Amputated roo's foot! What side of breast for T50 injection? Pg 5 PICS

[charpcharp]

I read the first part of this tremendous story from behind my hands through slightly parted fingers - but I couldn't stop reading!

What a fantastic effort and though I have no words of advice WHAT-so-ever, I join those applauding your bravery and devotion.

Good luck Stubbly!

PS how about looking into natural disinfectants if you don't have a handy vet/animal meds store? I hear honey is a good disinfectant - as mentioned earlier by another poster.

 

[thewarriorchild]

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Wow yea me too!!

 

[cjeanean]

Well, he's still doing good, but I've been noticing that at the end of his crow he makes a funny hoarse noise, and I think he may have a lung problem. Someone mentioned to me that an infection caused by the amputation could go to the lungs, so I'm gonna go ahead and give him Tylan 50 1/2 cc, but I can't remember which side of the breats to inject it into. Also, for whichever side I have to inject it into, is it gonna be my right/left or the bird's right/left? Like, will I be injecting it in the right/left when I'm looking at him from the front? I'll post some updated pics in a little bit...thanks again, everyone!

BTW, dlhunicorn, I can't get amoxicillin...I don't have any human antibiotics and I've checked at both local feed stores and all they have is terramyacin....Right now I have both terramyacin and Tylan 50....

 

[ruth]

Glad to hear he's still alive and well. I wouldn't be too concerned about the odd sound he makes after a crow - I have a few that make the weirdest sounds you've ever heard.

Sweetie, the hen I had to amputate her deformed leg, is doing great. I use a small strip of vet wrap to wrap her stump because it stays on and allows air and is easy to remove. She will never be able to use the stump because her leg is deformed at the hip also so the stump still sticks straight out or is over her back sticking up but at least the deformed and gnarled foot isn't still there catching on everything. She can get around by hopping on one leg. But she, too has lived in my kitchen in an open plastic box for a few weeks. I just now moved her back out to the coop to live in her own pen where she can see the other chickens.

Unfortunately I've have had to have her inside to tend to her "good" foot which she apparently cut the bottom of on something and it got infected and swelled up so I've been doctoring it because if she loses the only good leg she has, she's definitely out of luck. But it looks to have healed and she's been moved from hospital ICU back to coop. She seems quite content in a cage on coop floor next to a broody hen and her new chicks. She also seems quite relieved the roos can't jump her anymore since she never could get away from them before.

Since your roo should still be strong and have a good leg, he should be able to hop around and get around just fine and I wouldn't be surprised if he can still "do the deed".

 

[pips&peeps]

It doesn't matter which side to inject. Here's what I do.

Hold the chickens back to your stomach. Pour some alcohol on the breast area, this will move the feathers out of the way and clean the area. It will also bring up any veins so you can see them.

Poke the needle in the meaty part of the breast avoiding any veins and you are done. I always use a diabetic needle too.

 

[cjeanean]

Thanks everyone! So how deep do I go??? I just rebandaged him up and everything, and the areas I burned have come off...the skin is DEFINATELY growing to cover the stump...I used peroxide to remove what looked like caked poop (the bandage came off at some point and I really thought it WAS poop) and pulled what was like a "cap" off the end...under it was raw tissue, and the edges of the skin were trying to grow over the cap thing. I know that if there's a scab covering the area then skin will grow over it, which makes me happy! Now I'm just worried that I may have loosened up the end of the artery....blood was seeping out a bit, but not much...however I'm concerned that since he's always flexing and moving the stump for balance that it may cause the end of the artery to open up....maybe I'm just paranoid and worried LOL. Anyways, the burned pieces of bone came off, too...the very end just fell off, leaving the marrow and a little blood. I'm VERY confident that he'll heal up as long as he doesn't get an infection.

I listened to his chest and his breathing, and he doesn't sound wheezy or raspy AT ALL. The only time I notice the noise is right at the end of his crow. I don't want to give him antibiotics unless he needs them....does anyone know what could be causing the funny noise? I've never paid much attention before, could it just be normal???

Thanks again, guys, and when I rebandage tomorrow I'll post some pics!!!

 

[pips&peeps]

You don't have to go in very deep, don't hit the bone though.

Sometimes roosters sound raspy when they get excited. There is usually nothing wrong with them. I think it just has something to do with their throat and the crowing.

 

[chickenzoo]

I have a couple Roos that normally sound like they need throat spray after crowing. LOL