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I need help...one of my Toulouse geese-9 months old- is bleeding when she poops. Just started today..She looks weak..sitting down alot. I have a total of 4 geese. She is the only one showing symptoms.                 Bonnie

Submitted: 651 days and 12 hours ago.
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Age: <1; Female; Breed: toulouse goose

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Posted by Nora the Parrot / Pet Advisor 651 days and 11 hours ago.

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Hi Bonnie,

Thanks for trusting JustAnswer.com to help you with your goose. I do need to get a little more information in order to provide you with the very best answer possible. You and your Toulouse goose deserve only a response that can truly help.

1. You say she is bleeding when she poops. Could you please define where you are seeing the blood? Is it in the poop you see or on her body? Other than the blood, is her poop different that usual in any other way?

2. How much blood are you seeing? Is it every time she poops? Is it only a tiny drop or several drops?

3. What has see been eating? Could you think of anything she might have eaten in the past 24 hours that was red? I asked because I once thought my parrot was pooping blood until I realized it was only when she nibble a bunch of her red mineral block and no other time. While it looked exactly like blood, it was only discolored poop. So, think of all the food she has had recently.

4. Is she eating and drinking normally? What has she accepted today?

5. Is she fluffed up in appearance? Clearly she lacks energy, since you mentioned she is sitting a lot and appear weak.

6. Has she groomed herself at all today that you have observed?

7. Please include any other detail you think might help me or one of the other JustAnswer.com experts better help you.

 

651 days and 11 hours ago.

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1. I have watched her poop and do not see any on her body. The poop is liquidy with some solid but mostly bloody.
2. I believe it is every time she poops. Maybe as much as 1 teaspoon per poop.
3. She has only had the cal pellets that we have been offering right along. It is winter her and all vegitation is coverded w/ft of snow. She is very fussy and hardly ever even enjoys lettuce...she has not had anything this weekend that the pellets.
4. I can't say if she has eaten much today but I did see her at the water pail as usual.
5. Yes, she is fluffed in appearance. .
6. I did see her grooming a little this afternoon but not like the other 3 which is usual.
I am a first time goose owner and have a book I have been relying on. The only thing I could find was Coccidiosis but it is winter here, not warm and moist.

Accepted Answer

HI Bonnie,

Your goose is definitely ill and needs to be taken to see a vet who treats geese. She has all the symptoms of having some type of infection or maybe having ingested something that isn't food. Of course, it is impossible for me to say for sure and even a vet couldn't tell you without seeing her in person and doing some testing. But, it does sound like a medical emergency, for sure. Don't delay taking her to see if she will get better because she most likely will not.

Geese, like most creatures, instinctively hide their illnesses until they can no longer do so because they are so ill. In the wild, they are cast from the flock when they get sick and predators attack sick and weak creatures. This instinct has not changed over the years that we have kept some of these avians and waterflow as pets.

Since she is ill, she needs to be taken somewhere warm for the night and kept warm. It requires a lot of her energy to stay warm in cold weather. You can also more easily monitor if and how much she eats and drinks this way. Please her inside the house if at all possible rather than in a barn where it will still get pretty cold. Keep her quiet, comfortable, and as calm as possible through the night. Give her anything she will accept from her normal diet and try to encourage her to drink water. If you can get her to accept a little Pedialyte diluted in 2 parts water or Gatorade diluted in 3 parts water, it will help prevent dehydration.

Get her to the vet the very first thing in the morning. If you live in an area that has an emergency vet clinic, I wouldn't even wait until morning, I would suggest you take her there tonight, provided there is a vet on duty that knows something about treating geese. Sometimes there are only dog and cat vets at these places, so do call first.

It can be a challenge to locate information about geese. I know of only a few good links which I am sharing with you. I do hope your lady goose recovers fully.

If I can help further, please use the "reply" button after accepting this answer.

Central Pets Page on Toulouse Geese: http://www.centralpets.com/animals/birds/domestic_birds/dbd4864.html

ALBC: http://www.albc-usa.org/cpl/waterfowl/toulouse.html

Husbandry: http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/xchg/dpi/hs.xsl/27_2714_ENA_HTML.htm

 

 

 

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