My situation: This morning a young hawk paid my coop a visit and tried to eat my 6 week old mutt chick. The hawk was unable to finish it off, but the bird is pretty badly hurt (I think). He's got a couple of gashes, one circular one covering the back of his head and one long one that goes from his crop to his shoulder, neither of which are bleeding but you can see the tissue. He keeps his left eye closed, but it's not swelling, nor is there any injury that I can see. We put him in a large dog crate with food, water and shavings and I gave him the appropriate dosage of aspirin in water with a dropper, as well as some electrolytes. He doesn't seem to be wanting to move, and sits in one spot.
My questions: What would be the best thing to do for his wounds in this case? Should I try and rinse the gashes? Is there something I should put on them? I saw some other posts about hawk attacks, which is where I learned what to give him in his water. I'm unsure of how to help this little one; I ask you for your knowlege!
My questions: What would be the best thing to do for his wounds in this case? Should I try and rinse the gashes? Is there something I should put on them? I saw some other posts about hawk attacks, which is where I learned what to give him in his water. I'm unsure of how to help this little one; I ask you for your knowlege!