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    Hen bit by dog several days ago, infected wound? help!

    the smell of the wound is still present after the saline flush. is that normal or does that mean i wasn't thorough enough? do you still recommend penicillin in case it is infected? or should i just continue with the neosporin and possibly vetericyn? the laws in my area prevent feed store from...
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    Hen bit by dog several days ago, infected wound? help!

    here's what it looks like before flushing it with saline... it's not directly on top of the muscle but kind of raised since the tear is right near the breast bone
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    Hen bit by dog several days ago, infected wound? help!

    thanks for your advice, i just moved her into the garage in a large dog crate and will remove the stiches and see about the pus in a minute. there are several feed store in my are, i'll call around to see if any cary penicillin
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    Hen bit by dog several days ago, infected wound? help!

    here's the wound on her stomach and her standing in the run. the wound is shiny looking from the neosporin. it seems a swollen around the area of the wound, not soft and squishy like usual but sort of hard. is this to be expected or should i be concerned? if i were to give her oral antibiotics...
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    Hen bit by dog several days ago, infected wound? help!

    i have some poultry vitamins with electrolytes that i got from a local farm and have been putting that in their water
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    Hen bit by dog several days ago, infected wound? help!

    my hen got attacked by my dog this last tuesday. she has a tear in her skin on the stomach with most feathers missing from that area. only the skin was torn and no muscle was visibly damaged. i stitched the wound closed, applied neosporin and sent her back with the rest of her flock. i have been...
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    lethargic, (probably constipated) chick with a squishy lower abdomen.

    yes, they have vitamins in the water. her still looks normal. i think she's getting better it just might take her a bit to recover.
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    lethargic, (probably constipated) chick with a squishy lower abdomen.

    Still pretty wobbly, but she's moving around more.
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    lethargic, (probably constipated) chick with a squishy lower abdomen.

    it is in the 70-80's where i live right now so they may be too warm, i moved the lamp over to one side so they can choose where they want to be. her poop looks very normal so i'm not worried about that.
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    lethargic, (probably constipated) chick with a squishy lower abdomen.

    I just had a thought, since she has black feathers, maybe she is getting hotter than my brown feathered chick? I just saw her pant with her beak open.
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    lethargic, (probably constipated) chick with a squishy lower abdomen.

    her vent is clear does not appear swollen to me. i don't have a thermometer in the brooder so i cant's tell you the exact temperature its at. the chicks seem happy with the temperature, the other chick is running around like normal and neither of them seem to favor one area of the brooder to...
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    lethargic, (probably constipated) chick with a squishy lower abdomen.

    i originally posted about this problem in the "raising chicks" forum yesterday but i thought it might be more appropriate for here. my two week old olive egger chick is acting a bit lethargic and walking with a wobbly gait and is breathing quicker than my other chick.she began to noticeably...
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    Constipated chick, advice please!

    Do you mean that molasses is for treating diarrhea or will cause diarrhea?
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    Constipated chick, advice please!

    I was also considering giving her some molasses, someone on here said it would help with constipation. Do you think that would help?
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    Constipated chick, advice please!

    Update: I believe the chick is very constipated so I have given her some olive oil (someone suggested this on another thread) and soaked her and her butt in a bath of warm water. I got her to poop twice by this method so I don't think she has any serious bowel blockage, she is continuing to...
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