Neck Wound: Please advise! (pic might be semi-graphic to some.)

[Amiga]

Thanks, sgtmom52!

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

Thanks everyone. I'll post an update after while. There isn't any internal bleeding. It's all topical.

 

[Chicken Crazy12]

Underwood wound treatment for horses is what I would suggest. I've seen it work wonders on a bantam hen that had her leg ripped off from a Raccoon through the chicken wire. The shivering is most likely some shock. It took several hours for it to dissapear with our bantam hen. We treated the wound daily with the underwood and baking powder and she made a full recovery. Right now you don't have to worry about maggots, but if it were warmer you would and the underwood and baking powder will make the maggots retreat. I fully 100% trust underwood for all of our wound care around the farm. From horses, goats, chickens and ducks it is a must

 

[Miss Lydia]

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Can you get Underwood at TSC? It's always good to have a variety of products on hand. I like Vetericyn wound and infection spray too.

 

[CrazyCatNChickenLady]

With sugar or honey I would put it on some non stick gauze. We had telfa pads at the vet.. Put the honey on the gauze (or you can mix sugar with a small amt of water to make a paste like.) and apply that to the wound then wrap it with cling gauze or roll bandaging. lol I'm really not sure what this stuff is called in the 'people' world! but secure the honey gauze on. Like said before, change bandage every couple of days and if the honey sticks (sugar WILL stick, you will have a candied duck!) you have to flush the bandage material off with a saline solution or sterile water.Usually let air out for 10-15 minutes then re-apply bandage. Change every other day until that new layer of scar tissue starts to form underneith. It shouldn't take too long and it will draw out any infection that starts.

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

Little Update: Beaker is drinking and acting much more normal. Actually eating a bit too. So I'm going to go ahead and but her in my bathtub and see if I can get her a little cleaner. She has that smell.. you know the one that smells like "open wound, death, weirdness." Does that make sense? Hard to explain.


Thank you everyone for the comments. I LOVE this forum!

 

[Miss Lydia]

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hope she likes her bath.

 

[Amiga]

I would go ahead and decide what kind of oral antibiotics I would use in case it looks like there's an infection starting. Just to be ready with the medicine and dosing instructions.

I know the smell you're talking about. Watch closely, give Bear loads of love and attention!

 

[Chicken Crazy12]

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Can you get Underwood at TSC? It's always good to have a variety of products on hand. I like Vetericyn wound and infection spray too.

I'm not sure. We get it at a locally owned farm and ranch store it's awesome.

 

[Chicken Crazy12]

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I would start treating her with a wound treatment. Another great product besides the underwood is Alushield it's a silver spray on that is water proof bandage for the wound. Works awesome and since you plan to let her have bath time would probably be even better than the underwood.
Link to alushield
http://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=30e077ed-7b6a-11d5-a192-00b0d0204ae5&gas=alushield