Goose Has Open Wound on Chin, How to Treat It?

[The Dim Side]

Hi, my boyfriend said our one goose got her head stuck under the porch this morning, and she flailed to get out. I just noticed she has a scrape on her chin that's a little bloody. What's the best way to go about treating a wound on a goose? Thanks!

 

[chickenlover007]

Hi, my boyfriend said our one goose got her head stuck under the porch this morning, and she flailed to get out. I just noticed she has a scrape on her chin that's a little bloody. What's the best way to go about treating a wound on a goose? Thanks!

I'm not a goose expert, but nobody else has answered so I'll give my best advice. You should disinfect it once a day with antibacterial spray. If it's shallow maybe not even that. How bad is the wound? If it's just a scrape I wouldn't worry about it in the long run.

 

[The Dim Side]

I'm not a goose expert, but nobody else has answered so I'll give my best advice. You should disinfect it once a day with antibacterial spray. If it's shallow maybe not even that. How bad is the wound? If it's just a scrape I wouldn't worry about it in the long run.

Thank you! The wound isn't super bad, more just a scrape where the feathers are missing, so it's red, but not like a gash or anything. But it's like maybe a half inch or so in length and less than that in width. I tried dabbing it with a warm cloth earlier, but she really wasn't wanting that, lol, so I didn't do much.

For potential future injuries, do you have a suggestion on poultry-safe antibacterial spray? Or will any animal one do?

 

[chickenlover007]

Thank you! The wound isn't super bad, more just a scrape where the feathers are missing, so it's red, but not like a gash or anything. But it's like maybe a half inch or so in length and less than that in width. I tried dabbing it with a warm cloth earlier, but she really wasn't wanting that, lol, so I didn't do much.

For potential future injuries, do you have a suggestion on poultry-safe antibacterial spray? Or will any animal one do?

Vetericyn anti bacterial spray works amazingly!!

 

[chickenlover007]

Thank you! The wound isn't super bad, more just a scrape where the feathers are missing, so it's red, but not like a gash or anything. But it's like maybe a half inch or so in length and less than that in width. I tried dabbing it with a warm cloth earlier, but she really wasn't wanting that, lol, so I didn't do much.

For potential future injuries, do you have a suggestion on poultry-safe antibacterial spray? Or will any animal one do?

How is she doing by the way?

 

[The Dim Side]

Vetericyn anti bacterial spray works amazingly!!

Awesome, thanks so much for the recommendation! And she's doing super! The scrape seems to have healed just fine on its own, haha. Still really klutzy though, so hopefully both of them can stay out of trouble well enough, lol.