I rescued a hen beginning of August with a horrific, moldy, gangrenous wound...*Graphic photos! and

[kwinnypoo]

She's a poster child here locally... Never ever give up on an animal. My motto now.

 

[daniel rainey]

you done the best job i can possibly imagen! well done you are a fab vet!

in a way this story sadens me as i once had a lovely bronze turkey who got attacked and had a big wond (but not as big as that!) i was detumind to keep her and help her but every one said it would be cruel to keep it alive, even the vet. so the deed had to be done. if that hen could recover so could this turkey! andwhat is the name of the cream you used? do you know anywhere online you can buy it?

 

[Peacheschic]

You are an AMAZING women, we need to have more people like you in this world!!! That story brought tears in my eyes!

Since I was a child I have been rescuing animals of all kinds, and bringing them back to health. You remind me....... of me lol! Good job on doing what you thought was best!

 

[ThornyRidge]

Amazing!! True spirit of giving animals a chance! It is amazing with care and compassion, the healing power of chickens. I had a mink attack my flock and unfortunately lost 2 hens and a rooster but found one other hen with horrific wounds to her neck area (flesh stripped completely off and multiple puncture wounds). The most difficult time I found was nursing her through the "shock" period.. after weeks of keeping wound area disinfected and clean and she provided extra nutrient boosts she formed nice healing scabs.. I figured that the feathers on her neck area were gonners.. never gonna grow back with that much flesh missing.. well almost 3 months later you would never know that she was attacked and nearly had her head chewed off by a mink! Her name is "Minky" and she is the most friendliest and human loving hen I have ever had! She prefers to ride around on your shoulder. She has healed nicely.. all feathers came back and no scarring at all.. except for her emotional trauma! Although I think that there may have been some damage to her equilibrium because since the attack she is unable to guage distances, especially to hop down or fly down from something! Oh well I love her and would do it all over again! Thanks for your story and dedication! It provides motivation to those of us put in that position to make a decision of trying the healing route! It does work!

 

[HubertsFarm]

i am enlightened as my rooster lays in a cage wondering what is in his future.. i am scared cause he seems to be doing well and.... thats when every one says sure your treating him hell get better then youll wake up one day and hell be dead.... that is HEART breaking to hear.. you give me hope... can you help me? i think he may have gangrene in his back. his wounds arent deep but they are rottish i scrubbed most off but i see some black skin like what was on your bird, do i need to cut those away... im scared. I hada kitten when i was 12 that had a single maggot eat a hole into her chest when she was so young that she wasnt moving much yet.. i wasnt allowed to touch the kittens but i snuck out one day and did. i found this and showed my bestfriend (who actually owned the chick at the time) and she freaked out (she doesnt know much about animals.. it was ridiculous) i said im going to save her, hush. and the friends mother allowed me to do so seeing the maggot was close to her heart and you could see her insides... figured she was oing to die any how. but i cut open the wound more and got tweezers and pulled out a nice juicy FAT maggot, HUGE and washed her with peroxide and put a numbing anti bacterial ointment on her wound then i pulled it shut and taped it ... she healed great and YEARS later she lived a VERY happy life on my childhood land where she still lives with my mom. i was brave then and wasnt attached to that kitten... it wasnt mine at that time. but malcom my rooster.. he is mine and im not as brave any more as i know alot more about accidents and oops... empower me? what should i do? I can text pics or somthing.. cant figure out how to get them on this site. let me know.

 

[tlachicks]

I am VERY impressed with your work, doctor. Sometimes, the only thing standing in our way of helping the less fortunate is our own self-confidence to just try something. Oh, sure, the town vet is common knowledge of having all the answers .. for a price (which is usually the stop sign at the beginning of that route for me). This past July, one of my Jersey Giant Layers ran directly up to me and immediately squatted in my path and moaned pathetically .. BaaaK. I reached down and gently picked her up and discovered a similar 4-inch gaping wound exposing her thigh and some of her innards. I used Watkin's black salve and an old tee-shirt, mainly to keep out flies and her beak, and quarantined her to a closed box in the garage. I too was amazed at how quickly she healed - within two weeks she was back to laying eggs, and by week four to five her skin was completely closed and almost covered with feathers. It never fails when I enter the general population area of the Chickie Motel, she is waiting on the catwalk to greet me (or frisk me for treats) as I walk through the door. Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that even without human language, I'm sure your chickie appreciated your Good Samaritan efforts. AJ and Theresa

 

[casportpony]

I forgot all about this thread. Great pictures in post #1

 

[Eggcessive]

I am glad to be reading this thread for the first time. Wow, this is one for every person to read that has a chicken with a serious wound, at how they can survive with good care.

 

[casportpony]

I was thinking the same thing!