HELP!! My baby pigeon is hurt, what to use for anti-bacterial?

[BoiseBubba]

My baby pigeon has a head injury, it's got a small gouge in the head, what do I use to disinfect it? What is safe to use? Hurry, it's running out of time......

 

[keljonma]

crushed garlic

 

[BoiseBubba]

how do I put it on? Strait or in cloth? any other ideas......

 

[keljonma]

I would crush the garlic over some sterilized gauze or thin clean towel. Make sure you catch the oils that come with it. Then hold it to the wound area or if possible, attach it with some VetRap.

 

[BoiseBubba]

I don't have garlic... any other ideas....PLEASE help me!! Hes gonna die if I don't get some help!!!

 

[keljonma]

You should always have a medicine chest for cases like these. Here are some ideas. Any ONE of these - not a combination.

put some honey on it - it has to be good honey - not the stuff most stores sell

cayenne pepper

oregano oil

tea tree oil in some olive oil

Neem-oil

calendula ointment (or neosporin type ointment)

hydrogen peroxide will clean the wound, but you don't want to use too much of it for too long, because it can damage tissue

betadine

sterile saline solution


edited for typo

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

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If it's small like you said, I would let it heal on its own. Make sure it's clean and dry and it will be fine. But in the meantime, you can use the same stuff on them you would use on chickens.