I've been soaking and doctoring. I'm not seeing any maggots, and there are not any flies near her. She fell asleep in her soaking tub this morning. Do you all think that big of a wound will close up? I called the AR livestock and poultry lab this morning, and am waiting for them to call me back. Thank you all so very much.
It can be just an infected wound or an abscess. It is great that it didn't have maggots since she may have been even sicker. Good to hear that she is doing well and getting play time with her friends.
About peroxide, I used it in hospitals for decades before studies showed that it can delay healing, and really is not effective in wound treatment. I have stubbornly stopped recommending it for use. I agree with others that other products may be better. Plain old normal saline, which can be bought or made in our kitchens, may be the best to use. One teaspoonful of salt to a quart of water is the recipe, boiled for 15 minutes makes it sterile. For use in a bath, salt can simply be added to warm bath water at about the same ratio. Chlorhexidene (Hibiclens) is the main product used in hospitals to disinfect. Betadine is good, but again can delay healing with repeated use, and can be toxic if overused or used without diluting.