HELP!! Severe Injury!! Graphic pics!

[soonerdog]

What do you think caused this problem? I would think it caught its head in wire and damaged itself trying to get free...

I would be looking my pens over to see if there was a problem area! Best of luck!

 

[AndysPeafowlSanctuary]

impis wrote:
The answer to this problems is EASY!!!

TAKE IT TO A VET!!!

Frankly I'm horrified that you have to ask what to do. Do not attempt to stitch it yourself. Would you like to be stitched up without anaesthetic? No, of course not. Take it to a vet.



Horrified and rude! Most vets wouldn't even take a look at the bird. If you don't have an avian vet nearby then you do what you can to help the bird. The internet has tons of step by step examples on stitching and just about every other surgecial techniques. your bird will be back to its normal self in no time but I would defintly keep it by itself for a while. I hope it gets better soon. Andy

 

[zazouse]

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Not trying to scare you but,
there is a window of a very short time to close up a wound because of the healing process,lets hope the butterfly bandeges hold it in place because i assure you it will have already start to harden off and heal by morning.

Looking at the wound i would say you boy caught it on the top of a fence like chainlink mabe if you have it around.

I had a guinea get its wing caught on a bar of a barb wire fence once , thank god i found it it was hung up pretty good and something would have taken it at night for sure because of the area it was in.

Keep us posted, he will be fine, i have seen some pretty nasty wounds heal up just fine on their own.

 

[6littlechickies]

Agree with zazouse on the short window before the healing begins. I would not put neosporin (neomycin, polymyxin) on the wound yet. As with any tissue wound that penetrated the entire skin layer, often deep cuts or puncture wounds, you should not apply these topicals. They can trap infection in the wound. Once the wound heals for a couple of days then treat when no signs of infection appear. Also if it is butterfly bandaged as written, or glued then the neosporin will not be beneficial to it staying stuck together due to the petroleum jelly base. If you feel like you need to use topicals right away, treat the wound as a doctor would, flush it with clean water prior to closing it up. I think most of us have had stitches and should remember how they cleaned it before sewing it, glueing it or stapling it.

Good luck

 

[Frosty]

How is the poor thing today? Keeping my feathers crossed for him!

 

[zazouse]

 

[muscovy94]

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He seems like he's ok, but he won't eat or drink anything and its really concerning me

 

[zazouse]

It may take a bit before the soreness goes away,give him another day i bet he will start eating and drinking,plus the wound needs to close a bit so the food and water don't fall out the cut area.
If you have some polyvisol i would add it to his water.

PS i would elevate his food and water bowl a bit so he does not have to stretch his neck to get to it on the ground.

 

[JROOSTER]

I just wanted to say hope he gets better. Also I would stich ASAP like the others said.

 

[chickenzoo]

Perhaps temp him with some warm scrambled eggs... it is soft and smelly, hehe. Offer lots of soft mushy wet food.