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  1. pleasanthill

    necrotic wound on head and neck, need wound care advice

    Thank you for the kind words and support.
  2. pleasanthill

    necrotic wound on head and neck, need wound care advice

    Just wanted to pass on that I took our little chicken to the vet after 10 days for another dose of ivermectin or whatever it's called and a different vet saw us and said immediately that she needed to be euthanased as he could see skull and the skin was retracted. I am relieved for the little...
  3. pleasanthill

    necrotic wound on head and neck, need wound care advice

    Thanks! I've tried to upload a picture of our little chicken - not sure if I am doing it right. It is not pretty and I'm sure you will think I am nuts. Thanks again.
  4. pleasanthill

    necrotic wound on head and neck, need wound care advice

    Thank you very much for all the advice and support! Her eye is looking better today - I have been flushing it with sterile saline solution (for people with contacts) starting last night, 3 times a day and putting neosporin on it. I know it ought to be proper opthalmic ointment but it was all I...
  5. pleasanthill

    necrotic wound on head and neck, need wound care advice

    Good news - the wound looks healthier and no longer smells horrible, but now her left eye is looking worse. It is not sealed shut but the lower eyelid is puffed up so that she can't see and the skin is cracked and spotting blood. I saw her scratch her head and maybe she is scratching it. What...
  6. pleasanthill

    necrotic wound on head and neck, need wound care advice

    Thank you for the additional advice. I am now rinsing the wound with an iodide tea as suggested and then coating it with neosporin ointment, doing this twice a day. I have done it three times so far and I think the wound is starting to look a little more healthy. I could do this 3 times a...
  7. pleasanthill

    necrotic wound on head and neck, need wound care advice

    Thank you very much for the replies. She is more alert today and definately eating on her own. Will try the suggestions and see what happens. Thanks again!
  8. pleasanthill

    necrotic wound on head and neck, need wound care advice

    I am a new chicken owner. We have four pet chickens. Two days ago we found a young, feral bantam-type chicken, sitting on the ground near the coop with eyes closed. She/he has a wound from just behind the eyes extending down the back of the neck to the base of the neck. It does not appear...
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