Help please, my 4 month old golden sex link was attached by a pit bull

[ashley74]

So yesterday she was attacked by a pit. It for her skin right off on her leg into her belly. I have washed her with dawn dish soap and have applied some stuff called EMT that I got from the feed store. I really don't have 30 extra dollars right now for the other stuff. Anyway, I do smell a rank smell, but I am not sure if it's the wound or because she has been sitting in her poop at times. I clean her hospital room ( box ) every time I see poop. What else can I do? How often can I bathe her? She won't let me touch it too much so that makes things are worse. Please give me some advice!

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Can you get photos of the wounds - assessing them from a description is difficult and seeing them as they are is going to be key in determining how serious they are and what the best course of action would be. Chickens are incredibly resilient, but the right sort of treatment and support is key in helping them to recover from things like this.

 

[ashley74]

 

[3riverschick]

Hi!
I am so sorry to read of your birds injuries! Take these pics and info over to the Injuries thread where the experts in that subject hang out.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/10/emergencies-diseases-injuries-and-cures
Meanwhile........
I don't know wounds. I do know stress. The trick here is to interdict the timeline and get your bird energy to get better before it reaches a tipping point where the body systems start to cascade in failure because of lack of nutrition due to stress inhibiting the birds ability to uptake the helps you are giving it. This wound is causing your bird stress which will probably affect her ability to uptake the nutrition you are giving her. Go to Tractor Supply or your feed store and get the smallest bottle of Poultry or Goat Nutri-Drench It's a special emergency nutritional supplement for times of injury or stress. It doesn't need digested. Mainlines directly into the bloodstream. Measureable in 30 minutes with 99% utilization. It will give your bird energy and help stabilize her immune system. Very concebtrated. Get a 3ml syringe while you are there. Safely dispose of the needle and use it to measure the Nutri-Drench. It makes things easier, smile. The Poultry formula bottle comes with a eye dropper in the cap, smile. http://www.nutridrench.com
Whichever formula you choose, use the poultry directions which are: one drop only by mouth . Repeat as needed every 8-10 hours. For maintenance, put 2ml per gallon in the water. ( looks like very weak tea). For stress situations, use 4 ml per gallon in the water. If the bird doesn't like the taste of the 4ml solution, back down to 2ml and that should be ok. Tho the Bovidr Labs formulas are species-specific, they also meet the scientific standards for a universal formula. That's why you can use a different formula in a pinch. Just use the instructions for the species you are giving it too. I used the Pet and Beef formulas on my collies with good success. Raised my Light Sussex chicks on either Poultry or Goat formulas with good success.
Best wishes for a quick recovery for your bird,
Karen

 

[tash]

My sisters lab used to chase and 'play' with our chickens most of the time he barely hurt them. One looked dead, but got up as soon as I made him drop her. We had another dog come into our yard and attack our hens. One girl got mauled pretty bad, you could see her spine, it was nasty. But we kept her inside and put something on her back, vasoline I think? I don't remember. But eventually she healed up and moved back outside. We only ever had to put one hen down due to a dog attack, and that was because she had her face chewed off and wouldn't have been able to eat or groom by herself.

Anyway my point is do whatever they say to do in the injuries forum and relax. Chickens can and do recover from dog attacks. If it was only skin and nothing internal she has a good chance of recovery.