Last evening my chicken got attacked by a raccoon and I brought her inside, cleaned the wound with soap water and neosporin, then I bandaged it up as best as I could. A large chunk of her underbelly has been eaten off, all the way down so you can see her muscles. It seems as though there is no internal bleeding and that her organs are still intact. She still eats (a little) and drinks water. She can stand and seems to be fighting it, but I don't want to cause her an unecessary pain. There's not really a 'chicken vet' in our area and so I was wondering, should I keep on cleaning her wound and hoping she will heal or is it too bad to even try? And.. if I have to put her down.. what is the best way to do it? Have you ever seen a chicken recover from a wound like this?
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HELP!! Chicken Attacked Under-belly ripped open, what can I do?
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