Hen injured by a Pyrenees badly, Please Help!!

[ej1222]

Periwinkle was attacked yesterday a little less than twenty four hours ago. She has some bad wounds, is not eating or drinking, and is hardly moving. She is probably about one and a half year old. One of her wounds is sort of wide, the other is more of a tear. She is a dear member of the flock, please help!! We tended her wounds with Neosporin and Iodine. I will send pics later.

 

[Swbertrand1]

She's most certainly in shock right now. Best to move her to a quiet spot away from noise and other birds so she can rest with food and water available.

Photos of her wounds will be VERY helpful for the experts here to understand the nature of those wounds to advise on how to treat them. Cleaning the wounds with warm Saline is typically recommended followed by a triple-antibiotic ointment applied over the wounds to dress them and needs to be repeated several times per day.

I'm tagging a few folks that I'd like to see give you better guidance:
@Wyorp Rock @azygous

 

[azygous]

Here's what you do in the event of a predator attack to treat the survivor.

1. Treat for shock as the number one step. Give warm Gatoraid or mix a half teaspoon of sugar into a fourth of a cup of warm water with a pinch of salt and baking soda. Have the patient drink it all or syringe it into the beak.

2. Flush the wound well with saline. This is better than soap and water as it maintains the PH of the tissues. But warm soap and water will do. You need to wash away the bacteria from the wound.

3. Inspect the wound carefully. If it has a skin flap dangling, keep that. Do not cut it off. Look for bite, tear or puncture marks indicating a puncture wound. If you see this, the patient will need an oral antibiotic such as amoxicillin. Bacteria from the predator’s mouth can be injected deep into tissue and can kill in as little as 24 to 48 hours. You can order this https://www.kvsupply.com/item/aqua-mox-250mg-capsules-100-count/P06184/250mg once a day for ten days. Or you may be able to find this or something similar at TSC or a pet store.

4. Spray with Vetericyn wound treament and let dry. Use a topical antibiotic ointment such as Neosporin or a generic without pain killer in it to coat the wound. If there's a skin flap, lay it across the wound that has just been coated with the ointment. Then smooth on a generous amount over the top of the skin flap to hold it in place.

5. It's useless to try to stitch a wound on a chicken. Don't even try. It's also useless to try to bandage a wound other than on the feet. The chicken will not tolerate it. It will be pulled off faster than you can blink an eye.

6. Clean the wound every day following the above steps. Keep the wound covered with the ointment. Never allow the wound to get dried out or it will not heal.

 

[ej1222]

Thank you so much

 

[ej1222]

I will get pictures right now.

 

[ej1222]

AirDrop has stopped working, so it might be a while.

 

[Swbertrand1]

AirDrop has stopped working, so it might be a while.

I'm not familiar with AirDrop, but if your photos are resident on your phone or computer, you can attach them directly with the link just below the box where you're typing your comments. Don't know if that's much help.....

 

[ej1222]

Can I give her a little yogurt?

 

[ej1222]

 

[ej1222]

Here is the wider one