Chicken attacked now she won't use her legs

Aladner

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Last week our hen was attacked by a dog,she had a wound around her hip. We cleaned it and put poultry aid on her she was fine and was standing but limping, a few days later after we went to feed them she was laying there not able to move or use her legs at all and really lethargic. We put her in a cat kennel she rested fine and is eating and drinking. We get her out to try to move her legs and see if she will wrap her feet around our fingers but there is no movement. She tries to get up but can't. What is causing her not to even use her good leg? Could she have laid on them too long and lost muscle movement in them? Would love some input on this. Thanks
 
Have you examined the wound for signs of infection? Swelling and redness around the wound? Have you examined the remainder of her body for puncture wounds that may be hidden by feathers?

It sounds as if your hen was injured on her spine and paralysis has now developed in her legs. Her lethargy could be from acute pain and/or systemic infection.

She could use a baby aspirin for pain, and she may need an antibiotic if infection is present.
 
She doesn't have any wounds except for that part. The wound has healed over but it is red so maybe she does have an infection.
 

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The wound does not appear to be healing properly. There seems to be necrotic tissue and pus, neither of which signal a healing wound.

If you were to take your child to the ER with such a wound, the doctor would debride it, meaning remove all the black, dead tissue and scrape away all pus. This is what you need to do to treat your chicken or take it to a vet to be treated. Do not remove any dangling bits of tissue that seem to be still attached and alive as they can be laid over the wound as grafts which speeds healing.

After the wound is debrided, it needs to be flushed liberally with saline or Betadine. Then you need to spread antibiotic ointment (no pain killer) on it. Whenever a wound is a result of a bite from any creature, bacteria is injected. You always need to assume infection and it's often wise to treat immediately with an oral antibiotic.
 
The wound does not appear to be healing properly. There seems to be necrotic tissue and pus, neither of which signal a healing wound.

If you were to take your child to the ER with such a wound, the doctor would debride it, meaning remove all the black, dead tissue and scrape away all pus. This is what you need to do to treat your chicken or take it to a vet to be treated. Do not remove any dangling bits of tissue that seem to be still attached and alive as they can be laid over the wound as grafts which speeds healing.

After the wound is debrided, it needs to be flushed liberally with saline or Betadine. Then you need to spread antibiotic ointment (no pain killer) on it. Whenever a wound is a result of a bite from any creature, bacteria is injected. You always need to assume infection and it's often wise to treat immediately with an oral antibiotic.
Thank you! Will definitely try and if not we will take her to the vet.
 

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