Chicken attacked with very deep wound

[Eggcessive]

Let us know how she gets along. It sounds like you are doing fine.

 

[Eggcessive]

Here is Medihoney which is very good to use as well, and it is used without a dressing:
https://www.amazon.com/Derma-Scienc...18H9NM89NR4&psc=1&refRID=EDNEZ7AH518H9NM89NR4

 

[Blingchix6]

Update: She is alive and doing well. Her wound is not nearly as bad as I thought, once I could see it with all the feathers cut away, but it is still deep and looks like it could easily get infected. I've washed it with warm salty water, and I will do again this evening. We will go later to get some honey and/or some antibiotic ointment. She is eating and drinking by herself so fingers crossed she will be ok

You don’t need to use salty water....just try running warm water over the wound twice a day for 15 minutes Each time. I did this (on the advice of my wonderful chicken Vet) and I was amazed at how well my chicken healed up. I slathered her up with Silvadene ointment after the 15 minute rinse; I don’t now if Silvadene is available without a prescription. It is commonly used on burn patients....I have used it on surgical wounds as well. I remember the Dr telling me to “Put it on there like you are frosting a cake.” It is amazing! If Silvadene is not available, I think antibiotic ointment or antibiotic cream would be effective as well. Good luck!

 

[Eggcessive]

You don’t need to use salty water....just try running warm water over the wound twice a day for 15 minutes Each time. I did this (on the advice of my wonderful chicken Vet) and I was amazed at how well my chicken healed up. I slathered her up with Silvadene ointment after the 15 minute rinse; I don’t now if Silvadene is available without a prescription. It is commonly used on burn patients....I have used it on surgical wounds as well. I remember the Dr telling me to “Put it on there like you are frosting a cake.” It is amazing! If Silvadene is not available, I think antibiotic ointment or antibiotic cream would be effective as well. Good luck!

The saline recommended in post 2 is isotonic 0.9% normal saline, and gentle to tissue for repeated use. It is better than using water. The recipe is given in post 2. But in an emergency, on intitial cleaning of a dirty wound, water from a kitchen sprayer would be okay.,

 

[Pindsey]

I’ve got a chicken with a similar wound and keen to find out how yours is progressing?

 

[NightFury06]

I’ve got a chicken with a similar wound and keen to find out how yours is progressing?

She’s walking better, and the wound is beginning to close up slowly. The redness is going, and the bruising is fading. I took her out onto the balcony yesterday to get some sun and she lay sunbathing for ages.