Rescue chicken - abscess? Pic included.

[HollyWoozle]

Hi BYC buddies,

My parents have just rehomed 8 chickens from a family in the village who essentially emotionally blackmailed them There are 7 hens and 1 rooster. I will see them myself tomorrow by my mum sent me this pic of a wound on the rooster.

I think it looks more like an abscess than a tumour from this first glance? I plan to try and clear out the pus, assuming it’s full of it, flush it and pack it with ointment and see how we go? My animal first aid kit is pretty well stocked but I’ve never had to clear out something like this before. I will do my best for this little guy.

 

[casportpony]

That looks like it could be a breast blister. If it is, you should be able to remove the chunks of pus. Let me go look for pictures of the one that I did.

 

[casportpony]

Here they are:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...lister-graphic-pictures.1096276/post-16850510

Was going through my photos and found these:


Lanced


Pus removed then wound was flushed with saline and Nolvasan


Gauze rolls


Vet wrap


Nolvasan


Cotton padding


Gauze soaked in Nolvasan


Gauze pad on wound, padding over gauze, gauze roll over padding, vet wrap over gauze roll.


Was treated with Clavamox and recovered.

 

[HollyWoozle]

Thanks @casportpony, that’s really helpful. I have all those things or equivalents and will see what I can do for him.

 

[casportpony]

Thanks @casportpony, that’s really helpful. I have all those things or equivalents and will see what I can do for him.

Great! Let us know how it goes.

 

[HollyWoozle]

Well, I did my best with help from my fiancé. We removed all the pus we could. It looks in the pic like some is remaining but I think that is fatty tissue. It bled a little but nothing major and I hope the bandage will stay put… we tried to be efficient and get it done quickly.

He was very baffled and thrashed around a bit when we put him in his temporary coop. I think it was just the feeling of something wrapped around him? I tried not to do it too tight. Went back to check him an hour or two later and he was lying quietly. We shall see!