Dog got my 10 week old chicks

[MothrCluckr]

One of them came back today and shes in pretty rough shape. The back of her neck is torn off. I attached a photo but it looks worse in person. I think her wing may be broken. Otherwise she seems ok, eyes are open and dialating. Im currently soaking her in epsom salt(not enough to burn though) and putting peroxide. Is there anything else i can do for her?

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello and welcome to BYC!

I moved your thread to our Emergency forums for more help. I hope she will be ok!

 

[TwoCrows]

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[MothrCluckr]

Can i give her Tylenol?

 

[MothrCluckr]

Hello and welcome to BYC!

I moved your thread to our Emergency forums for more help. I hope she will be ok!

Thank you!

 

[TwoCrows]

Can i give her Tylenol?

No Tylenol. Baby asprin only, one once a day.

To keep her from going in to shock, keep her at 80 or so degrees, in a quiet place in dim light during the day, dark at night. Maybe in a dog crate with a towel over it in a warm room. Shock kills faster than the injury.

 

[Eggcessive]

Stop the Epsom salts and peroxide. Use saline to rinse her wounds. Then dab it dry and apply plain triple antibiotic ointment twice a day until it heals. Is there any open skin on the wing? Offer some water with sugar 1 tsp per cupful, gatorade, or electrolyte water. Wet mushy chick feed, egg would be good to give her when she is drinking and out of shock. Hopefully, she will heal if she doesn’t have any internal injuries.

 

[azygous]

1. Treat for shock as the number one step. Give warm Gatoraid or mix a half teaspoon of sugar into a fourth of a cup of warm water with a pinch of salt and baking soda. Have the patient drink it all or syringe it into the beak.

2. Flush the wound well with saline. This is better than soap and water as it maintains the PH of the tissues. But warm soap and water will do. You need to wash away the bacteria from the wound.

3. Inspect the wound carefully. If it has a skin flap dangling, keep that. Do not cut it off. Look for bite, tear or puncture marks indicating a puncture wound. If you see this, the patient will need an oral antibiotic such as amoxicillin. Bacteria from the predator’s mouth can be injected deep into tissue and can kill in as little as 24 to 48 hours. You can order this https://www.kvsupply.com/item/aqua-mox-250mg-capsules-100-count/P06184/250mg once a day for ten days. Or you may be able to find this or something similar at TSC or a pet store.

4. Spray with Vetericyn wound treament and let dry. Use a topical antibiotic ointment such as Neosporin or a generic without pain killer in it to coat the wound. If there's a skin flap, lay it across the wound that has just been coated with the ointment. Then smooth on a generous amount over the top of the skin flap to hold it in place.

5. It's useless to try to stitch a wound on a chicken. Don't even try. It's also useless to try to bandage a wound other than on the feet. The chicken will not tolerate it. It will be pulled off faster than you can blink an eye.

6. Clean the wound every day following the above steps. Keep the wound covered with the ointment. Never allow the wound to get dried out or it will not heal.

 

[MothrCluckr]

She survived & is all healed up now, thank you all so much!

 

[Eggcessive]

Thank you for the good update.