Rooster attacked

[StephCol]

Good afternoon... six days ago a neighbor’s husky mix dog attacked my small backyard flock (7 hens and a rooster). One of my hens was killed but my husband drove up and saw the dog with my rooster in his mouth.

Big Red is not too keen on coming near us and often herds the hens to the back bushes when we are in the backyard in the evenings... so when he was attacked I was not able to check in him until he was in the coop for the night. At that time,I was able to see a large wound on his back, missing tail and back feathers and two wounds on both sides of the tail base. I irrigated the wound really well with peroxide. Every night I have checked, no flies. No maggots. No redness/swelling. Honestly the wounds seem to be healing well, I am spraying Vetericyn Plus on the wounds without much fight from him. He is eating and drinking but today... he is acting very lethargic, sleeping while standing and his remaining tail feathers are drooping. He does perk up when I go to check on him but with him even letting me near him is very weird. I plan on taking him to the vet on Monday (they are the only farm vets in the area and do not have emergency services for the public) but seeing as this is my first time with chickens, I worry that he is in pain and that I am not doing enough for him. Any pointers or things to check/do in the interim will put this animal lovers heart at ease. Even if it is to prepare for his ultimate death, I just want to do right by him seeing as he was being the best protector to my flock.

thank you!

 

[StephCol]

Additional phots I was able to take just now.

 

[Eggcessive]

Sorry about the dog attack. Has he been eating and drinking? It is possible that he suffered some internal damage from shaking or squeezing. Sometimes an air sac can be puncture with a fang. Look for any hidden wounds, or a bad odor or pus in the wounds. Vetericyn or chlorhexidene wound spray is good to use on wounds followed by plain Neosporin or Triple Antibiotic Ointment twice a day. It sounds like you are taking very good care of him. He looks pretty sore with all the green bruising.

 

[boskelli1571]

Good afternoon... six days ago a neighbor’s husky mix dog attacked my small backyard flock (7 hens and a rooster). One of my hens was killed but my husband drove up and saw the dog with my rooster in his mouth.

Big Red is not too keen on coming near us and often herds the hens to the back bushes when we are in the backyard in the evenings... so when he was attacked I was not able to check in him until he was in the coop for the night. At that time,I was able to see a large wound on his back, missing tail and back feathers and two wounds on both sides of the tail base. I irrigated the wound really well with peroxide. Every night I have checked, no flies. No maggots. No redness/swelling. Honestly the wounds seem to be healing well, I am spraying Vetericyn Plus on the wounds without much fight from him. He is eating and drinking but today... he is acting very lethargic, sleeping while standing and his remaining tail feathers are drooping. He does perk up when I go to check on him but with him even letting me near him is very weird. I plan on taking him to the vet on Monday (they are the only farm vets in the area and do not have emergency services for the public) but seeing as this is my first time with chickens, I worry that he is in pain and that I am not doing enough for him. Any pointers or things to check/do in the interim will put this animal lovers heart at ease. Even if it is to prepare for his ultimate death, I just want to do right by him seeing as he was being the best protector to my flock.

thank you!

Hi there - sorry about your chicken....hope the neighbor is paying for it
It seems like you are doing all you can for your boy if the wound is clean and seems to be healing. He possibly could have some internal injury you can't see, but only time will tell.
He may just be resting and healing...as long as he is eating and drinking these are good things.
You can give him aspirin, this link will help you dose him:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/aspirin-dosing.1198396/
If you have any suspicion of internal injury do not give the aspirin, good luck with the vet

 

[StephCol]

Update 6 days since kenneling and 13 days since attack... Big Red is still kickin’. I have only been able to use the other counter poultry wound spray. He drinks, electrolytes/vitamins, and rats normally and his poo appears completely normal. He still has quit a limp on his right side and the foot is a bit swollen but appears better since a week ago. Under his right wing he actually had the largest wound but I have been able to target it even better now.

 

[boskelli1571]

Update 6 days since kenneling and 13 days since attack... Big Red is still kickin’. I have only been able to use the other counter poultry wound spray. He drinks, electrolytes/vitamins, and rats normally and his poo appears completely normal. He still has quit a limp on his right side and the foot is a bit swollen but appears better since a week ago. Under his right wing he actually had the largest wound but I have been able to target it even better now.

Chickens are amazingly resilient, well done!

 

[Eggcessive]

Glad that he is doing well. He is very handsome.