Hawk attack: considerable flesh loss around wing

[ChickenDadDave]

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When you have time, post photos of her wounds.

Sounds like you are treating the wounds well. Initial cleaning with an antiseptic (Chlorhexidine/Betadine) or saline is very important. Trimming feathers away from the wounds will help them stay cleaner and will be easier to see and treat.
Once cleaned, Original Neosporin is just fine.

Most wounds do not need to be wrapped, leave them open if possible. The only time to cover a wound is if the bird is actively picking at herself.

Getting her through shock like you are doing is very good. Electrolytes are good and if she's willing to eat, that's good too. Since this is a Silkie, I would also preemptively start her on vitamin therapy to help with stress. I'd 400IU Vitamin E and 1/4tablet B-Complex daily along with a treat of egg, do this for a couple of weeks. Silkies are more prone to neurological symptoms called Wry Neck which can be brought on by trauma.

Exposed bone *could* be an issue. Some birds heal very well with basic first aid (cleaning of wound/ointment) and have no need of an antibiotic. Sometimes an antibiotic is necessary to work a bird through infection and injury. If you have something already on hand, let us know what you have, we may be able to help you with dosing. Otherwise, it may be a good idea to source an antibiotic like Amoxicillin. Baytril can also be used.

Thank you for the advice. Surgery was complete and she seems to be handling recovery well so far.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Marilyn update: we did have the wing removed at the elbow and have her on antibiotics. She’s eating and drinking and is generally perky. Assuming we contained the infection we are thinking prognosis is good.

Thank you for the advice. Surgery was complete and she seems to be handling recovery well so far.

I'm glad Marilyn was able to see the Vet and have the wing taken care of.
She looks good, prognosis sounds good too. She will learn to adapt without the wing. There are many threads here where birds have recovered from serious injuries and even lost a foot/leg with frostbite and have gone on to rejoin their flock and seem to do very well and are happy.

Thank you for the update, I look forward to seeing how well she heals up, she's a pretty girl.