Quote Originally Posted by don15681 View Post
check out the link below. a lot of exotic vets will consult with this vet. Mine does. hope this helps you a little. don

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/reptile...ile-veterinary
Quote Originally Posted by Skiploder View Post
Depends. What blood work did he perform?

Viruses require targeted tests. Did your vet suspect a virus and test for one?

Secondly, some animals can be infected but may be asymptomatic.

If you had faith in the course your vet was taking, you would not be posting here - correct? Entertain the idea that a duck walks, quacks and craps like a duck.

A bacteria infection, once cultured as sensitive to an antibiotic, goes away with proper treatment. For it to have overcome not one, but three antibiotics it is susceptible to is very improbable.

So your duck is not a duck. Either the culture was improperly taken or this is not a bacterial infection, or this is the most unique and amazing of all ducks.

Now you can continue to make excuses for your vet, or you can ask him some hard questions - after all, I'm sure he is not doing this for free - right?

1) Ask to see the result of the tracheal flush? The susceptibility and bacteria type should be on that report.
2) Ask him what virus(es) he suspected and what tests he ran to rule them out. Make him show you the results of the blood work, including his orders to the diagnostic lab.

If he balks or gets defensive - find another vet.
Trust me I'm not making excuses and i keep asking him if theres a possibilty hes not catching something but he has done everything he can 3 different cultures after each antibiotic course. the baytril and trimethel sulfate he only ran for two weeks each the gentimycin for a full month and after the first antibiotic didn't fix it he hasn't charged me for anything and every time it's showing the same bacteria. I came here asking for advice seeing if anyone had a similar situation and I do appreciate your input. I'm afraid it may be the water here which is why I have stopped giving them water from my house and am now buying jugs of water every day