Regarding making your own saline... Tap water and containers can have bacteria on them. I would highly recommend going to the store and buying sterile saline eye (contact lens) solution. Wal-mart has it dirt cheap.
HELP! Baby chick scalped *graphic*...update: she didn't make it :(
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Thanks! I'll get some as soon as I can.
UPDATE: She seems more tired and out of it today...mostly just sleeping and once in a while peeping and moving around when I talk to her or touch her. I also made some cooked egg for her to eat. She doesn't seem to want to eat anything, or know how to. She just hatched a couple days ago, so she hasn't really eaten much and I'm worried that because she can't see, she won't be able to eat on her own. I've been giving her drops of sugar water on my finger throughout the day and I tried taking tiny bits of the cooked egg and putting it in her beak, but it's not working.
Thanks! I'll get some as soon as I can.
UPDATE: She seems more tired and out of it today...mostly just sleeping and once in a while peeping and moving around when I talk to her or touch her. I also made some cooked egg for her to eat. She doesn't seem to want to eat anything, or know how to. She just hatched a couple days ago, so she hasn't really eaten much and I'm worried that because she can't see, she won't be able to eat on her own. I've been giving her drops of sugar water on my finger throughout the day and I tried taking tiny bits of the cooked egg and putting it in her beak, but it's not working.
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Thanks! I'll get some as soon as I can.
UPDATE: She seems more tired and out of it today...mostly just sleeping and once in a while peeping and moving around when I talk to her or touch her. I also made some cooked egg for her to eat. She doesn't seem to want to eat anything, or know how to. She just hatched a couple days ago, so she hasn't really eaten much and I'm worried that because she can't see, she won't be able to eat on her own. I've been giving her drops of sugar water on my finger throughout the day and I tried taking tiny bits of the cooked egg and putting it in her beak, but it's not working.
My turkey was sick a couple of weeks ago and she refused to eat (she's a baby, too) and I took her to the vet because there was something very wrong with her (thinking a disease of some kind). They ended up tube feeding her for 3 days. They just took gruel, watered it down into a thin paste and sucked it into a syringe and then put that into her mouth. Same thing with water. I wouldn't make the homemade saline solution yourself- the eye saline you get at Walmart is probably a lot safer and more sanitary. Use a Q-Tip to apply the neosporin, and put it on nice and thick. You really can't use too much of that. The flap of skin might actually injure her and cause an infection if it isn't debrided. I have seen my vet debride BIG hunks of skin off my horses with a sharp razor and sure, it causes them to bleed- but in the end, it's much healthier. The skin should grow back. If you can't do it, it might be best to have your vet take it off for you. I'm afraid that smell you're talking about is decaying flesh. You need a clean wound- no flaps of skin for your baby to get better. Since she's smelling, it sounds like you'll need an antibiotic (orally) too since bacteria has most likely set in. So sorry! I hope she does better.
Thanks! I'll get some as soon as I can.
UPDATE: She seems more tired and out of it today...mostly just sleeping and once in a while peeping and moving around when I talk to her or touch her. I also made some cooked egg for her to eat. She doesn't seem to want to eat anything, or know how to. She just hatched a couple days ago, so she hasn't really eaten much and I'm worried that because she can't see, she won't be able to eat on her own. I've been giving her drops of sugar water on my finger throughout the day and I tried taking tiny bits of the cooked egg and putting it in her beak, but it's not working.
My turkey was sick a couple of weeks ago and she refused to eat (she's a baby, too) and I took her to the vet because there was something very wrong with her (thinking a disease of some kind). They ended up tube feeding her for 3 days. They just took gruel, watered it down into a thin paste and sucked it into a syringe and then put that into her mouth. Same thing with water. I wouldn't make the homemade saline solution yourself- the eye saline you get at Walmart is probably a lot safer and more sanitary. Use a Q-Tip to apply the neosporin, and put it on nice and thick. You really can't use too much of that. The flap of skin might actually injure her and cause an infection if it isn't debrided. I have seen my vet debride BIG hunks of skin off my horses with a sharp razor and sure, it causes them to bleed- but in the end, it's much healthier. The skin should grow back. If you can't do it, it might be best to have your vet take it off for you. I'm afraid that smell you're talking about is decaying flesh. You need a clean wound- no flaps of skin for your baby to get better. Since she's smelling, it sounds like you'll need an antibiotic (orally) too since bacteria has most likely set in. So sorry! I hope she does better.
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Thanks! I'll get some as soon as I can.
UPDATE: She seems more tired and out of it today...mostly just sleeping and once in a while peeping and moving around when I talk to her or touch her. I also made some cooked egg for her to eat. She doesn't seem to want to eat anything, or know how to. She just hatched a couple days ago, so she hasn't really eaten much and I'm worried that because she can't see, she won't be able to eat on her own. I've been giving her drops of sugar water on my finger throughout the day and I tried taking tiny bits of the cooked egg and putting it in her beak, but it's not working.
My turkey was sick a couple of weeks ago and she refused to eat (she's a baby, too) and I took her to the vet because there was something very wrong with her (thinking a disease of some kind). They ended up tube feeding her for 3 days. They just took gruel, watered it down into a thin paste and sucked it into a syringe and then put that into her mouth. Same thing with water. I wouldn't make the homemade saline solution yourself- the eye saline you get at Walmart is probably a lot safer and more sanitary. Use a Q-Tip to apply the neosporin, and put it on nice and thick. You really can't use too much of that. The flap of skin might actually injure her and cause an infection if it isn't debrided. I have seen my vet debride BIG hunks of skin off my horses with a sharp razor and sure, it causes them to bleed- but in the end, it's much healthier. The skin should grow back. If you can't do it, it might be best to have your vet take it off for you. I'm afraid that smell you're talking about is decaying flesh. You need a clean wound- no flaps of skin for your baby to get better. Since she's smelling, it sounds like you'll need an antibiotic (orally) too since bacteria has most likely set in. So sorry! I hope she does better.
How can I remove the flap of skin? It's pulled down passed where her eyes should be and most of it's attached to the front of her face (near the comb).
I also got a better look at it today, and noticed that the eyelid slits have been pulled frontwards along with the flap of skin so they aren't really covering the eye sockets anymore, which are swollen shut.
Poor baby.
Oh and lastly, I got a bag of chick grower mash today and have been trying to get her to eat some by dampening it with water and getting some on my finger and then gently rubbing it on her beak...not sure if she actually ate any, maybe a tiny bit.
Thanks! I'll get some as soon as I can.
UPDATE: She seems more tired and out of it today...mostly just sleeping and once in a while peeping and moving around when I talk to her or touch her. I also made some cooked egg for her to eat. She doesn't seem to want to eat anything, or know how to. She just hatched a couple days ago, so she hasn't really eaten much and I'm worried that because she can't see, she won't be able to eat on her own. I've been giving her drops of sugar water on my finger throughout the day and I tried taking tiny bits of the cooked egg and putting it in her beak, but it's not working.
My turkey was sick a couple of weeks ago and she refused to eat (she's a baby, too) and I took her to the vet because there was something very wrong with her (thinking a disease of some kind). They ended up tube feeding her for 3 days. They just took gruel, watered it down into a thin paste and sucked it into a syringe and then put that into her mouth. Same thing with water. I wouldn't make the homemade saline solution yourself- the eye saline you get at Walmart is probably a lot safer and more sanitary. Use a Q-Tip to apply the neosporin, and put it on nice and thick. You really can't use too much of that. The flap of skin might actually injure her and cause an infection if it isn't debrided. I have seen my vet debride BIG hunks of skin off my horses with a sharp razor and sure, it causes them to bleed- but in the end, it's much healthier. The skin should grow back. If you can't do it, it might be best to have your vet take it off for you. I'm afraid that smell you're talking about is decaying flesh. You need a clean wound- no flaps of skin for your baby to get better. Since she's smelling, it sounds like you'll need an antibiotic (orally) too since bacteria has most likely set in. So sorry! I hope she does better.
How can I remove the flap of skin? It's pulled down passed where her eyes should be and most of it's attached to the front of her face (near the comb).
I also got a better look at it today, and noticed that the eyelid slits have been pulled frontwards along with the flap of skin so they aren't really covering the eye sockets anymore, which are swollen shut.
Oh and lastly, I got a bag of chick grower mash today and have been trying to get her to eat some by dampening it with water and getting some on my finger and then gently rubbing it on her beak...not sure if she actually ate any, maybe a tiny bit.
maybe you could get a few good pics of the flap and how its attached so everyone can see it.definitely start an oral antibiotic and do the saline rinse,if you have a good vet maybe they would sell you a betadine solution which i think is better then saline,and the neosporin real thick 2-3 times a day.i sure hope your cute little baby pulls thru...
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Hopefully this picture will help...sorry it's not the best quality
explanation: the skin on the head is pulled forwards toward the comb/beak and then tapers off to the side of the chick's head, a.k.a the RIGHT of the picture. Starting from about midway down the back of the neck is where the wound begins. It covers the entire skull area, including both eyes and down to the earlobes, until it reaches the corners of the chick's beak, where it ends.
explanation: the skin on the head is pulled forwards toward the comb/beak and then tapers off to the side of the chick's head, a.k.a the RIGHT of the picture. Starting from about midway down the back of the neck is where the wound begins. It covers the entire skull area, including both eyes and down to the earlobes, until it reaches the corners of the chick's beak, where it ends.
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aww the poor baby.thats a big flap.unfortunately ive never had to deal with anything like that.do you have a vet who might be willing to give some advice over the phone? if you do leave that flap on you are gonna have to make sure it cant get caught on anything.are you sure the wieght of it isnt causing pain?
aww the poor baby.thats a big flap.unfortunately ive never had to deal with anything like that.do you have a vet who might be willing to give some advice over the phone? if you do leave that flap on you are gonna have to make sure it cant get caught on anything.are you sure the wieght of it isnt causing pain?
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aww the poor baby.thats a big flap.unfortunately ive never had to deal with anything like that.do you have a vet who might be willing to give some advice over the phone? if you do leave that flap on you are gonna have to make sure it cant get caught on anything.are you sure the wieght of it isnt causing pain?
I don't have any vets nearby that I know of...I would like to drive to the nearest one and have her cleaned up by a vet, but they're always so expensive.
The flap actually isn't that heavy and it doesn't seem to be causing her any pain.
aww the poor baby.thats a big flap.unfortunately ive never had to deal with anything like that.do you have a vet who might be willing to give some advice over the phone? if you do leave that flap on you are gonna have to make sure it cant get caught on anything.are you sure the wieght of it isnt causing pain?
I don't have any vets nearby that I know of...I would like to drive to the nearest one and have her cleaned up by a vet, but they're always so expensive.
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oh my, that does look bad. I'm thinking this could be a bit over your head as far as what to do with the skin flap. It would certainly be over mine! If you aren't worried about spending some money, I'd take him to the vet and have him cut if off and rinse it and he could probably pull it back a bit. I used to work as a vet tech- and I've seen them do wonders with skin. All of this could be done quite easily, with just a local for pain management. You'll have to get him eating, or he just won't make it. Do you have a syringe? Farm stores sell tiny ones for rabbits, mice, etc. For my sick turkey, I wanted a couple extra on hand and i just went to the Pharmacy in Walmart and asked them for a small one. It was free. Then you can suck up food and try to get a bit of it down his throat. Be careful not to get too much in though. The 2 week supply of Baytril cost me $10- thats an oral antibiotic. I bet the vet would charge you about $35 to debride the skin. But you can always call ahead and see what they say and how much it would be. This does look quite serious, though.
maybe look for some other threads similar to what youre going thru? see what others have done. i wish i could help you more,i know how helpless you feel,been there.
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