Dog Bite first aid: How did I do?

[princess araucana]

I guess I have earned myself a reputation as chicken doctor around here..... I was at a friends house and she said "Lea, a few days ago my neighbors dog bit one of my chickens, she has been roosting at night but has just been sitting by that bush for a couple days. Will you take a look at her?"

Turns out she did have a pretty big wound, from thigh to close to vent, an area smaller than a deck of cards was chewed up, small part had fresh blood and the rest had dried. Because my friend works and has a toddler I took the chicken home to doctor.

I cleaned and soaked the wound with a strong iodine/ warm water solution. Trimmed away surrounding feathers and tried to hydrate and remove the feathers from inside the wound and then covered everything with a thick coat of neosporin. It had been 3 days since the attack, no signs of infection and looked like the skin was starting to granulate.
"Honey Bun" is now resting in a clean box and ate some scrambled eggs.

My idea is to just keep her clean and quiet and apply more antibiotic ointment. Is there anything else I should do?
Thanks!!

 

[princess araucana]

Well, she seems OK today, not moving too much but did have a healthy poo.

SOme of the feathers in the wound were hard to remove and were dried into the scabby bits. My real question is, Is it OK to leave some feather debris in the wound? will it help it heal? They acted almost like a net keeping the would together.

Any thoughts on the feathers in the wound would be appreciated. Thanks

 

[Lollipop]

Lea, feathers have been used in wounds as an aid to blood stop and as you have observed, to bind the wound. Old time cockes used them quite effectively. No problems leaving it in........Pop

 

[Bat Cave Silkies]

Sounds like you're doing a great job....only other thing I would do is add some Apple Cider Vinegar to her water.

 

[princess araucana]

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Yes! Thank you, I was really wondering about that because they seemed to work so good! I was worried about skin growing over them causing infection so this is good to know!