Poor Marble got bitten by a dog. VetWrap?

[OneLostHen]

Where can I get blukote?

 

[ClevelandBawks]

I got Blukote at the feed store--tractor supply in my area. It was in the equine medical section of the store. But I've seen it on Amazon too. Good luck!

 

[OneLostHen]

Ok, I'll look for it.
I took off the vet wrap before I headed to work. I think she liked it, but it was drying up the wound. I had to use saline solution to help get it off. It's funny how great of patients they make....
But it looked like it was scabbing up ok. Kinda fleshy colored and not so much redness.
Asked my boyfriend to keep an eye on her while I'm at work.. Should be able to get some meds for her little later on.

 

[OneLostHen]

She looked better this morning. Still eating and drinking fine.
Offered to let them out today, but they had no interest in leaving their safe haven so I closed the door sense no one could be there to keep an eye on them...

 

[OneLostHen]

 

[OneLostHen]

Caution: graphic photos

I looked at it real good tonight. I just don't know what to think.....
Most of it looks scabbed up and ok, but what I thought was dead skin (smelled bad) had pink flesh on top of it still.

Put cloth under the "scab" to absorb some of the wetness and off coloring that was underneath. Treated it with anti bacterial wash and neosporin.

She is still in high spirits and as usual, made a great patient. I just don't kno what I can treat and what needs to be removed..

 

[OneLostHen]

Here she is after the treatment

Pretty girl. Hope she's ok...

 

[KootenaiRiverChick]

One of my hens had a very similar wound but a bit worse along with puncture wounds in her neck. I was able to help her recover; I started a thread to get help back in June so here's a synopsis of what I did, beware graphic pics: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...tack-patch-of-hens-skin-on-back-torn-off-help. You can also see more details on my blog referenced below in my signature. The key is to keep it very clean; I used an antiseptic rinse on my girl as well as a little Neosporin for a few days until I was able to get some iodine solution. I also got some antibiotic powder (you can get it a feed stores, comes in a little shaker container) and did a bunch of other things. I treated her twice a day with a good clean and reapplication of the iodine and antibiotic powder. I kept it covered as much as I could. As she started to heal the wound did get a bit stinky due to the dead skin, but I just kept it clean and clipped all feathers from around the wound to prevent infection; be sure to watch for signs of any infection. I also clipped away chunks of dead skin and bits of scab when needed to help along healing as the scab would sometimes interfere with skin regrowth.

I saw your pic of her wound from tonight and would encourage you to get some of the antibiotic powder. This is pretty much how my hen's wound looked when healing but if it's smelly there could be a little infection. The powder will help kill that off. I would also recommend you treat the wound two or three times a day. Good luck with your girl!

 

[OneLostHen]

Ive been treating with antispetic rinse and neosporin.. Seemed to smell less. And the scab had pulled back from the skin underneath.. But it looks like some fresh flesh is trying to grow on top of the scab so i dont know if I should clip it off or not. And the skin under the scab has some green tint to it, but not at the very deepest part of the wound. That is still pink.

Was at CVS and they were out of betadine, but had iodine. I asked the pharmacist what the difference was in the two.
He said betadine is a solution, therefore more broken down and gentle, while iodine had alcohol and was more potent. So it got me wondering if the iodine would hurt her.. So I just got the rinse and cream...

Also, would giving her catfood help any? (Extra Protien?) Assuming she would eat it...
Thanks again guys!!!

 

[KootenaiRiverChick]

If the scab seems dried and loose then I would remove it, but if it's still pretty well attached I would give it some more time. It should fall off on its own but if it starts to interfere with skin regrowth then it probably should be removed. I had to do that in one spot where there was a lump from the skin being torn and the scab started to be lodged under the new skin.

My CVS was out of betadine at the time too, so I used povidone iodine 10% solution. I'm sure it stung a bit, but it really helped kill off germs and expedite healing. I felt bad the first few days because she didn't like it but I think that's because there was some icky stuff in the wound being killed off. I definitely would not apply alcohol; that would be much too strong. Since the skin looks a little green in that one spot, I think you might want to use something fairly strong right now or get the antibiotic powder to apply after you clean the wound. I also gave my girl some oral antibiotics for a week or two.

Wet cat food is supposed to be great for sick/traumatized birds, so if she's not eating much I would give her some. Protein is important for feather regrowth, so I gave my girl lots of mealworms (fresh) and other high protein treats. Cat food would probably be great for that as well.

Keep us posted!