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What to Do If a Duck Suffers Heatstroke? Main Symptoms and Treatment Methods

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After a duck suffers heatstroke, its body temperature rises, it squats and is unwilling to move, breathes with its mouth open or spreads its wings to dissipate heat. Subsequently, it becomes unsteady on its feet and experiences paroxysmal coma and paralysis. (The specific signs are the duck's head touching the ground or shaking its head, and being unsteady on its feet. When driven, it can run normally again, but before running far it again shows head touching the ground, coma, or head shaking and other neurological symptoms.) The treatment methods are as follows: 1. When a duck is found showing symptoms of heatstroke, it should immediately be moved to a shady place or a shade shed or shade net should be set up. 2. Use electrolytic vitamins or water-soluble vitamin

After a duck suffers heatstroke, its body temperature rises, it squats and is unwilling to move, breathes with its mouth open or spreads its wings to dissipate heat. Subsequently, it becomes unsteady on its feet and experiences paroxysmal coma and paralysis. (The specific signs are the duck's head touching the ground or shaking its head, and being unsteady on its feet. When driven, it can run normally again, but before running far it again shows head touching the ground, coma, or head shaking and other neurological symptoms.) The treatment methods are as follows:

1. When a duck is found showing symptoms of heatstroke, it should immediately be moved to a shady place or a shade shed or shade net should be set up.

2. Use electrolytic vitamins or water-soluble vitamin C, 5% glucose powder, and 0.3-0.5 sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) in drinking water. Some antibiotic drugs can also be added to the drinking water or feed to prevent secondary infection. If discovered in time, the above methods can effectively control the condition.

3. Perform needle pricking and bloodletting on the congested blood vessels in the feet of the duck suffering heatstroke.

4. Slowly pour cold water over the duck's head, and administer 4-5 milliliters of 2% Shidishui by gavage, or squeeze the juice from fresh bitter melon leaves and Artemisia annua and administer it by gavage. With Huoxiang Zhengqi Shui, mix each bottle with 1 kg of water for drinking or mix with 0.5 kg of feed, and use continuously for 3-5 days.

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