Silke dropped from dogs mouth

[MamaRoo]

I got the dog to drop her, and then kept hold of the dog til I got the owner's info. Thought she was dead, but came back and she had moved. She was walking around, collected her chick. I was trying to find out who else was dead, and I had thought the dog had the silkie roo, not her, so I didn't pay much attention to her. Maybe an hour later I realized she had blood running down her neck, about where the ear is and I realized she had been in the dog's mouth.

She's inside, asleep. Pretty lethargic prior to that. I got a few drops of water with a bit of pedialyte in it into her beak. She has scrambled eggs in her crate, and she showed her chick, but I don't think she ate any.

Other than watch to see if she's still breathing, and take the chick out if she dies, is there anything else I can do?

 

[jlquick30]

Is it an open wound? I would clean it, put antibiotic ointment on it, and make sure the bleeding has stopped. Put her in a cool, quiet, dark place by herself (with the chick) to lower the stress level. Make sure she has access to water and food and leave her be for a while.

 

[Judy]

Hopefully she is mostly in shock from the scare. I had that happen once and the chicken was not injured at all that I could tell. Sounds like you are doing what she needs.

You can do a little basic wound care, maybe clean a little with mild soap and water and put a little Neosporin on the cut. Avoid products with "caine" drugs such as benzocaine or cetacaine. If it doesn't look too bad, I wouldn't disturb her with a lot of fussing over the wound, though. If she doesn't like to be handled, just spraying with BluKote may be sufficient, or a dab of Neosporin, as the bleeding of course cleans the wound to some degree. And if she does, maybe a little cuddling....

Good luck!

 

[MamaRoo]

Thanks. She spent the afternoon inside, alone (with her chick). She was standing when I checked on her and the egg was gone. Gave them some more and put the cat carrier in the bathroom where it's dark and cool and she's away from the cats (she was away before, but now the cats are in this room).

She must be horribly bruised and in pain. The puncture was still bleeding a little earlier so I didn't give aspirin, but I may tomorrow. Time for all of us to sleep.

Everyone else is in the pen (minus the Austrolorp and turkey who's bodies I found), and they all put themselves into the coop, so presumably all ok.

Me? I need a drink.

 

[drumstick diva]

I'm guessing the dogs owner didn't pay for your loss or even apologize. I would have turned the dog into the pound or called police to see what it did.

 

[MamaRoo]

Actually he did apologize over and over, and offered to pay whatever. Told him I wouldn't know how many chickens were gone until they had a chance to come home. All the living ones came home on their own except the Brahma, and I found her hiding in the woods across the street. Picked her up and brought her home.

The silkie is awake and alert. I may put her back in the pen with the others, although she doesn't seem at all restless in the carrier.

 

[MamaRoo]

I put Mulberry back in the pen this morning. She's not quite her lively self, but I thought she'd be more comfortable with the crowd. I saw her take on a teenage chick that got to close to the peeper, so I think she'll be fine. She's missing a lot of feathers, has the one puncture wound, and a scraped elbow (wing) on the other side. I'll check to make sure she's sleeping in her broody cage in the coop (away from trampling), and then stop fussing with her.

 

[Sylvestor12]

Make sure to do a quick check on her neck to make sure no maggots get in it.

 

[MamaRoo]

Good idea. I hadn't thought of that.