She doesn’t seem to want to eat and drink much but given the severity of her injuries I’m
Just amazed that she was able to free range with the flock this evening. I will get some pictures tomorrow of how she is healing. It’s gnarly looking but definitely getting better.
Just a quick update. She has survived the weekend! Her wound still looks awful but she is upright and walked around with the flock for a little while today. I’m honestly stunned that she is still alive and trying not to get my hopes up but it does appear to be healing some.
I actually have meloxicam here from my other dog who has arthritis. She doesn’t act like she is in a lot of pain other than being very stoic. She has tolerated the gel being applied 3 times a Day very well. The only time she acted like she had discomfort was when I gave her the penicillin...
We actually did get him a shock collar last week cause he killed one of our salmon faverolle. He hasn’t bothered them at all the entire summer and then randomly caught her and killed her. Now he knows he can catch them so we’ve been shocking him if necessary when he gets “on point” with them. I...
Thank you so much for the reply. Her air sacs appear to be intact. I’m an RN so I tried to assess her as well as I knew to. I couldn’t hear any hissing or bubbling coming from her. I have offered food and water but I’m not sure if she is eating. I am currently keeping her in the garage and can...
One of the girls flew the coop fence and our goldendoodle got ahold of her. I just knew she would die but she has a strong will to live so I am giving her a fighting chance.
Here is what I have done so far:
-Cleansed wound with warm water and chlorhexadine solution.
-applied Vetericyn gel...