!BOBCAT ATTACK!

[Fluffbutts84]

I recently had a chicken have a close call the other night. I walked outside the moment a bobcat pounced on one of my hens. I screamed and the bobcat took off and the chicken ran to the back of the coop. I checked her out...lots of missing feathers and one laceration under her wing. I cleaned it and sprayed with blue coat. I have been checking on her morning and night and she just seems lethargic and moving slowly. Maybe she's just sore and she will come back around? Hoping nothing is damaged internally...it was a huge cat! Anything I should watch for with her?

 

[danceswithronin]

Unfortunately cats have a lot of latent bacteria on their claws and in their mouth that are very deadly to prey animals they attack. I would just keep an eye on her, maybe feed her some yogurt with chopped thyme and oregano in it to strengthen her immune system, and some scrambled eggs.

I would also put Neosporin (no pain meds added) on the laceration, to ward off infection.

 

[ColtHandorf]

Agreed. Generally smaller prey items that survive a cat attack will need antibiotics in order to survive the infections that result from claw/teeth punctures.

 

[danceswithronin]

Agreed. Generally smaller prey items that survive a cat attack will need antibiotics in order to survive the infections that result from claw/teeth punctures.

A feral cat mauled me like five years ago and put me in the hospital for a week. I was on a morphine drip and eight separate courses of increasingly strong antibiotics over the week because the wounds went septic in the seven hours I spent waiting in the ER for someone to see me. Cat bites are no joke.

 

[Fluffbutts84]

Unfortunately cats have a lot of latent bacteria on their claws and in their mouth that are very deadly to prey animals they attack. I would just keep an eye on her, maybe feed her some yogurt with chopped thyme and oregano in it to strengthen her immune system, and some scrambled eggs.

I would also put Neosporin (no pain meds added) on the laceration, to ward off infection.

Ok, thank you.

 

[Fluffbutts84]

I don't believe she is going to make it. I just separated her and made her comfortable inside. She is just sleeping and breathing slowly. Applied Neosporin and made scrambled eggs. I found another wound on the back of her neck which makes me think something is damaged inside. Poor girl.

Unfortunately cats have a lot of latent bacteria on their claws and in their mouth that are very deadly to prey animals they attack. I would just keep an eye on her, maybe feed her some yogurt with chopped thyme and oregano in it to strengthen her immune system, and some scrambled eggs.

I would also put Neosporin (no pain meds added) on the laceration, to ward off infection.

 

[DellaMyDarling]

I would make the decision to either humanely cull or go forth and pursue vet care, quickly.
Trouble with vet care is always cost with no perfect outcome guarantee. Problem with culling is the "What if" one has the ability to fix the animal and return quality of life.
I'm sorry you encountered this unfortunate incident

 

[danceswithronin]

So sorry for your girl, hope she recovers!

 

[Fluffbutts84]

I would make the decision to either humanely cull or go forth and pursue vet care, quickly.
Trouble with vet care is always cost with no perfect outcome guarantee. Problem with culling is the "What if" one has the ability to fix the animal and return quality of life.
I'm sorry you encountered this unfortunate incident

Is there any kind of antibiotic I can get her at a tractor supply?

 

[Willowspirit]

Poor thing! How did the bobcat get to her?