By Lorraine Aubert | Executive Director/President
In August of last year, we took in little Mazie, a call duck that had been surrendered to Medical Center For Birds. She was positive for pneumonia and was on antibiotics as well as an anti-fungal for aspergillosis. After over 4 months of treatment, her medications were discontinued and she was declared healthy!
In January of this year, she was checked by Dr. Speer as we had a potential adopter for her. She received a clean bill of health and went to live with a flock of call ducks to see if she would fit in with the group. Our foster noticed that Mazie had a lot of poop caked around her vent and inspected her to clean it up. She found large scabs with bloody skin underneath. Upon physicial exam, Dr. Speer found that Mazie was missing the lower half of her vent as well as a large amount of necrotic skin and tisse on her abdomen. While being treated for this, her respiratory condition returned with semi-labored breathing.
Mazie's breathing improved and Dr. Speer took her to surgery to reconstruct the vent and skin. Mazie went into respiratory distress, coughed up a large chunk, and surgery was immediately halted. That chunk was cultured and sure enough, the asper was confirmed again. Once a bird has been diagnosed with asper, any kind of stress can cause it to return.
Since then, Mazie has been hospitalized on antibiotics, anti-fungals, and twice daily nebulizer treatments. She is also receiving medicated ointment to her vent and abdomen to prevent further damage.
Lorraine was able to visit Mazie last week and was encouraged to see her progress. She was bright, quacking loudly, and her feathers looked healthy.
Mazie's medical care is costing about $110 a day right now. We want what's best for her and are committed to support her march to full recovery.
We truly appreciate you and your donations. Mazie is in need for donations and she can use any extra support that you can provide for her. She is a sweet, sassy girl!
Will you march for Mazie too?
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