Crop surgery

[Mardomdi]

No antibiotics are necessary unless infection sets in, and that's very rare.

Okay, great, that's what I thought.
Any recommendation for managing blood during the procedure ?

 

[azygous]

The crop sac isn't prone to bleeding.

 

[Ccort]

The crop sac isn't prone to bleeding.

A vet is quoting me $3000.00 for this surgery.

 

[arazla]

A vet is quoting me $3000.00 for this surgery.

Wow, I got quoted $1,600 in upstate NY. Still too much. We asked the vet for a local anesthetic and dissolvable sutures for the inside skin instead, which cost a lot less. He wasn't super thrilled that we might try it at home, but eventually agreed and gave us a prefilled syringe. We just did the crop surgery at home using the local anesthetic and moloxicam at home. It's only day 1 after the surgery so we'll see how it goes. We ran out of sterile saline and were not able to flush out the the wound itself, just around it where there was a ton of bird seed getting stuck after removing the debris. So one lesson learned, get a couple bottles of it.

The best youtube video samples I found were the one with the grandpa surgeon and the Australian vet (though kind of rough, but I guess they do it regularly).

 

[arazla]

Hi. I’ve done three crop surgeries over the years. I stitched two, using Vicryl Plus and a simple continuous running suture. In the last one, I let the incisions heal without sutures. After incising the skin, you slide the incision over and incise the crop, so the two aren’t directly on top of each other. After very thoroughly cleaning the wound (never, ever use hydrogen peroxide because it can cause necrosis), the incisions can actually heal up without skin bonding or sutures. We packed the wounds with a sterile dressing with Vetericyn Plus and Makuna honey, changing out the dressing each day.

I’ve attached a picture of the sutures we used, for your convenience. My thoughts are with you. It’s never easy when your chooks are ill.

Hi, I realize this is a an old thread, but hoping to clarify. Would Silver Honey work on the wound as well? I don't have manuka honey at home and have been using Curad Germ shield antimicrobial wound gel. But I do have Silver Honey and some Welly's antibiotic ointment. Not sure what is the best option.