Hen attacked by dog, open wound help

[sunflour]

As long as infection does not set it, birds can heal up remarkably from some pretty severe wounds with time and supportive care. Here is a link to a long article on the healing process, what they did, with pictures, which may help you along the way. Best of luck!
http://richie-cunningham.com/2012/04/11/chicken-wound-healing-process/

That's a great resource.
@sunetc - the wound in this article is very close to the one you are dealing with - which is worse than I had pictured - IMO, I would follow the cunningham method for your gal.

I have no experience with a wound like this on fowl, but in humans a large severe equivalent wound will heal and regrow skin with time as long as it is kept clean and you deal with any infections.

Please keep us updated, and keep up your TLC for her.

 

[sunetc]

Was greeted today by some pleasant little chirps. Sunshine's spirits were up this morning We gave her another epsom salt soak which was really relaxing for her, and softened up where some feathers had gotten stuck. The wound is looking fine. No signs of infection.
Lucky girl has the heat on in the mud room while we wear sweaters in the rest of the house on this cool and rainy day. She's started eating and drinking again on her own this evening, but I did help get some fluid into her earlier after she hadn't touched the water.. Suddenly she's feeling ravenous and gobbling down sunflower seed and flax, plus drinking on her own We're thrilled to see some improvement though she's far from through this.
I'll post another pic of how she's looking next time I've got her out!

 

[sunflour]

Was greeted today by some pleasant little chirps. Sunshine's spirits were up this morning We gave her another epsom salt soak which was really relaxing for her, and softened up where some feathers had gotten stuck. The wound is looking fine. No signs of infection.
Lucky girl has the heat on in the mud room while we wear sweaters in the rest of the house on this cool and rainy day. She's started eating and drinking again on her own this evening, but I did help get some fluid into her earlier after she hadn't touched the water.. Suddenly she's feeling ravenous and gobbling down sunflower seed and flax, plus drinking on her own We're thrilled to see some improvement though she's far from through this.
I'll post another pic of how she's looking next time I've got her out!

That's great news .

 

[Tenrec]

Eating and drinking on her own is great!

(Insert not a vet disclaimer here, haha)

Pretty gnarly wound (dogs are the worst), but fixable. Most important is making sure that doesn't get infected, either by bacteria or by /flies/. If you can, keep her INSIDE where the flies can't touch her until that wound is healed. They will zone in on an injured bird in no time flat. Make sure she doesn't have any maggots or fly eggs chilling on her.

If the wounds are healing, it's too late to stitch. Just make sure they stay clean, especially that puncture wound (which wouldn't be stitched anyways). Give them a good whiff every day. Wounds that are healing have a particular smell. Wounds that aren't healing/are infected will start to smell off.

Since it's an animal bite, you might want to give her some Penicillin G for prophylaxis. This must be injected into her breast muscle every other day, and you should follow dosage according to your bird's weight.

Let us know how it goes!

 

[sunetc]

She is IN with a room with a view. I'm happy to have her in our home as long as that's what's best. Heck she can stay 20 years. How quickly will flies lay on her? If I wanted to take her out for fresh air and to visit with her sisters would that be alright?
As for the Penicillin G .. I haven't got any.. I believe antibiotics are RX only (I'm in NY) so not sure what I can do there. I'll remain vigilant with the wound watch and care. So far looking and smelling ok

 

[Tenrec]

Feed stores generally carry the pcn; you don't need a script down here. Gotta make sure it's a safe type, though. If she's doing better rather than worse, she'll probably be fine without it.

And aw, that's sweet. I can tell you love her. Flies can get on and lay eggs extremely quick. Just watch her and make sure the flies stay away, she'll be fine for a little bit.

 

[sunetc]

Our feed store doesn't have antibiotics but I think you need a vet rx for it here, I might be mistaken, thought I read that on BYC recently.
Anywhoo as for Sunshine today.. she's noticeably less painful as she's decided to move around her crate. I made a quick chunnel so she could safely visit with her sisters in their run while I hang out laundry. Happy to see them cluster together and "chat" while eating. Sunshine is kind of hobbling but she's putting weight on both legs and has moved both wings so I'll take it as a good sign.
Her wound today has some greenish in it. Is that part of normal healing? No oozing, no offensive odors..

 

[sunetc]

Pic

 

[Eps32]

When I have problems this is what I use works great for me

 

[coach723]

Hard to tell in the picture, but bruising can look green. Attached a couple of pictures for comparison.
Also, I would trim back some of the feathers that are touching the wound in order to minimize bacteria getting in there. The cleaner it stays the better.