INJURED ROOSTER NEED HELP ON WHAT TO DO PLEASE

[jsmoot]

My rooster got attacked by the neighbor’s dog last Thursday. I found him in the neighbors back yard trapped in their fence when I picked him up I noticed he got attacked on his back I couldn't see any puncture wounds. However his feathers looked like they were hanging out some and just a little bit of blood now it’s completely "scab overlooking".

Yesterday when I went and checked on him I noticed he hadn't been drinking or eating and the red color on his face has become a pale pink color. I assumed he was dehydrated and I brought him in the house and put in a dog crate.

He has drunk water from a bowl a couple of times but won’t really eat any food. I read on here to scramble an egg and let them eat that because of the high level of protein. He did eat some but not as much as I would have liked. I put some probiotic in his water late last night hoping that might help.

Also,he isn’t getting up and walking around and I didn’t know if that was from him being dehydrated and in shock. He isn’t moving when he has to go to the bathroom and underneath his tail feathers there is a compress pile of poop, pee and his bedding from his bed outside. I wanted to know how to clean it up it isn’t blocking him from going to the bathroom if that makes sense.

He also is breathing fast and heavy like I’m not sure what else I should do if any one has any suggestions please let me know. This is the first time I have ever had a rooster and I have had him since he was a little baby. He is my pet so please no comments about making him soup or what not.

 

[Kassaundra]

Dog bites are dirty, It has been a week and he is getting worse if I understood your post. This is not the presentation of "shock" but of sepsis. (a systemic infection). If he is septic his only chance (and it is slim) is antibiotics and fast. He will also need hydration if he isn't willing to do it himself you may have to do it for him. It depends on how committed you are to saving this roo. Just for future reference it is important if you plan to try and save a chicken after an animal attack antibiotics are important from the beginning.

 

[Kassaundra]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...cken-and-give-subcutaneous-fluid#post_9910754 Here is a link describing tube hydrating a chicken

 

[casportpony]

He should go see a vet, now, but if you can't do that, he needs to be inside where it's warm, tube fed pedialyte or water and glucose or corn syrup. If you can't tube feed him, he will die.
Tube feeding info:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/722041/how-to-t-feed-a-sick-chicken-and-give-subcutaneous-fluid

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Source:http://avianmedicine.net/content/uploads/2013/03/07_emergency_and_critical_care.pdf​

FLUID THERAPY
Oral Administration
Oral administration is the ideal method of giving fluids.
This method is more commonly used in mildly dehydrated
birds or in conjunction with subcutaneous (SC)
or intravenous (IV) therapy. Oral rehydration (30 ml/kg
PO q 6-8 h) also may be used in larger birds (eg, waterfowl)
that are difficult to restrain for parenteral fluid​

therapy.

ORAL NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS
Below are listed some of the oral nutritional supplements
that can be gavage-fed to debilitated birds. Various
hand-feeding formulas are on the market and, as a
whole, are far superior to the homemade formulas used
decades ago that contained monkey biscuits, peanut butter
and ground seeds. Commercially available hand-feeding
formulas for baby birds are often utilized in the treatment
of sick and debilitated adult birds. The quantity
that can be fed at one time to a sick bird is greatly
reduced from that of baby birds. On the average, a baby
parrot can accommodate 10% of its body weight per
feeding due to the elasticity of the crop and its rapid
emptying. Adult birds have a greatly decreased crop
capacity, averaging 3% of their body weight. Additionally,
sick birds are less tolerant of food in the crop and care
must be taken to avoid regurgitation and/or aspiration.
A sick or debilitated bird should always have its
hydration corrected prior to attempting to initiate​

oral gavage-feeding.



-Kathy

 

[jsmoot]

Okay thanks I will.

Where do I get antibiotics?

Can I get it at like tractor supply?

I think he might have mites? I'm not really sure I just know that I was petting him last night and sitting next to him and now im itching. How can I know for sure?

 

[Kassaundra]

Okay thanks I will.

Where do I get antibiotics?

Can I get it at like tractor supply?

I think he might have mites? I'm not really sure I just know that I was petting him last night and sitting next to him and now im itching. How can I know for sure?

Yes tractor supply or most feed stores.


Look around the vent if he has mites he will have more in that area you should see them moving.

 

[casportpony]

Okay thanks I will.

Where do I get antibiotics?

Can I get it at like tractor supply?

I think he might have mites? I'm not really sure I just know that I was petting him last night and sitting next to him and now im itching. How can I know for sure?

Pale comb and you're itching, he has mites. Get some poultry dust, a syringe, a tube and take care of him.

TSC carries antibiotics, but I'm not sure they're the proper ones to use. They have a couple of injectables and a couple of powders... I would use Baytril, but you would have to order that.

-Kathy

 

[jsmoot]

ok thanks!

 

[casportpony]

And dust him for bugs, even if you can't see them, they're there, trust me. But do be gentle about it, if he's still breathing funny, he's not stable and too much handling before he's properly warmed and hydrated with fluids and corn syrup or glucose could kill him. So if I were you, I would get the fluids and corn syrup or glucose into him first, then wait until his crop clears and dust him if he's stable.

-Kathy