Injured Chicken, Maggots in Wound HELP!

[texaschickyall]

My vet was talking the other day they recommend Little City Dog for treating external parasites and use it when they see maggots on wounds. It's herbal. They also make a product called Tyrannosaurus RX they recommend for maggots in wounds. I've used the Little City Dog before with great results. I'm sure the company could give you recommendations for chickens.

 

[jklyles1]

after I clean the wounds and let them dry should I put Neosporin on them?? She ate scrambled eggs this morning!!! YAY!

 

[casportpony]

Here is the wound after a more thorough cleaning with a betadine solution. Got 8-10 more maggots out and washed pockets out with syringe. What does everyone think? She is shivering a little. Turned AC up in that room because she is wet from bath. Trimmed feathers away too.

Wow, that look so much better! What a great job you did!

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

after I clean the wounds and let them dry should I put Neosporin on them?? She ate scrambled eggs this morning!!! YAY!

Would be best to keep here iside if you can. I've used neosporin, but it seems like it doesn't stick to the wound very well. I've also used Blu-Kote spray and liquid, so do what you think will work best. If you don't like how it's healing you can wash it off and try something different. IMO, that is going to heal just fine!

-Kathy

 

[jklyles1]

Wow, that look so much better! What a great job you did!

-Kathy

Thank you!!! Thanks for all the advice. I hope she heals up. SHe is inside in my laundry room. I have another chicken that is limping so they are both in the laundry/chicken infirmary room.

 

[casportpony]

Quote: Sounds like my house, lol.

-Kathy

 

[guernsi]

Good work, and a great sign that she is eating ! Looking much cleaner and dry. Definitely keep her inside in a clean environment while she has an open wound. I wouldn't use neosporin personally, but it is up to you what you think is best. The reason I shy away from putting any kind of ointment on there is to let the skin breathe. The vets I worked with always let more serious wounds breathe open to the air and would not put any ointments on (as they were trying to prevent anaerobic areas in the wound).

One thing to watch for is necrotic tissue. This would be unhealthy, smelly, off color looking tissue. And it would likely spread unless removed. So watch the borders of the wound for that. I see in the photo above, the upper section of the tissue around the wound is nice and pink. I can't really tell on the lower part. I know it sounds aweful, but if the tissue starts to die and becomes necrotic, you would need to cut it away to save your girl. You may want to have some topical numbing gel on hand for this purpose. This is not meant to scare you, just something to watch for. She is looking much better though, and hopefully she keeps on this way without further intervention !

 

[casportpony]

Good work, and a great sign that she is eating ! Looking much cleaner and dry. Definitely keep her inside in a clean environment while she has an open wound. I wouldn't use neosporin personally, but it is up to you what you think is best. The reason I shy away from putting any kind of ointment on there is to let the skin breathe. The vets I worked with always let more serious wounds breathe open to the air and would not put any ointments on (as they were trying to prevent anaerobic areas in the wound).

One thing to watch for is necrotic tissue. This would be unhealthy, smelly, off color looking tissue. And it would likely spread unless removed. So watch the borders of the wound for that. I see in the photo above, the upper section of the tissue around the wound is nice and pink. I can't really tell on the lower part. I know it sounds aweful, but if the tissue starts to die and becomes necrotic, you would need to cut it away to save your girl. You may want to have some topical numbing gel on hand for this purpose. This is not meant to scare you, just something to watch for. She is looking much better though, and hopefully she keeps on this way without further intervention !

You're right... I would never even think about putting ointment on a horse wound like this!

-Kathy

 

[Eggcessive]

The wound looks so much better. One reason to use Neosporin ointment is to keep the tissue moist, so that it doesn't dry out and it will promote the filling in and coming together of the wound, while helping to prevent infection. Normal saline wet to dry soaks do about the same, but are messy and time-consuming. After some time, I would stop the Neosporin when the tissue is starting to heal and granulate in.