- Jun 17, 2013
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Hi All
Unfortunately, there seems to be a lot of threads about dogs mauling chickens. I wasn't home at the time but my Dad was and saw her get mauled by his friends dog (which he let off at the gate!).
It happened on Friday pm (I'm in New Zealand) so that was about 72 hours ago. She has no visible bleeding and I've palpated her and can't find any obvious broken bones. But, she is not eating or drinking and is mostly sitting and standing occasionally. I have been giving her water via an eye dropper but as she is quite distressed I don't do this often.
She is in a cage inside (it's freezing outside) away from the others. She has water and food available but doesn't seem to be taking any.
My concern is that she is suffering so should I euthanase her or give her more time.
Unfortunately, there seems to be a lot of threads about dogs mauling chickens. I wasn't home at the time but my Dad was and saw her get mauled by his friends dog (which he let off at the gate!).
It happened on Friday pm (I'm in New Zealand) so that was about 72 hours ago. She has no visible bleeding and I've palpated her and can't find any obvious broken bones. But, she is not eating or drinking and is mostly sitting and standing occasionally. I have been giving her water via an eye dropper but as she is quite distressed I don't do this often.
She is in a cage inside (it's freezing outside) away from the others. She has water and food available but doesn't seem to be taking any.
My concern is that she is suffering so should I euthanase her or give her more time.