On October 17th, 2022, the ducks were making tons of noise, so I went outside and saw a fox with a juvenile Muscovy in its mouth. I chased after it for about 200 yards hoping it would drop her, which it finally did. When I got to her, she was still alive. 
I brought her inside, set her up in a hospital cage, and left her alone until the next day.
Her she is before cleaning & debriding:
With injuries like this, I was taught to create a margin around the wounds (remove feathers or fur). Doing this allows for better cleaning and makes it easier to see how severe the wounds are. When creating a margin, gently remove the feathers or fur one inch back from the wound edges. When plucking feathers, be careful not to tear the skin.
Creating margins, debriding, wound assessment, & preparing to clean:
Once I removed all of the feathers, I flushed all of her wounds with tons of saline, then flushed them once more with chlorhexidine.
Three sterile 4" x 6" telfa pads were placed over the wounds, wrapped in place with gauze, then a layer of vetwrap like this:
Given the severity of the wounds, I gave her an antibiotic (enrofloxacin), and since she wasn't drinking on her own, I tube-fed her fluids until she started drinking.
As of today, all but one of the wounds has healed:
I brought her inside, set her up in a hospital cage, and left her alone until the next day.
Her she is before cleaning & debriding:
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With injuries like this, I was taught to create a margin around the wounds (remove feathers or fur). Doing this allows for better cleaning and makes it easier to see how severe the wounds are. When creating a margin, gently remove the feathers or fur one inch back from the wound edges. When plucking feathers, be careful not to tear the skin.
Creating margins, debriding, wound assessment, & preparing to clean:
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Once I removed all of the feathers, I flushed all of her wounds with tons of saline, then flushed them once more with chlorhexidine.
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Three sterile 4" x 6" telfa pads were placed over the wounds, wrapped in place with gauze, then a layer of vetwrap like this:
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Given the severity of the wounds, I gave her an antibiotic (enrofloxacin), and since she wasn't drinking on her own, I tube-fed her fluids until she started drinking.
As of today, all but one of the wounds has healed:
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