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SnyderDragdire
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Also I’ll let you know everyone has made it through the night
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I am worried about her eyes though- any suggestions to help her?
She has been drinking and most issue is it’s only difficult since she can’t see where the water is, but I’ll be able to show her and she’ll drink plenty. She has no issues swallowing it’s just that she can’t see very well with the swelling and allDon't get me wrong the eye will be something that should be addressed, but right now, you really want to focus on getting her hydrated, I'm sure she isn't drinking much. With sick birds, dehydration is usually the first thing to kill, people often do not understand the importance of it when treating them.
I really hope you get her some tube feeding supplies soon.
Slightly warmed water, or saline, from a large syringe or a saline solution bottle, GENTLY sprayed on the wound will help flush it out. Or, even better, if your birds will allow you to hold them under gently running tap water for 10 minutes, the rushing of the water will softly remove old blood, pus, crusty stuff, etc, and help you see a little more of what's going on.
I'd love to hear from more knowledgable poultry folks on this because I am a TOTAL NEWBIE with birds. However, with human wounds, one of the best way to clean them out is with irrigation. Slightly warmed water, or saline, from a large syringe or a saline solution bottle, GENTLY sprayed on the wound will help flush it out. Or, even better, if your birds will allow you to hold them under gently running tap water for 10 minutes, the rushing of the water will softly remove old blood, pus, crusty stuff, etc, and help you see a little more of what's going on. The water is gentle - much more gentle than manually trying to clean the wound with your hands or other tools. If you have syringes, you want to use a big one because the little ones create a very sharp and hurtful stream of water. Or if you're using a saline bottle (like for contacts/eye care), you want to make sure you don't squeeze it too hard or the stream will be too hard. I hope this helps. If the vet is not an option, are there any other poultry owners in your area that you know? If not, maybe a quick search for birds for sale in your area will turn some up, or look for the folks selling eggs at a local farmers market. They might be able to help you, too.
You're right, however, with bite wounds, there is likley bacteria present from the biter's oral flora, the bacteria from the surrounding skin on the bird, and the bacteria from the environment the bird is being kept in, on the wound. That said, an antiseptic would be preferred to saline, the common one's used with birds are Chlorhexidine 0.05%, and betadine (Povidone-iodine). These are usually applied using a large 35/60ml syringe, or a syringe with an 18 gauge needle. I'm unsure if a very strong stream of fluids would have any effect on the fibroblasts on the wound, vets seem to be generous about it but no very hard.