My beautiful d'Uccle roo was almost killed by a dachsund

[tiki244]

Merks electrolyte is good for all

 

[peepsnbunnies]

Maybe using a heating pad under the box instead of a light.

 

[peepsnbunnies]

Any updates on your poor roo?

Lisa

 

[wegotchickens]

I checked on him. His eye is swollen shut. Actually, that whole side of his face is swollen.

He's definitely warm in between his girls, and I'm inclined to just leave them be since that is how they're used to sleeping. The garage stays around 50 degrees, and he exactly fits into the box with both his girls. I'm afraid being inside would seem weird and upset them. They've spent a lot of time in the garage and on the screened porch, but they've never been allowed in the house (DH is very firm on that).

I turned on the lights to check on them and he made his usual noises at me. Then he ate a few bites of scratch and drank a BUNCH of the elctrolyte water. At least a dozen dips into the bowl. I stopped counting at 10, and he shared the bowl with Georgie for a few sips more.

I'm afraid to give him the aspirin for fear he re-opens any of his wounds. Maybe tomorrow, but not tonight. I seriously wish I had some antibiotics that I could use on him!! The swelling bothers me. Not just dog germs, but bits of leaf and dirt were all over him.

I'll give him eggs and more electrolyte water in the morning. I'm going to re-apply neosporin to his wounds before I go to bed. And maybe in the meantime I'll think of something.

Grandpa used to make a blend of Crisco & sulfer powder when his hunting dogs got hurt. He taught me how to make it when I was young and I was chief 'vet' for his dogs once I had it down. I may see if a pharmacy sells sulfer powder in my area. I can at least try that! Although I'm not sure that's any better than the Neosporin...

Thanks for the suggestions everyone. I truly appreciate your support.



The eggs in the bator are just staring day 3. Can't even candle 'em again yet. But they are at perfect temp & humidity.

 

[peepsnbunnies]

Glad he is still holding his own, eating and drinking. Good vibes coming his way.

I just love mille fleur d'uccles! They are so pretty!

Lisa

 

[wegotchickens]

Thank, peepsnbunnies.
They are my favorite, too. Sweeter than any Silkie I've ever met, for sure! And TN is a mama's boy. Always comes running when he sees me. That's why I knew something was wrong!

 

[Guinea Goonie]

I LOVE my roos, every one of them. I sincerly hope your baby makes it through and more, to a happy and healthy recovery.

ALL my roos are extremly important to me. They take care of thier hens and in collection, they hardly ever fight and always call the rest of the flock in at night.

When I approach the barn in the morning I can hear them all crowing and i KNOW everty ones crow. It is like they practice a certian crow that only they can do.

I have some beautiful roos. I am the king roo and they ALL know it.
I would rather loose a nice hen, than one of my roos.

 

[wegotchickens]

Tennessee is in the garage crowing his little heart out. It's like he has to say "I'm here! I'm here!" over and over again.

He ate a good amount of scrambled egg, and drank more electrolyte water.

The right side of his face is swollen and beat up badly. There is pus coming from the area where his eyelid is torn. I'm afraid I'll have to drain that area since it's the worst swollen. I plan to wash it up in a little while.

Having trouble with DH because I keep bringing TN into the house. That's always been forbidden. The current debate is where I can work on TN where there's good light and warm water. Currently, that's the kitchen. Until some good light is set up in the basement bathroom...

 

[chickenzoo]

You can rinse his eye with saline solution and apply some neosporine around/on his eye.

 

[wegotchickens]

We put a light tower in the basement bathroom and DD2 helped me wash TN off. We used a small amount of goats milk soap and lots of warm water to help get old ointment and crusted blood off his face.

The flesh around his eye is very swollen, but his eye itself was clear and active. His pupil reacted to light like normal. I think that's an awesome sign! And when we got some of the encrustedness off it, there was room amongst the swelling where he could see. So his eye is NOT swollen shut now.

Thanks for the suggestion, chickenzoo. I found a bottle of artificial tears and washed his eyeball off really good. He didn't like it at first, and then sat very still and let me wash it out good.
After it was washed I applied a good coat of neosporin over the entire eye area. It will keep it soft as well as medicated.

He was very patient with the whole washing thing. He clearly didn't enjoy it, but he didn't fuss much at all. And with the gore washed away he's looking MUCH better. I'll get pics later.

He's back in the garage with his ladies, eating treats. The light is dim, and no one seems to be packing at him. Despite the dim light, he still crows regularly.

I'm cautiously hopeful that he'll be okay. Infection is the hazard now. I'll call the vet tomorrow and see if they'll give me an antibiotic for him. Hopefully without an office visit, since DH will kill me if I spend $100 on a chicken....