Bantam Chicken "Played With"By Dog What Do I Do?

[bobhwefiwno3c]

help guy my Bantam was just ""played?"" with by 2 small dogs, she is eating and drinking but not really doing much else she eats but reluctantly and she keeps her mouth open all the time, she has a big wound on her back it wasn't 'bleeding' bleeding but it has stopped. i gave her some aspirin in water but i only used a 1/4 of a 1/4 of the tablet. help what the hell do i do???????

when i touch leg or lower body she try's to "escape" me or shuffle around, i suspect that she has a broke/fractured/dislocated hip or leg/leg bit's idk i'm not a vet

 

[Mrs J]

Here are some of our experts who can hopefully help @Wyorp Rock @Eggcessive @azygous @LaFleche

Post pictures of the injuries and legs etc, give as much information about the bantam as you can, a video would probably be helpful also. Good luck.

 

[LaFleche]

Poor thing, two dogs is really bad.

First thing would be to clean her wounds well, if necessary cut off some feathers to prevent them from sticking unto the wounds. Then cover with triple antibiotic ointment.
Let her drink some electrolytes/Gatorade/honey water to overcome the shock and substitute blood loss. Scramled eggs with millet and a bit of rolled oats will entice her to eat.
Dog teeth carry nasty bacteria, so get some antibiotics for treatment.
Put her in a clean cage with terry cloth towels and take her inside your house in a warm and tranquil room. Cover the cage halfway with a towel to make it more cosy.

Please, post pictures of her injuries snd the leg situation.

Is a vet an option?

 

[LaFleche]

To flush out her wounds you can use chlorhexidine or betadine or similar.

Make sure to start the antibiotic treatment ASAP.

 

[azygous]

Clean her wounds as @LaFleche mentioned. Also treat for shock. Give some warmed Gatoraid or warm water with some sugar and a pinch of salt and baking soda. The leg paralysis may be from shock or from a spinal cord injury. Not too many chickens can survive being "played with" by two dogs.

 

[bobhwefiwno3c]

I would like to thank every one who has contributed to this thread but i have some bad new. little Shiitake (bantam name) has pass, she passed yesterday at 10:23. i had flushed out her wound and made her drink some honey water and asprin. her wound stated to puss up and heal but she only got worse we couldn't figure out what was wrong but we had noticed that she hasn't moved her leg or really tried to move at all. i am pretty sure that it was a dislocated hip or something related to it. thank for all the help

 

[LaFleche]

I am sorry you lost her.