Badly wounded Bird! In dire need of help!

[quail gggggggggg]

Ok, so one of my 7 or 8 week old Italian male quail was crowing, so I put him in with the other adult quail. They are all females, except 2, so I figured they would be nice to the male. I came back about 4 hours later, and basically the whole back of head was taken off all the way to the skull. I moved him to a cage in my garage by himself, and am feeding him 24% protein game bird starter, and giving him nutria drench water. What else can I do to help him? If it gets infected, I will cull him to put him out of his misery.

 

[quail gggggggggg]

 

[CJLR]

Make sure bedding is clean and put antibiotic ointment on it and probiotics in his water you can get it at a feed store

 

[sylviethecochin]

Cut away the feathers dragging in the wound. Then rinse it with saline, vetericyn, or theracyn (or equivalent product.) Then coat the top of his head with antibiotic ointment.

 

[Eggcessive]

Is he awake and alert, or in shock? Can you clean his wound with saline or Vetericyn, and apply some plain antibiotic ointment twice a day to keep the wound from drying out? If he is able to drink, give him a couple of drops of poultry NutriDrench, and offer some water up to his beak with a scoop. Can you post a picture?

 

[courtsmarans]

On top of everyone's suggestions, make sure flies/gnats are not bothering the wound

 

[quail gggggggggg]

yes, he is away from flies and gnats, and yes, he is awake. He is acting strange though. He is sluggish, and is not moving away from me as I try to pick him up.

 

[sylviethecochin]

yes, he is away from flies and gnats, and yes, he is awake. He is acting strange though. He is sluggish, and is not moving away from me as I try to pick him up.

That'd be shock. If you can keep him warm and provide electrolyte water, that should help pep him up a little bit. (1 tbsp corn syrup, 1 tsp baking soda, 1 pinch salt, 2 qt water.)

 

[quail gggggggggg]

I cut away the feathers, and cleaned the wound with saline, and let him rest for a couple of minutes. I came back and he had passed away, presumably from blood loss. Thank you all for your help and God bless you all.

 

[Unicornlife3316]

So sorry for your loss (((hugs)))