Dog attack question

[CMV]

If the wound is not that bad then I would use Neosporin over Blukote. Blukote has an alcohol base and burns like the very devil going on. Covering a large area like her whole back would just be torturous if it's not necessary. Just my two cents. I'm normally a huge fan of Blukote, but in this instance the bird won't need it for protection from other birds and the wound as described is sizable, so I'd skip it and go with something a bit less painful going on. Neosporin should fit the bill.

Good luck with the house chicken. Poor girl.

 

[pbjmaker]

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She has earned a permanent place in the basement for the winter. She would never survive Iowa winter without feathers. I am trying to find some place that is open that has blu-kote. The feed stores around here close early. I found a place that sells a wound spray that has that silver stuff in it - I can't spell the word - starts with a "c".

From what i know of colloidal silver, that spray would probably be great right now. I have never used it myself, however. It is a natural antibiotic/antiseptic.

See I knew someone would know what I was talking about and spell it for me

 

[KimberlyJ]

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From what i know of colloidal silver, that spray would probably be great right now. I have never used it myself, however. It is a natural antibiotic/antiseptic.

See I knew someone would know what I was talking about and spell it for me

See why we all love BYC!

 

[pbjmaker]

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Thanks - we have had house chickens over the winter before. Usually it is a singleton chick that hatches and has no mates for the brooder in the garage. They get pretty spoiled. The dogs aren't allowed in the basement so it all works out.

Everywhere that would have chicken appropriate stuff is closed but I did find a wound spray for cats at Petsmart. It has aloe in it so I am thinking that is a plus.

I am going to lightly spray the back with the peroxide for the first thing and then try the cat wound spray.

Tomorrow I will start with neosporin. She was soaking wet when I brought her in from the snow so I want to give the wound a chance to dry out a bit before I start coating it with stuff. She is looking pretty perky right now, so I think we are out of the woods with being in shock.

 

[mkearsley]

It only took my hen about 3 weeks to grow back her back feathers after a dog attack. They are amazingly resilient. I'd have to agree with everybody else, get some neosporin without pain relever. I'd also suggest some enzymes and yummy treats she likes. I hope she heals well

 

[Judy]

Here we go again.

The pain reliever in Neosporin is pramoxine which will not hurt a chicken. What is harmful is any "caine" drug, such as lidocaine, cetacaine, benzocaine, etc. Just read the label. No reason not to use whatever antibiotic ointment you have -- if you don't keep Neosporin or triple antibiotic (generic for neosporin) the perhaps you keep Bacitracin. Even A&D will be soothing and protect the wound, and be helpful in healing, though it is not an antibiotic.

 

[pbjmaker]

Well Jet is feeling better this morning. I put her in a box with some shavings, water and a heat lamp off to the side. She had a normal poop, ate a couple raisins out of my hand and is giving me the stink eye. She didn't like the peroxide at all and walked around in circles in my room as it sizzled.

I knew about the neosporin but thanks for all the reminders. The only reason I was avoiding it at this point is it looked like such a large area to spread goop over. The wound spray worked well.

This morning I can see where there are only a few places that I will neosporin.

Here is her back:

Here are the offenders - the tan and white one walked around all night with droopy ears and his tail between his legs. He knew he did wrong. He also knows the ASL sign for sad and I made sure he knew I was sad.

 

[Sjisty]

Poor thing, she is pretty plucked! I'm glad you found her before any more harm was done. When my hen was attacked by a dog, I soaked her in a warm diluted betadine bath to make sure I got all the wounds cleaned and treated. She was not as plucked as your girl, so I wanted to be sure I treated whatever scrapes and scratched I couldn't see. That might not be a good idea for your girl, though, if she is getting a respiratory infection.

I would just keep her warm - do you have any chicken aprons? After she has a chance to heal some, it might protect her and keep her a little warmer. I kept one on my girl for several weeks after her attack to help her stay warm.

Good luck with her!

 

[pbjmaker]

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I had thought of that myself (the apron) I have one somewhere from one of her sisters that was a roo favorite. I want her skin to heal a bit first.

She is just getting over the infection, she is no longer "snotty" but you can still hear a bit of congestion. She acts fine but I agree - I don't want to get her completely wet.

She is one of my best broodies ever and one of the queens of the coop. I am afraid she is going to loose that status now

 

[Miss Lydia]

Happy to hear your girl is doing better, I think thats the worst pic of an attack I've ever seen. Isn't it amazing how they can come back from something so horrific. Hope she continues to improve and I am sure she will with the TLC your giving her......