- Sep 17, 2011
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I apologize in advance if this question has already been asked and answered.
I'm heartbroken. An opossum got into my henhouse night before last and killed one of my hens. Yesterday, I found that another hen, Florentine, had been wounded in the attack. A largish flap of skin ( about the size of half a teacup) was hanging underneath her left wing. She's favoring the left leg, but it doesn't appear to be damaged or broken. The wound was relatively clean - very little bleeding. Her tissue is visible, but not injured.
My daughter (who is in nursing school) and I brought her inside, carefully disinfected the wound and skin and sealed the skin back with Dermabond. Florentine is resting comfortably, and is eating and drinking well.
My question is, should I give her oral antibiotics? I have fish tetracycline, 250 mg capsulis. If so, what dosage? I thought I might scramble up an egg and mix the powder in it.
I would take her to the vet, but have recently been diagnosed with breast cancer and face huge medical bills. Also, I just finished paying off a $500 vet bill from a previous attack
Thank you so much in advance for any guidance you can provide.
~Sally
I'm heartbroken. An opossum got into my henhouse night before last and killed one of my hens. Yesterday, I found that another hen, Florentine, had been wounded in the attack. A largish flap of skin ( about the size of half a teacup) was hanging underneath her left wing. She's favoring the left leg, but it doesn't appear to be damaged or broken. The wound was relatively clean - very little bleeding. Her tissue is visible, but not injured.
My daughter (who is in nursing school) and I brought her inside, carefully disinfected the wound and skin and sealed the skin back with Dermabond. Florentine is resting comfortably, and is eating and drinking well.
My question is, should I give her oral antibiotics? I have fish tetracycline, 250 mg capsulis. If so, what dosage? I thought I might scramble up an egg and mix the powder in it.
I would take her to the vet, but have recently been diagnosed with breast cancer and face huge medical bills. Also, I just finished paying off a $500 vet bill from a previous attack

Thank you so much in advance for any guidance you can provide.
~Sally