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Do not go defeatist on us. You are almost an adult. There is a lot you can do yourself. Look at all you've already accomplished. You've stabilized your patient. That's a huge thing.

Sometime today, you can whip yourself up a bottle of antibiotic wound cleaning spray. Yep. You can make it yourself using ingredients in the kitchen. Boil four cups of water, distilled if you have some in the laundry closet, tap water will do. Add two teaspoons of salt, not the kind with...

This experience should give you confidence that you can handle any emergency. All you need to remember is to take things one step at a time. Don't let yourself be panicked into unfocused thinking.

The immediate crisis is over. So, you can take your time getting the car started. Relax. The important thing right now is to use the ointment you have on the wound to seal it from moisture loss and bacteria. Let Clover rest then, but be sure he has lots of water to drink. He will be...

I'll assume this pause in your posts means you're busy flushing the wound for five minutes. Next, you need to find something to put on the raw wound to seal it from new bacteria. The best would be an anitbiotic ointment such as Neosporin or Triple antibiotic salve. If your house doesn't have...

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Lots of great advice, but it's sort of been hosed at you and I wouldn't blame you for feeling overwhelmed by it and somewhat confused. Just please concentrate on this first step of flushing the wound with warm water to get rid of as much bacteria as possible. The more bacteria you can flush...

Great photos! And good job washing the gore away! I agree with @Aceofflorals that this injury is not going to be fatal. It can heal, but will require effort and time. Now that you've very successfully washed the blood and gore away, put Clover back in the tub and flush the wound continuously...

Dawn dish soap will do, but plain shower soap is better and more gentle.

Yes! All soap is a terrific wound cleanser. You don't need fancy chemicals that cost a fortune for this innitial wound cleansing.

FIRST hose the wounds off. You don't need anything but soap and water. Squirt some liquid shower soap directly onto the wounds, then use a shower sprayer to flush away all the dried blood and loose tissue. It's free and doesn't require a trip to the store. In fact, you already have everything...

May I chime in here? A sudsy bath would be the very first step and it should have already been done last night. Why? Because each minute you don't wash those wounds out, bacteria is growing, and bacteria can kill before wounds would. The second reason to wash all the blood and gore away is to...

Veteran wound treater here, my chickens and my own, oh, and when I was fifteen and nearly killed my sister. It's not rocket science. 1. Stop the bleeding. 2. clean the wound. 3. Antibiotic ointment 4. Keep it moist. 5.Oral antibiotic for all puncture wounds. I like @AngelaY 's suggestion of...