help!

[albird101]

Today my brothers dog attack my rooster I was there right on time before he even had the chance to kill it. Yeah he lost a lot of feathers and has a little scrap on his wing. I'm seriously agitated because I have no idea why we needed another dog especially since my brother puts no time in training him like I did with my dog. Anyways the little rooster doesn't want to do anything his voice is short of breath, his comb turned pale, and he walks a bit then just gives up and lays down, he eats and drinks but lacks energy. I think he's in shock that explains why the comb turned from red to a dark color and was cold to the touch. Also his heart was pumping extremely ha. What do you guys thunk? He's stable for now just wants to lay down and his comb turned red again he still has a very weak voice and I put some alcohol on his cut to aviod infection its not deep its barley anything. I wanted to know how long will it take for his tail feathers to grow back in hes barley turned 6 months and he's a bantam roo. Also, will he survive and was he just in shock. When will his voice become strong again? Thanks

 

[Wol1]

So sorry!

Had this happen to us, too.

I think the first thing to do is put him in something like a pet carrier that has air holes with something soft in the bottom. An old towel is great, because you can just slide him on out when you need to check him. Put something dark, but that the air will go through, over the carrier. This will help him feel safer and the darkness will cause him to rest. Just talk to him quietly every now and then so he knows you're nearby, keeping him safe. Give him some dishes with a little food and water (put them in the corners in front so he won't spill them so easily), although he may not touch them for awhile. Tomorrow, take him out gently and carefully look him over. You may need someone to help you hold him. For any scrapes, you can put on a human antibiotic ointment. Look for puncture wounds. If you find one, you may need to give him antibiotics to fight an infection from dog germs. Tractor Supply Co or other feed stores often sell them, but I don't know enough to tell you which or how much. Penicillin is a good general antibiotic, but it usually comes in big bottles for cows. If you give him antibiotics for a puncture wound, give him a little bit of yogurt every day for about a week once he's done taking the antibiotic. The yogurt will put the right organisms back into his stomach.

Good Luck. Let us know how he is tomorrow.

 

[Sarevan]

Wol1 has some good advice! I would definetly keep him seperate for a day or so. Check under feathers for any other wounds, bruising. Make a mash of feed by adding water to it add electrolytes to it, or some vitamins to help get over the stress, add an egg raw or boiled to feed for extra protein.

When checking him over watch him while you have him out to see how he is moving for any signs of injury or unable to be steady on feet, if he was shaken possible concussion. Check over the head and neck carefully for any damage to bones.

Hope he recovers quickly.

 

[albird101]

He's doing much better, I gave him some eggs and water but I dunno were I could get electrolytes and I think he has brushing he has this red spot underneath his feathers and he doesn't have any wounds just a scrap on his wing. He's doing a lot better he's just really tires and do sent wanna do much he goes around eats a bit and drinks water then he goes and finds some were shady and lays down. His voice is really weak he use to be very vocal and had the strongest crow from his brothers and now he hardly even peeps and when he does its really weak? Any ideas why?

 

[Sarevan]

Syrinx
The syrinx is the vocal organ of the fowl. It is located at the caudal end of the trachea and is suspended within the clavicular air sac. At rest it is compressed laterally (at the sides). It consists of the pessulus, a wedge shaped cartilage located where the trachea divides into two to form the two bronchi plus the last four specialised cartilaginous rings at the bottom of the trachea. Below this section there are 4-7 thin, flexible syringeal cartilages which are fused at one end to the pessulus but which are free at the other. These are sometimes called the intermediate cartilages or syringeal ears.

At the syrinx the trachea forms two bronchi that then enter the lungs. After the syrinx, the cartilaginous rings of these bronchi are “C” shaped (i.e. an incomplete circle). The walls of the syrinx are two thin, vibrating membranes called the tympanic membranes. The bird makes sound by causing these membranes to vibrate. The tension of these membranes is controlled by muscles and the tension governs the sound produced.

I found that here http://www.poultryhub.org/physiology/body-systems/respiratory-system-thermoregulation/

It maybe possible were damaged if he was shaken, that is what I am thinking anyway don't know if correct or not. But seeing that muscles control the production of sound could be internally bruised.

For electrolytes they sell them in packets at feed store, sav a chick, or in a pinch I have given them pedialyte and gatorade. You can even make your own but I don't know the recipe. You can search here in forums for it I know has posted it here. Good luck!

 

[albird101]

Syrinx
The syrinx is the vocal organ of the fowl. It is located at the caudal end of the trachea and is suspended within the clavicular air sac. At rest it is compressed laterally (at the sides). It consists of the pessulus, a wedge shaped cartilage located where the trachea divides into two to form the two bronchi plus the last four specialised cartilaginous rings at the bottom of the trachea. Below this section there are 4-7 thin, flexible syringeal cartilages which are fused at one end to the pessulus but which are free at the other. These are sometimes called the intermediate cartilages or syringeal ears.

At the syrinx the trachea forms two bronchi that then enter the lungs. After the syrinx, the cartilaginous rings of these bronchi are “C” shaped (i.e. an incomplete circle). The walls of the syrinx are two thin, vibrating membranes called the tympanic membranes. The bird makes sound by causing these membranes to vibrate. The tension of these membranes is controlled by muscles and the tension governs the sound produced.

I found that here http://www.poultryhub.org/physiology/body-systems/respiratory-system-thermoregulation/

It maybe possible were damaged if he was shaken, that is what I am thinking anyway don't know if correct or not. But seeing that muscles control the production of sound could be internally bruised.

For electrolytes they sell them in packets at feed store, sav a chick, or in a pinch I have given them pedialyte and gatorade. You can even make your own but I don't know the recipe. You can search here in forums for it I know has posted it here. Good luck!

he's doing way better his vocals have improved but I still need to hear his crow to know if he's back to normal. He can walk but when he runs he limps really bad and he can't fly as well as he use to. Nothing broken or anything I checked him over could it be sprained or bruising? Help