I am celebrating with you... It is so nice to read a positive story about someone who genuinely cares about their pets. Thank you for sharing all of this with us!
Puppy pee pads might work well for your little set up. You can buy them for around $12 for a pack of 50 of them at walmart. They absorb moisture and don't allow it to soak through the bottom, so would keep your box dry.
Ok, good luck! You are doing an awesome job!
Thanks for keeping everyone updated with pics and everything. This thread could be a lifesaver to another person someday.
That booty looks bad. I forgot in your previous posts... did your vet give her an antibiotic? Does her rear area smell bad, not just poo bad, but worse... like infected flesh?
I would definitely put some peroxide/water mixed half/half on that rump. Don't put full strength peroxide as that...
If you use the kitchen sink sprayer to soak her bottom with water, and loosen up, and remove the poop it helps in two ways:
1) You don't have to soak her butt in the same water that poop is coming off into (or clean it with an already poo contaminated cloth), which in this case especially would...
I know this would probably gross some people out, but I use the dish sprayer in my kitchen sink (with no dishes in sink, of course).
I set the water so that it feels slightly warm to my hands, then I hold the chick just above the sink bottom (or place the chicken in the sink, holding gently)...