Cut on side of toe - treatment

[legojenn]

This morning when I went to feed and water the birdlies, one of them was leaving drops of blood in their footprints. I found the bird, then the wound. Her behaviour did not seem in any way abnormal.

I've isolated her in my bathroom cleaned the wound with hydrogen peroxide. She was panting after the application of the peroxide, but has since calmed down. The wound has gone from gushing to a trickle and I hope that I can release her back to the flock. It's 10 degrees outside and everything is wet and melting, so I can't imagine how I could keep any gauze or bandage on her.. I don't know how to keep her clean and dry other than locking her in the coop, but that would mean continued isolation. I can't keep her in the house. It's probably not the cleanest thing for us and the dog's presence is probably not calming her.

She seems to trust me. I don't know what to do for her. Any ideas or am I doing as much as I can?

 

[Wezdin]

I would put some neosporin on the cut, then a layer of gauze. Wrap the toe and foot with vet wrap to keep it from falling off. Where is the cut on the toe, is it on the end or closer to the base? If you do use yet wrap be sure to keep it loose enough that bloodflow is possible, you will be able to if it is too tight if the end of her toe is cold

 

[legojenn]

The bleeding has stopped. I only have polysporin at hand. From what I read, the difference between polysporin and neosporin is one ingredient. I used the polysporin. Fingers crossed.

I think that she'll be okay. It would be awful for her to have survived the winter to not be able to enjoy the worms and bugs that will be abundant in a couple of months.

 

[coach723]

Polysporin is fine. Just check the toe regularly to make sure you don't see any signs of infection. If it's very deep then wrapping it with the co wrap or vet wrap can help keep it clean and dry, that is what I would do if it's very wet out. If it's deep and you can't keep it wrapped, then crating her on clean towels long enough to let it scab over might be best. Odds are, it will heal up fine with no worries.