first time predator attack

[Grass]

some of use dont have the luxery of having the money for a chicken vet so we do the best we can with what we got...i grew up raising animals and whatever we took was good enough for animals also...just have to moniter the amounts of it ....heck i have a dog with aurthritus she eats tylenol in a piece of cheese when i see her limping from it ...i know i'm no chicken god..but i feel what i did was more into helping chicken more than hurting it..

 

[CarlaRiggs]

You're doing fine by your hen, Grass.... just continue to keep her calm and well fed/watered. I'm surprised she isn't in shock instead of eating from your hand!

If you can wrap her wing so that she isn't able to flap it about, this will help it to heal properly.
Good luck! and please keep us up to date.

Carla

 

[mypicklebird]

If you have the extra money, great- take her to the vet, if you don' t, of course you do the best you can with what you have. Both what you have in hand, and what you can find out by asking.

What ever you take is NOT good enough for the animals. If you gave a cat a piece of tylenol for it's arthritis, you would likely kill it. Giving tylenol to a dog is not the safest anti-inflammatory, but it is not outright poison. It works fine, but they do not metabolize it as well as a person would. Good old aspirin can be a safe and super cheap med for an old stiff dog- as long as you use the right amount for it's size. There are certain classes of antibiotics that are fine for people, but usually end up killing the pet that the person was trying to help by giving. People meds and pet meds do not always mesh well. Often they do, most veterinary meds are re-labled people meds. But you do know that different species react differently to different chemicals- I think most everyone knows the 'chocolate is toxic to pets' thing. I love chocolate, but don't feed it to my dog when he is depressed.

You have access to the wonderful internet as evidenced by your presence here in BYC. You have the right motive, you are trying to help your bird, you just need to do your homework better.

Tylenol and birds are a NO. You asked here, and the kind folks recommended aspirin.
I hope your bird does well, jess

 

[Grass]

fallow up on her.she seems to being pretty good other than limping on her right leg.she made her way out of the building to outside yesterday to do her normal foraging for bugs and grass...i think shes gonna be fine after the leg heals up a little...i'm glad i caught it before the neighbors dog really killed her....by the way my neighbor repaired the fence so it isn't as loose at the bottom...now his dog cant push it out and get another one of my chickens.

 

[CarlaRiggs]

Grass,
Thanks for the report on your hen... glad to see she's eating and all. That's always a good sign.

The dog can't go over the fence, can it? What a bother!

Carla