My hen escaped and came back badly injured

[DobieLover]

I've been following your thread and cheering for Marsala from the side lines!!!
You've done a fantastic job caring for your girl. And the information and support is awesome, as always.

 

[MindiWynne]

I hope "fine" lasts a long time. When I went to change her bandages everything seemed much cleaner, but also dry. I can now see where her skin was torn and I can sort of pull it back together but the edges are dried up and crusty. So today I pulled as much skin as I could back down over her crop and used a bunch of butterly closures and some durapore medical tape to try to keep it there. Nothing really wanted to stick to her,nprobably because of yesterday's Neosporin. But I did the best I could, covered it with a 4x4 dressing for protection and then bandaged it with a roll of coban to keep everything in place. My main concerns now are that 1)her skin wont grow back to cover her crop and 2) I dont want to get anything too tight around or pressing her crop because I think that will make her not eat.

 

[staceyj]

Poor thing.
Don’t waste too much effort on tissue that is dry, dead, dying or compromised because you’ll only have to excise it later.

Keep up the protein. Al animals (including us) need it for tissue regeneration and healing.
Do your best to keep her exposed tissue moist.
Many sing praises over the healing properties of Manuka honey.

 

[casportpony]

These are pictures that a friend of mine took of her turkey. I don't know how this compares to your hen, I just wanted you to see some progress pictures.

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[MindiWynne]

So should I just keep it as moist as possible and let thw skin do its thing? I feel like I should be tucking her crop back down inside somewhere. It kind of reminds me of an evisceration.

 

[casportpony]

Anyone know the name of that medical product that's used to keep tissue moist?

Found it:
https://www.shopwoundcare.com/p-med...MI7PyAyZei3gIVjsVkCh3ABg4WEAQYAiABEgLvd_D_BwE

 

[MindiWynne]

Anyone know the name of that medical product that's used to keep tissue moist?

The dressing material is called adaptic, and burn units use something called xeroform and then there are just wet, sterile dressings. I have them all, should I use them?

 

[casportpony]

So should I just keep it as moist as possible and let thw skin do its thing? I feel like I should be tucking her crop back down inside somewhere. It kind of reminds me of an evisceration.

I don't know how to treat something like this. My experience is limited to areas that did not involve the crop. I don't know for sure, but I think you would want to keep it moist, which is why I mentioned the derma gel above.

The dressing material is called adaptic, and burn units use something called xeroform and then there are just wet, sterile dressings. I have them all, should I use them?

Do some googling and try to find the differences between them.

https://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail...MIzsHJqpmi3gIVFKrsCh28gQMjEAYYAiABEgK-m_D_BwE

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Original Swiss Formula
Derma GeL Animal Skin Care Tube Dispenser is an isotonic hydrogel made of high molecular weight polymers that promotes wound healing in all animal species: horses, dogs, cats, livestock, birds, reptiles and exotics. Derma GeL ensures a uniform porous barrier of protection against bacterial attack and foreign contaminants while maintaining skin moisture. No bandaging is required. Derma GeL promotes hair regrowth of the original color in affected area.

 

[MindiWynne]

The adaptic and Xeroform have petroleum gelly, the wet dressing is straight saline. The Adaptic is like a 4x4 and the Xeroform is a roll and thicker, spongier material

 

[casportpony]

The adaptic and Xeroform have petroleum gelly, the wet dressing is straight saline. The Adaptic is like a 4x4 and the Xeroform is a roll and thicker, spongier material

I think I would avoid anything with petroleum.