My Tom Turkey was attacked by neighbors dog. Pleas help!

Jesusfreak101 said:

Ewww ok thanks good to know.

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My vets did a good job training me how to treat wounds.

-Kathy

Lol i can handle some wounds i just generally wash it out and put medication on it and leave it open. Lol i an bad about that with my self if i get cut i want it to breath however in my daughter it gets a bandage lol.

Thanks. I am hoping to get out of work early today and take a better assessment of how he is doing. I am willing to do whatever i can to help him mend, but a few people I have talked to have said that it is quite unfair to the bird to leave him in this state. They basically said that if he isnt roosting he knows whats coming.

At what point do I have to make that call, and what should i be looking for in making the call?


Thank you very much for the input i really appreciate it.

Jesusfreak101 said:

Lol i can handle some wounds i just generally wash it out and put medication on it and leave it open. Lol i an bad about that with my self if i get cut i want it to breath however in my daughter it gets a bandage lol.

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The most important thing is the initial flushing. Have seen and treated some horrific injuries in my 35 years owning horses, cats and birds. All recovered, even the ones with broken bones poking thru. Again, I gotta say that my vets, especially one horse vet, are the reason they all lived.

-Kathy

I dont think him not roosting is call to cull. Most birds when injured or dont feel well dont roost with others. Its the not eating and drinking thats the main concern with out food and water his health will only get worse.

Mmm i am slowing going to college to be a vet its why i stalk your post lol most often and hang out in the emergancy thread section.

zwiggles said:

Thanks. I am hoping to get out of work early today and take a better assessment of how he is doing. I am willing to do whatever i can to help him mend, but a few people I have talked to have said that it is quite unfair to the bird to leave him in this state. They basically said that if he isnt roosting he knows whats coming.

At what point do I have to make that call, and what should i be looking for in making the call?


Thank you very much for the input i really appreciate it.

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Wow, if I culled everything that didn't roost I'd have a much smaller flock. If you can treat him properly, then treat him. If you can't, then euthanize him.

Did you check his entire body for other wounds? Guilty of this myself... Been a couple of times I've missed other wounds because I was focusing on the one, large one.

You said a vet is an option, so why not just take him to one?

-Kathy

Jesusfreak101 said:

I dont think him not roosting is call to cull. Most birds when injured or dont feel well dont roost with others. Its the not eating and drinking thats the main concern with out food and water his health will only get worse.

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Exactly... I have a young peahen that isn't roosting because of small sores on her feet.

-Kathy

Jesusfreak101 said:

Mmm i am slowing going to college to be a vet its why i stalk your post lol most often and hang out in the emergancy thread section.

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How exciting! Wish I was younger... that's something I wish I had done.

-Kathy

Lol yeah i an excited about it. For along time i didnt think i was going to be able to go until i got married there was no way i could afford to go much less get help. Thanks to the whole you have to be 27 before they dont go off yours and your parents income and i had to work so yeah. This past year i finally got to go for one semester i was over joyed lol of course it had to be two english classes but i still got 3.8 gpa so that was epic. English is not my strong suit. I love math and biology.