme
dehydration |
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| Eye bubbles |
Impact trauma,
Sinusitus |
| |
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| Irritation around eyes or bill |
Poison
consumption,
Poison
consumption, Poison
Consumption II, Mites |
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| Missing feathers around
eyes/bill |
Dehydration,
Mites,
Fungal/Bacterial infection |
| |
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| Cloudy eyes |
Cataracts,
Cataracts II,
Cataracts III, Extreme dehydration |
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| Diarrhea, Diarrhea II |
Stress, Fever,
Fluke,
Tapeworms,
Trichomonas, New Castle Disease,
Avian flu,
Poison
consumption,
Poison
consumption, Poison
Consumption II, Lead poisoning,
Zinc poisoning,
Zinc Poisoning II, Renal Disease, Duck Virus Enteritis,
Bacterial infection |
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| Bloody diarrhea |
Capillary worms,
Coccidia,
Coccidia II, Duck
Virus Enteritis, Diarrhea II |
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| Yellow droppings |
Peritonitis,
Peritonitis II |
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Bright green droppings
(not to be confused
with pine green droppings, which can be brought
on by healthy dietary greens) |
Hardware disease,
Lead poisoning |
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| Greenish/yellow droppings |
Duck Virus Enteritis |
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| Black tar-like droppings |
Renal disease |
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| Vent discharge |
Infection,
Egg binding,
Egg Binding II,
Tumor,
Cancer |
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| Vent inflammation |
Egg binding,
Egg Binding II,
Oviduct prolapse,
Oviduct prolapse II,
Penis prolapse,
Penis prolapse II, Infection, Irritation, Tumor,
Cancer, Testosterone
overload |
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| Ruffled feathers |
Extreme
Stress,
Fever,
Pneumonia, Peritonitis,
Peritonitis II, Chronic Respiratory
Disease, Cancer, Duck Virus Enteritis |
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| Feather loss |
Molting, Advanced Staph
infection, Necrotic tissue,
Fighting,
Over-mating |
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| Damaged feathers |
Lice,
Mites,
Blocked oil gland,
Oil Gland Infection,
Over-mating of hens,
Fighting,
Chronic wet feather, Shortage of
clean bathing water,
Chronic Pain |
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| Feathers growing incorrectly |
Angel Wing,
Follicular cyst,
Wry Tail |
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| Lameness |
Malnutrition, Systemic
infection, Extreme Stress, Obturator paralysis,
Osteomyelitis,
Bumblefoot,
Bumblefoot II, Sprain,
Broken bone,
Arthritis, Staph infection,
Osteosarcoma,
Hardware disease |
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| Limping |
Systemic infection,
Osteomyelitis,
Bumblefoot,
Bumblefoot II, Sprain,
Broken bone,
Arthritis, Staph infection,
Slipped Tendon, Osteosarcoma |
| |
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| Walking stiffly |
Egg binding,
Egg Binding II,
Peritonitis,
Peritonitis II, Arthritis |
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| "Rubber" Legs (instability) |
Dehydration, Zinc poisoning,
Zinc Poisoning II, Renal Disease,
Heart Disease |
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| Swelling, eyes |
Infection,
Impact trauma,
Swollen Tear Duct |
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| Swelling, legs |
Systemic infection, Sprain,
Broken bone,
Slipped Tendon, Osteomyelitis, Staph infection,
Osteosarcoma |
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| Swelling, wings |
Follicular cyst,
Sprain, Broken bone |
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| Swelling, body |
Bruise, Sprain,
Broken bone, Abscess, Cyst,
Follicular cyst, Tumor,
Liver/Kidney disease, Cancer, Peritonitis,
Peritonitis II |
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| Swelling, head |
Head & Spinal Trauma, Neurological issues, Seizures & Vomiting /
(Poison Ingestion), Seizures, New Castle Disease |
| |
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| Swelling, foot pads |
Bumblefoot,
Bumblefoot II, Staph infection |
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| Swollen gullet (crop) |
Blocked/Slow crop |
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| Swollen Oil Gland |
Blocked oil gland,
Oil Gland Infection |
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| Bad breath |
Sour crop |
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| Uneven buoyancy |
Air sac injury |
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| Scratching excessively |
Lice,
Mites |
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| Black skin |
Frostbite |
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| Black callous, foot pads |
Bumblefoot,
Bumblefoot II |
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| Muscle spasms
(goslings/ducklings) |
Duck Virus Hepatitis |
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| Seizures |
Hardware disease,
Poison
consumption, Poison
Consumption II, Seizures & Vomiting /
(Poison Ingestion), Head & Spinal Trauma, Lead poisoning,
Zinc poisoning,
Zinc Poisoning II, Neurological issues, New Castle Disease,
Hypothermia, Heat Stroke I , Heat Stroke II , Renal
Disease |
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| Shaking & twisting head/neck |
Gape worms, New Castle Disease |
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| Swimming in endless circles |
Neurological issues,
Avian flu |
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| Lying on back, feet paddling |
Neurological issues, New Castle
Disease |
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| Excessive gulping/swallowing |
Trichomonas,
Gape worms |
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| Blindness |
Cataracts,
Cataracts II,
Avian flu, Extreme
dehydration |
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| Leg paralysis |
Obturator paralysis,
Renal Disease |
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| Leg & wing paralysis |
Botulism |
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| Neck paralysis (limberneck) |
Botulism, E. coli,
Avian flu,
Poison
consumption, Poison
Consumption II |
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| Neck twisted abnormally |
Wry Neck |
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| Anemia |
Capillary worms,
Zinc poisoning,
Zinc Poisoning II |
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| Pneumonia |
Capillary worms |
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| Hemorrhaging |
Cecal
worms, Fluke |
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| Fever |
Fluke,
Osteomyelitis,
Aspergillus,
Aspergillus II, Cancer |
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| Abscess |
Osteomyelitis |
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| Open bill panting (excessive) |
Heat stroke,
Egg binding,
Egg Binding II,
Salpingitis,
Metritis,
Peritonitis,
Peritonitis II |
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| Excessive tail pumping
(during egg-laying) |
Egg binding,
Egg Binding II,
Salpingitis,
Metritis,
Peritonitis,
Peritonitis II |
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| Excessive tail pumping
(respiratory distress) |
Aspergillus,
Aspergillus II, Chronic Respiratory
Disease, Cancer, Heat stroke |
| |
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| Shivering |
Hypothermia, Poison
consumption, Exposure to cold, Damaged
feathers (in-effective feather insulation) |
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| Immune Deficiency |
Aflatoxin exposure, Elderly, Hatchlings and Special Needs Waterfowl |
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| Hyperventilation |
Poison
consumption, Poison
Consumption II |
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Sanctuary makes no representation, warranty, or guarantee in
connection with any guidance provided on this website. Majestic
Waterfowl Sanctuary expressly disclaims any liability or
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