Emergency - Pullet found with severe toe injury

[Drukkar]

Hello everyone,

1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.)
Lavender Ameraucana, 9 weeks, healthy weight in comparison to her flock.
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
Lethargic at the moment, shivering, aware of surroundings but definitely in pain.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?
I only just found her like this but possibly for a few hours.
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms?
No.
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
Yes, one of her toe's is barely hanging on by what seems to be a tendon and some skin, the bone has clearly been broken clean through.
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
I found her in my pond near the pump, so I think she fell into the pond and her toe somehow managed to get through the guard gating to the pump impeller which mangled it.
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
N/A, I only just put her in a solo enclosure with water and chick mash.
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
N/A. Has not had a bowel movement since the injury.
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
I've applied rubbing alcohol simply to disinfect the wound and tried to dress the toe back into place with a bandage to ill effect, so alcohol only.
10 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet?
I would like to try and treat her myself if possible. Unfortunately, it comes down to cost and if I took this chook to a vet it would end up costing me over 300 USD which is out of the question.
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
Pictures included
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use
2x2ft Cage with wood shavings as a bedding underneath a metal grating. Her foot is in contact with the grating, not the shavings.



Thanks in advance, your help is very much appreciated.

 

[Smileybans]

If her toe is hanging on by so little I would just amputate it at the break and cauterize or try and stitch it. It would be easier, and less painful, to take care of an amputed toe than a broken one. If the break was higher up, her leg, it would be easier to fix. With the amputation you have to worry about infection the most. With a break you have to worry about infection and the bone and setting it right. But this is what I would do.
You can try and set the break with popsicle sticks and tape/ vet wrap. Instead of rubbing alcohol, which can burn, use a saline solution or vetericyn to clean it. Start her on an antibiotic as well. Tylan or penicillin. Hopefully someone else comes along with more helpful information soon.

 

[Eggcessive]

What do have for first aid treatment? Chlorhexidene 2% (or Hibiclens and half water) can be used for disinfecting the toe. Betadine (povidone iodine) would also be alright. Infection could be a problem, and a strong antibiotic, such as clindamycin or cephalexin might be needed. Do you have a regular vet who might help you out? Plain Neosporin or Triple Antibiotic Ointment then can be applied. With the bone exposed, I would probably recommend covering the toe with a dressing. There might be a problem keeping on a toe dressing, and the whole foot could be bandaged to help with that. Be careful not to get a bandage too tight when circulation can be cut off. If you cannot get a bandage to stay, place her on clean towels or paper towel to keep clean. I see you are in Kuwait and vet care is not possible. Let us know how she gets along.

 

[Drukkar]

Update:

I had originally cleaned and dressed the wound with what I had available at the time. A bit of rubbing alcohol (done before reading the second post) to clean the wound dabbed on with a cotton ball.

I then smeared the wound with some calendula paste (which I've personally used growing up whenever I acquired a cut or gash) and wrapped the toe with a bandage.

Today I unwrapped the bandage to reveal the part of the toe that was barely hanging on had dried up and turned black and necrotic. So, I decided to get a small pair of sharp scissors, disinfected them and amputated the toe from the thin piece of dried tendon that was keeping the toe attached. There was no blood and everything seemed to go successfully, I redressed the stub (which seemed to look a little swollen), added more calendula and am waiting to see what happens. She's eating and drinking well and is quite alert.