Dog attack on Silkie, now has prolapse! Help!

toritori

Chirping
9 Years
May 2, 2011
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Saranac Inn, NY
My chickens were grazing in the yard when 2 unleashed dogs attacked. Martha was killed instantly, but Ming Ming got away. She appears fine until you look at her bum. She appears to have a prolapse about the size of a golf ball ( I think that is what it is called). There is a little blood, but mostly the tissue just looks dark pink. She is a year old Silkie (a runt to boot) and layed everyday (all winter too, even when the others stopped). We've never had anything like this happen and I don't know where to start or what to do. Any help is greatly appreciated. Our flock was only 5, I don't want to lose 2 today.
 
Sorry for your lose :( Pictures might help?
Keep her eating and drinking as if she does get an infection she needs to be as strong as possible.
Daisy
 
My chickens were grazing in the yard when 2 unleashed dogs attacked. Martha was killed instantly, but Ming Ming got away. She appears fine until you look at her bum. She appears to have a prolapse about the size of a golf ball ( I think that is what it is called). There is a little blood, but mostly the tissue just looks dark pink. She is a year old Silkie (a runt to boot) and layed everyday (all winter too, even when the others stopped). We've never had anything like this happen and I don't know where to start or what to do. Any help is greatly appreciated. Our flock was only 5, I don't want to lose 2 today.


Okay first move feathers around the vent area very carefully to make sure she didn't get dog bitten, which could also cause swelling as well as a similar appearance. Wearing a surgical glove (we use put gently put the prolapse back inside using either sterile medical lubricant, or if you don't have that olive oil, or vegetable oil would be okay. Then put hemroid cream on the area. Put the poor dear in a safe pen that is cool and dark (which will discourage her from egg laying. If it were me, I'd put her in the house ....if you don't have a house pen, then in a safe secure box (large one please for walk about room in a darkened room. Hope this is helpful.
 

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