recommended antibiotic for recovery from fly strike

[Folly's place]

Glad to hear that he's doing so well! Maggots, not only screw worm maggots, do eat living flesh right down to bone. Very nasty! There may be a less aggressive fly larva out there, but I've seen the horrible ones too often. mary

 

[Kuntry Klucker]

Glad to hear that he's doing so well! Maggots, not only screw worm maggots, do eat living flesh right down to bone. Very nasty! There may be a less aggressive fly larva out there, but I've seen the horrible ones too often. mary

it was the worst thing I have ever seen. I am still trying to recover from the trauma of seeing maggots in my rooster flesh. I almost need to go see a therapist because I cannot get it out of my head. I don't know if I can ever handle that again, keeping chickens just became not so much fun now. It was all fun and happy times till the day I saw that in Roy. I hope that I get over this funk that I am in with dealing with resulting from the maggot situation. I always thought that I had a hard stomach and could deal with lot of gross stuff, but that was over the line. I found the limit of what I can handle and it bothers me. I hope that I never have to see that again, I might not recover if I do.

Thanks again.

 

[chickmeme]

generally you use hydrogen peroxide only 1 time because it cauterizes the tissue. after that, if the wound is deep, you should attempt to keep the wound open and let it heal from inside out, if it is only a cut, and not infected (just noticed), approximate the skin (bring together) and use some type of tape to keep closed - you can also use superglue to hold the wound closed. After 2 days, the skin should hold together unless a large amount of pulling or stretching occurs. They use superglue in the hospital to hold cuts together on the face and other places that aren't under a large amount of stretch. Stitching is only used now when tension will be placed on the wound, or it is a large, deep wound and it needs to drain. I'm new to chickens, but hubby is a paramedic and nurse and we have doctored many animals and people.

 

[aart]

Quote: Definitely a trial by fire for you Roy Rooster...the terribleness will fade but never go away completely, just get easier to handle.
Huge Kudos to you for dealing with it and saving your bird, many would have just put him down, which is always a valid choice if it ever happens again.....hang in there.

 

[Kuntry Klucker]

Definitely a trial by fire for you Roy Rooster...the terribleness will fade but never go away completely, just get easier to handle.
Huge Kudos to you for dealing with it and saving your bird, many would have just put him down, which is always a valid choice if it ever happens again.....hang in there.

thanks. I am trying to get it out of my head, but it just keeps lingering. I am beginning to wonder if keeping chickens is really for me. It I have to deal with stuff like
this more and more I just don't think that I can do it. They were fun to have, but since this maggot issue something just changed. I cannot explain it, I guess I just realized the
true cost of keeping chickens and now I am not sure if I can do it. I have always been one with a tough stomach, dissections is school never bothered me. But maggots on
my roo actually turned me stomach to the point that I vomited and could not eat for several days due to the trauma of seeing maggots in him.

I am not sure what to do now. Not sure if I can go on, I hope that it will pass and I can get back to enjoying backyard chickens. But for now I am not sure
what do to or what to think about chicken keeping. If he gets it again, I am not even sure how I would put him down. I feel like I am just over my head now.

Anyone ever been there? how do you cope?

 

[HeritageGoose13]

thanks. I am trying to get it out of my head, but it just keeps lingering. I am beginning to wonder if keeping chickens is really for me. It I have to deal with stuff like
this more and more I just don't think that I can do it. They were fun to have, but since this maggot issue something just changed. I cannot explain it, I guess I just realized the
true cost of keeping chickens and now I am not sure if I can do it. I have always been one with a tough stomach, dissections is school never bothered me. But maggots on
my roo actually turned me stomach to the point that I vomited and could not eat for several days due to the trauma of seeing maggots in him.

I am not sure what to do now. Not sure if I can go on, I hope that it will pass and I can get back to enjoying backyard chickens. But for now I am not sure
what do to or what to think about chicken keeping. If he gets it again, I am not even sure how I would put him down. I feel like I am just over my head now.

Anyone ever been there? how do you cope?

Don't give up. The feeling may fade in coming days or weeks.

You need to just hang out with and pet your chickens so they become enjoyable again.

 

[Kuntry Klucker]

Ok, thanks. I hope I snap out if this soon. I guess spending more time with them may be helpful. I will do that. Just please mother nature, no more maggots.

 

[aart]

Agrees with HG13......focus on the positive to offset the negative.

 

[bucky52]

I had to deal with that last month.My husband held him,while I washed and picked the maggots off of.him.We thought we got them all.until my husband set him on the roost.and they were falling from him.Onto the poop board.so I filled a tub with warm Epsom salt water.We set him in that and the maggots floated to the top.their was still a few stuck to him.and I picked those off.we patted him dry.and I sprayed a antibiotic spray on him.The next evening we checked him again.and found a few more.I got those off.one actually Went up in him.i could not get that one.and a vet tech.told me to use some peroxide on him.But to limit it because it would Dissolve flesh.so I sprayed some on him.We checked him several times that week.and he seems to be doing OK.I am concerned about his weight loss.because he was a heavy bird.I kept that image of those maggots eating him for weeks.He had a injury between his legs.That's why we were not aware of it.As far as I know they never made into the vent area.He is active and eating well.It was gross.But I do what ever I need to do.to insure they are well cared for.

 

[Kuntry Klucker]

I agree it us an image that haunts you. Do glad you were able to save your roo. I am glad that toy made it through too. He is doing better than I am ironically. I am glad to know that I am not the only one dealing with this. I bathed my other hand that gave poppy butts to hopefully it will save me from having it reoccur again. On a side note, does any one know if screw flies are in the states? I had read that they were no longer in America but had been erraticated due to releasing sterile miles into the environment to rid if the fly. Any confirmation on that? Just wondering.