Silkie in critical condition! She was attacked!

[4 Georgia Hens]

Yesterday, my 6 1/2 month old silkie was attacked by my Speckled Sussex who is at least 2X bigger than the silkie. The SS was on Pongo’s (the silkie) back and pecking her neck and head. Luckily, it was only for a very short period of time. I brought the silkie inside, warmed her up and tried to dropper feed some electrolytes but she refused to drink them. Later that night, I put her back in the coop because I thought that she would be okay in the morning. WRONG!
When I went out today to let her into the run, she wasn’t walking around. Her head was moving and so was her wings, but she couldn’t walk. Here are my guesses:
Either she was paralyzed from the assault or she has Marek’s Disease. What do y'all think? I would really appreciate any advice!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I'm sorry to hear about your Silkie.

Likely her condition is from the attack, but if you have Marek's in your flock, it's possible that the stress could have caused her to become symptomatic.
Silkies with the way their skulls are made are prone to having difficulties if they have head trauma.

I would bring her in, keep her in a warm quiet place. Check her for any wounds that may need to be addressed (flushed/neosporin) and try to get her hydrated. Offer poultry vitamins that have Vitamin E and B1 - Poultry Cell has those or you can use human vitamins (E capsules and B-complex). Offer her a little wet feed with egg after she is drinking.

Hopefully she will start to recover.

 

[4 Georgia Hens]

I'm sorry to hear about your Silkie.

Likely her condition is from the attack, but if you have Marek's in your flock, it's possible that the stress could have caused her to become symptomatic.
Silkies with the way their skulls are made are prone to having difficulties if they have head trauma.

I would bring her in, keep her in a warm quiet place. Check her for any wounds that may need to be addressed (flushed/neosporin) and try to get her hydrated. Offer poultry vitamins that have Vitamin E and B1 - Poultry Cell has those or you can use human vitamins (E capsules and B-complex). Offer her a little wet feed with egg after she is drinking.

Hopefully she will start to recover.

Thank you for your reply. My flock has never had Marek’s so I pray that it isn’t that! I will do exactly as you suggested!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

If you have video of her actions or photos you would like to share, we will be happy to take a look. (upload video to youtube and provide a link)

Keep us posted on how she's doing.

 

[4 Georgia Hens]

She can stand now. Unfortunately, she will not eat or drink. Put she has been acting more perky. I will try again with dropper feeding soon!

 

[4 Georgia Hens]

Good morning! Pogo seems a lot weaker this morning. I just got done making her this sling to stay in while recovering. I have Vitamin E liquid but no capsules. Will that work too?

 

[danceswithronin]

Sorry to hear about your silkie, she's beautiful. I would suspect head trauma before anything else, silkies have a vaulted skull and if your SS was aiming blows directly at the top of her head, it could have caused brain damage.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Good morning! Pogo seems a lot weaker this morning. I just got done making her this sling to stay in while recovering. I have Vitamin E liquid but no capsules. Will that work too?View attachment 1765350 View attachment 1765351 View attachment 1765352

I'm sorry to hear she's not doing better
Liquid vitamin E is fine.

 

[4 Georgia Hens]

I'm sorry to hear she's not doing better
Liquid vitamin E is fine.

Thank you for your sympathy! How much oil shall I give her?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Thank you for your sympathy! How much oil shall I give her?

What does your bottle say? Or do you have a picture of your bottle?