skinned alive -update 18/4/2011 the update we didnt want :(

[Miss Lydia]

Can you give us a link WoW I typed it in and all that came up was about a gazillion show of your chickens, coops, etc. Thanks

 

[heather112588]

wow, i'm amazed at your girl's inner strength

... if she makes it, then i believe that she has definently earned her life and will be loyal to you until the end

 

[noodleroo]

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I agree with this completely. Chickens are amazing healers...

 

[WriterofWords]

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Sorry about that! I don't have the pics from the first, but she was literally skinned over most of her body, chewed down to the bone, muscle, tissue, everything, with huge gaping wounds. I thought she was dead and almost buried her but she opened her eye and twitched. I rinsed her wounds with warm water and used an over the counter antibiotic cream; Equate Triple Anti-Biotic cream. I know a lot say don't, but I did, and I will again. One area that the skin was still attached I rinsed off, made sure it was clean and put the flap back over it and used vet wrap to keep it in place, most of it grafted back, the edges didn't so I trimmed them after the flesh died and dried up. Most of the healing she has done on her own with no intervention from me other than living in the house with me in a cage and getting regular sun and exercise.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=473304

 

[CrazyCatNChickenLady]

Maybe a sugar or honey bandage? I tech at an emergency vet and I've seen it work wonders on a few brutal cases in dogs.

http://www.health911.com/cuts-&-wounds

Sugar Sugar is an excellent disinfectant. For open wounds or skin ulcerations, sprinkle on granulated sugar to help kill bacteria and speed healing. Smear a ring of petroleum jelly around the edges of the wound to hold the sugar in place, then put a little sugar directly on the wound. Cover the wound with a bandage; change the bandage once or twice a day.

Usually the sugar forms like a crust. We use sterile saline and flush the area when changing the bandage, then re-apply. The sugar draws out the bacteria and infection too.


This one has a lot more info about it. The top link was just the first thing I found!
http://www.ccwr.org/membership/members_only/2010_Symposium_Handouts/OSUS-Sweet_Wound_Care.pdf​

 

[chickygirl2]

I am leaving for work shortly and have not read thru all the posts. I will share my experience. I put 3
juvies in with an established group- big mistake ! The next mornig all were badly scalped. 1 died almost as soon as I found her. 2 were in my laundry room sink- for at least 1 month. 1 is now
outside and fine. The other I have a picture of below. Her bone was completely uncovered.
I cleaned with iodine and put amoxicillin in her food for a few weeks.I covered the area with gauze as best
I could but it is hard to do. Just in the last few days, what I thought was the bone of the scalp came off and new skin is underneath. She is still being tubefed as she won't eat. At this point I will keep going as she has been through a lot and has healed over. She still is very quiet and scrunched down all the time. It is a very long recovery for this type of wound. I hope yours recovers ok.....

 

[MissJenny]

Neosporin will keep it moist and germ free. Keep her in an area that is mostly dust free -- like on a towel rather than bedding. This the best possible nutrition -- I mix ground cabbage and broccoli in with crumbles and grains. Add Children's Poly-vi-sol WITHOUT iron to her water. If she is in a clean clean environment, I am not sure a dressing is needed, especially if it is kept covered several times a day with neosporin.

Beware of things like alcohol, iodine and -- very drying and damaging to re-juvenating skin.

My best wishes to you and your girl.

Jenny

 

[rungirl]

Last time I had a serious animal injury, my vet gave me a can of spray called Granulex... He said it encourages the skin to grow back. Basically he said to wash the wound daily with dish soap and water and keep it open and clean. Then spray the Granulex. He told me not to use Blu Cote because it makes a big mess so you can't see how the wound is healing and doesn't help anything.

Chickens are tougher than you think. Good luck.

 

[WriterofWords]

I love Granulex!!! I keep the tube around at all times, I didn't know there was a spray!

 

[ChickenAlgebra]

They can heal. However, I think the hardest part on them besides the infection is the pain. If she is willing to eat and drink on her own, it's worth a try to save her. However, if they refuse to eat or drink on their own, for us, that's the end. It's just not an area that we are comfortable going further with, so it's personal opinion, nothing more.

We've used honey to heal wounds VERY nicely.