Petunia Follow-Up
Petunia went to the vet on Saturday to make sure she is doing okay after laying that weird stuck egg last Monday. Also we wanted to confirm that the midge fly larvae was in the pond, and not somehow possibly in Petunia. The vet confirmed that that kind of larvae cannot live within a duck’s system, so it must have been on the surface of the pond.
Petunia does not like to go to the vet, and tries to find a way down from the table when no one is looking. The vet didn’t see anything wrong with her, and thinks she looks just fine. Petunia’s vent was a little irritated, so we got some nolvasan cream to put on her vent until it looks normal. She had a negative fecal test earlier in the week.
To check Petunia, I flip her over and lay her on my lap. I call this “Petunia Loaf.” For some reason she doesn’t move when she’s placed like this, so I have to pat her belly and scratch her head a bit before letting her get back up. Her vent looks just perfect now and hopefully it will stay that way.
She is a good little duck loaf, so I am glad she is feeling okay.
Petunia weighs 2.46kg or 5.4lbs.
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Petunia looks very healthy so let’s agree she stays that way and starts laying eggs that aren’t weird and sort of stuck in the canal.
Petunia Loaf! I love it!
Well done Petunia:-) Keep it up, that pretty belly too!
Glad things came out well. Just so u know Petunia, Nibbles first egg after her big surgery was weird too. Soft and leathery. Her body was using her calcium stores to mend bones not make perfect eggs. Her eggs in this clutch were perfect just not a big clutch. Both you girls went thru a traumatic event.
Last week we had the Toonito (Toonie + burrito); this week it’s the Toonie loaf. Whatever next? Aww, I’d take a nibble of that cute little duckie tummy.
Glad she’s ok!!
Looks like O’Malley is happy to have her back as well!
This is such great news. Love the Petunia loaf!
OMG!! Petunia loaf?! Cutest pic of her yet.
only 5 lbs! what a sweet little baby!