Loona
Songster
- Oct 2, 2015
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We discovered today that one of our hens has a wound of ripped skin under her wing. It's is exposed all of the 'breast meat". The flap of skin is just hanging there. The area is about 3" wide x about 2" high. We aren't sure how this happened. Maybe the rooster.
We took her to the vet, but she described an ordeal which would cost $200 each visit that would 'irritate' the existing edges to compel them to grow skin. She said the ripped skin has shrunk so the accident must've taken place yesterday. She chose to not suture it but let it die off, and perhaps next week cut it off.
I declined her treatment offer because I just can't afford a minimum 600 vet bill. I left with Clavamox, a pain med, and chlorohexadone? to clean it with. Since I declined she said to just keep it clean and hope for the best. She told me not to use a betadine/water solution because it can cause necrosis, and the h202 is too strong and irritating and won't allow the healing to progress. That I could use a Neosporin creme but not ointment.
Sweet Pea is feeling/looking rather normal despite this big loss of skin. She is pecking and scratching around the yard. She ate a nice corner chunk of watermelon after I gave the Clavamox. So her appetite and good attitude is all there, but I know this can change.
Does anyone here have experience with a situation like this? Even tho I went to the vet I'm feeling quite lost since I didn't go forth w/her recommendations.
If anyone has any advice for an area of large skin loss, I'd appreciate it. There are no puncture wounds. Thank you.
We took her to the vet, but she described an ordeal which would cost $200 each visit that would 'irritate' the existing edges to compel them to grow skin. She said the ripped skin has shrunk so the accident must've taken place yesterday. She chose to not suture it but let it die off, and perhaps next week cut it off.
I declined her treatment offer because I just can't afford a minimum 600 vet bill. I left with Clavamox, a pain med, and chlorohexadone? to clean it with. Since I declined she said to just keep it clean and hope for the best. She told me not to use a betadine/water solution because it can cause necrosis, and the h202 is too strong and irritating and won't allow the healing to progress. That I could use a Neosporin creme but not ointment.
Sweet Pea is feeling/looking rather normal despite this big loss of skin. She is pecking and scratching around the yard. She ate a nice corner chunk of watermelon after I gave the Clavamox. So her appetite and good attitude is all there, but I know this can change.
Does anyone here have experience with a situation like this? Even tho I went to the vet I'm feeling quite lost since I didn't go forth w/her recommendations.
If anyone has any advice for an area of large skin loss, I'd appreciate it. There are no puncture wounds. Thank you.