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    Hen attacked by raccoon, neck torn open! Help, please!

    She is definitely willing to keep fighting. I'm able to get a bit of food and water into her, but she takes it so slowly that I think it's better if I can come to her every 20 minutes or so and encourage her to try bits, rather than a lot all at once. I will keep applying the antibiotic cream to...
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    Hen attacked by raccoon, neck torn open! Help, please!

    She doesn't seem to have labored breathing anymore. She struggled a bit when I changed her bedding, so I take it as a good sign that she has some strength left. In the front, no, I don't think it has breached her body cavity. It looks the skin has been torn off there, but her muscle there...
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    Hen attacked by raccoon, neck torn open! Help, please!

    I will cook up some eggs for her and get out a little mash. Maybe she'll be interested in eating some, and I'll try to get some water in her, one way or another.
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    Hen attacked by raccoon, neck torn open! Help, please!

    Thank you for your advice... The issue is that I simply don't have the funds for a big vet bill...:( I am going to go get the medication that the vet is offering (My family did call them, and they said we can go pick it up without having to transport our girl, just because of how badly off she...
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    Hen attacked by raccoon, neck torn open! Help, please!

    I apologize for the pictures if they are not very high quality. Penny (the hen) was not interested in holding still. If these do not suffice, I can try to take more. Here she is in her box. She's in our tub. The weird yellow thing is her water dish. I just taped it to the box so it's at the...
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    Hen attacked by raccoon, neck torn open! Help, please!

    No, she doesn't seem to keep bleeding, despite her open wound. We have the wound open to the air and have contacted a vet. We will pick up a shot penicillin to administer to her, and we asked about an antibiotic salve or something like that as well. She's been standing in her box and moving a...
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    Hen attacked by raccoon, neck torn open! Help, please!

    Last night, a raccoon sneaked into our coop, grabbed one of our adult hens and bit into her neck. We scared it off, but not in time to save her from her wound. Here's the details: Her neck is extremely torn open, bone, fat, and muscles are exposed. She is having some difficulty breathing, as I...
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