One week post fox attack... is she just stressed?

[Fluster Cluck Acres]

Update on Doobie, my fox attack victim:

Overall she is much improved- mentally and physically. She is eating and drinking more (still not as much as she should, but more). No signs of the labored breathing and/or the water belly stance. Her wounds are mostly healed up and feathers are already growing back. In the next day or 2 I doubt I'll even be able to see her wounds through the feather growth.

In case anyone is interested in hearing what we've been doing this last week:

After my post and receiving suggestions that I continue keeping her wounds moist and treated, I decided to do just that. But... since they were pretty dried up and she was pretty miserable, I decided to let her do the one thing she's been trying to do and that was dust bathe. I let her go to town in her run (rooster and most hens locked in the yard). Then I cleaned her up, which caused the scabs to come off. The wounds looked great. I applied triple antibiotic a few times for another day, and decided to let them scab over again. I haven't treated them since although I do check them a couple times a day.

She's continued to live (against her will) in my house. She gets 1-2 visits to her flock. There doesn't seem to be any issues with the hens- her place in the pecking order has kept. They don't mess with her when she visits, but I do only leave 1-3 with her at a time (out of the 5). The other Marans that was killed was her clutchmate & BFF. She doesn't really care for the other hens, so she spends her visits standing against the side of the run as close to her rooster as she can get. And he does the same.

I did set up a crate in the run, as suggested, but she HATES it. She was more miserable out there than in the house. She just paced relentlessly- wouldn't eat or drink. The rooster paced with her. I tried a few visits in the crate, but it just stressed everyone out too much, so I gave up on it.

She really wants to get back with the rooster, but I'm assuming I need to wait until her feathers come in more. Anyone have any advice on when I can let them reunite? I'm sure he'll lavish her with affection.

 

[2 Acres]

Last week, my 2 Marans escape artists got hit by a fox. One was killed and one survived with wounds to her back. The wounds seem minor- compared to many posts I've scoured here- and seem to be healing well. They're dry and beginning to scab over. In the last week, the hen (Doobie), has perked up and become more active, but has also stopped eating and drinking. I'm wondering if there might be more going on with her or if she's just stressed being away from her flock (she's has brief visits through the fence with the flock for the past 3 days which she seems to enjoy but still doesn't eat/drink. The following picture shows the worst of her wounds 2 days after the attack.

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She will take a single sip of water, or sometimes a bite of food, but then she shakes her head and wipes her beak, as if she doesn't like the taste or texture. 2-3 days after the attack, she was eating & drinking. I'm not sure why she's stopped now. She will eat blueberries and insects- but she will no longer eat scrambled eggs, wet mash, dry food, or boiled egg. Any solid matter in her poo is dark green despite no access to grass for the past week and the urates are yellow and slimy.
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She has started having mild labored breathing (slight gurgling sound) after I handle her. This started several days after the attack. It goes away, but comes back each time I handle her. For this reason, I'm trying to be hands off with her as much as possible.

She sometimes stands as though she is egg bound or has water belly. I felt inside her vent and did not feel an egg. There are no signs of shell or yolk coming out of her vent or in her poo.
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I'm a worrywart who always thinks something sneaky might be wrong with my birds, so I wanted to see if anyone thinks this sounds like some sort of internal injury from the fox or if I'm being just that... a worrywart.

She's not happy in the house. That is at least part of the problem. If I put her in a crate inside her run, will she be safe from flies since her wounds are mostly dry/scabbed over.
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Kill the fox and have it tested for rabies!!!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Kill the fox and have it tested for rabies!!!

I think the fox, like most predators, was just looking for food for its family.