Attacked By Dog, Not Moving. Please Help.

[SprinkleOfHen]

I have an Easter egger, less than a year old. Went outside to see her cornered by a dog. She was squawking loudly. The dog got a large mouthful of feathers. Her tail is mostly fatherless, and she's missing feathers under her wing. She's bleeding under her wing, and refuses to move her leg. I brought her inside to keep her warm (we're in Illinois) but I'm not sure what else I can do for her. I'm not in a position to take her to a vet, but I'm scared I won't be able to euthanize her myself. Any advice would be GREATLY appreciated.

 

[GirlsHuntToo]

View attachment 3717404I have an Easter egger, less than a year old. Went outside to see her cornered by a dog. She was squawking loudly. The dog got a large mouthful of feathers. Her tail is mostly fatherless, and she's missing feathers under her wing. She's bleeding under her wing, and refuses to move her leg. I brought her inside to keep her warm (we're in Illinois) but I'm not sure what else I can do for her. I'm not in a position to take her to a vet, but I'm scared I won't be able to euthanize her myself. Any advice would be GREATLY appreciated.

How bad is the bleeding??? Could you get some pictures of the wound under the wing??

 

[AidKD]

Can you get a picture of the wounds? Get her some sugar water asap. She's more than likely in shock. Keep her warm also. Very gently feel her leg to see if it's broken.

 

[SprinkleOfHen]

How bad is the bleeding??? Could you get some pictures of the wound under the wing??

I don't think it's bleeding bad, because I haven't noticed any new blood.

 

[GirlsHuntToo]

I don't think it's bleeding bad, because I haven't noticed any new blood.View attachment 3717422

Can you see any guts or any of the sorts??

 

[SprinkleOfHen]

Can you see any guts or any of the sorts??

No. I don't think there's any open holes, I think it's all just surface?

 

[Rose the Legbar]

Rinse the wound with saline. Trim back the feathers from around the wound. @azygous @Wyorp Rock

 

[azygous]

When a chicken is not moving after being injured, it can be due to shock or internal injuries. After treating for shock, if the hen doesn't respond, she will very likely die. If she recovers from shock, she will die from infection from the deep puncture wound unless you get her started on an antibiotic immediately.

1. Treat for shock as the number one step. Give warm Gatoraid or mix a half teaspoon of sugar into a fourth of a cup of warm water with a pinch of salt and baking soda. Have the patient drink it all or syringe it into the beak.

2. Flush the wound well with saline. This is better than soap and water as it maintains the PH of the tissues. But warm soap and water will do. You need to wash away the bacteria from the wound.

3. Inspect the wound carefully. If it has a skin flap dangling, keep that. Do not cut it off. Look for bite, tear or puncture marks indicating a puncture wound. If you see this, the patient will need an oral antibiotic such as amoxicillin. Bacteria from the predator’s mouth can be injected deep into tissue and can kill in as little as 24 to 48 hours. You can order this https://www.kvsupply.com/item/aqua-mox-250mg-capsules-100-count/P06184/250mg once a day for ten days. Or you may be able to find this or something similar at TSC or a pet store.

4. Spray with Vetericyn wound treament and let dry. Use a topical antibiotic ointment such as Neosporin or a generic without pain killer in it to coat the wound. If there's a skin flap, lay it across the wound that has just been coated with the ointment. Then smooth on a generous amount over the top of the skin flap to hold it in place.

5. It's useless to try to stitch a wound on a chicken. Don't even try. It's also useless to try to bandage a wound other than on the feet. The chicken will not tolerate it. It will be pulled off faster than you can blink an eye.

6. Clean the wound every day following the above steps. Keep the wound covered with the ointment. Never allow the wound to get dried out or it will not heal.

 

[Nero70002]

The same exact thing has happened to my chickens like three times before sorry that happened to you. I don’t really know what to do, they normally lived like 3 days after it

 

[SprinkleOfHen]

New development. I got some sugar water in her and went to get it cleaned, but now she keeps twitching her head.