Raccoon Attack and Bullying

[Wyorp Rock]

a little less than a week ago, my buff orpington, kung pao, was attacked by a raccoon at 1 AM. her eye was swollen shut and she had a small wound on her neck and under her wing. all of these wounds are doing very well. she’s opening her eye on her own and it isn’t crusty anymore.

now for the bullying. my 2 other hens have been bullying her by pecking her on the head, so i have been keeping her inside the coop in a rabbit cage at night, and then locking the others out during the day to give kung pao space to eat/drink without getting bullied.

things are going well and she is moving around and drinking water on her own. i just don’t know what to do about the wound. it’s about an inch long. i’ve been applying coconut oil 1-2 times a day to keep it from drying out. i have heard of the antibiotic ointment terramycin, but will that help heal it as well as keep infection away? please suggest anything that can heal wounds as fast as possible. thank you!!

Can you post some photos of her wounds?
For a wound to the eye, I would use Terramycin or plain triple antibiotic ointment.

 

[sofiagrace901]

Can you post some photos of her wounds?
For a wound to the eye, I would use Terramycin or plain triple antibiotic ointment.

sure. her eye is better, it’s really her head i’m concerned about.

 

[sofiagrace901]

Can you post some photos of her wounds?
For a wound to the eye, I would use Terramycin or plain triple antibiotic ointment.

here’s the most recent picture.

 

[sofiagrace901]

Poor thing!
Is she able to open the eye at all?
General care for the eye would be to flush with saline and apply an eye ointment like Terramycin. You can also use plain Neosporin in the eye as well.

The head wound, does that seem like it's closing up? No foul odors right? I would also use Neosporin on that.

You do mention she's drinking on her own, is she eating too?

she is now able to open her eye. i’m not very concerned about the eye since it’s doing so well. her head does not smell bad, i’ve been checking. i will start using neosporin on her head now. she is drinking on her own, and she is eating watermelon and her pellet feed.

 

[sofiagrace901]

You're doing what you can, chickens heal well barring infection, but it does take some time.
Keep us posted.

i will. is this ointment what i should be using? thanks.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

i will. is this ointment what i should be using? thanks.

No. You want just plain triple antibiotic ointment. This one has "pain relief" which is Promoxine (pramocaine). If you already used it 1-2 times, it should be o.k. but I would stop using it and get the "plain" instead.

 

[sofiagrace901]

No. You want just plain triple antibiotic ointment. This one has "pain relief" which is Promoxine (pramocaine). If you already used it 1-2 times, it should be o.k. but I would stop using it and get the "plain" instead.

okay i haven’t used it yet so i’ll check if i even have plain. thanks

 

[sofiagrace901]

No. You want just plain triple antibiotic ointment. This one has "pain relief" which is Promoxine (pramocaine). If you already used it 1-2 times, it should be o.k. but I would stop using it and get the "plain" instead.

okay so i don’t have plain. should i buy plain or go ahead and get terramycin? thank you so much for all the help

 

[Wyorp Rock]

okay so i don’t have plain. should i buy plain or go ahead and get terramycin? thank you so much for all the help

If you can get Terramycin for the eyes, that's what I would use.

 

[AmyJane725]

To clarify, you are getting neosporin/triple antibiotic ointment without painkiller for the head/other body injuries, and Terramycin opthalmic ointment for the eyes.