That possum clawed one of my old girls! Help⁉️

[webbysmeme]

You've been given great advice so far. Were you able to clean it out really well? if not, Google sterile saline recipe and flush the neck out of it. If you want to give the antibiotics I can look up the dose for you.

What do you think I should do? No I haven't flushed it yet. It's so deep, I don't want to hurt her any more. Will you look up that dose? Please? I’m so sorry if I sounded sarcastic. I didn’t mean to. Please forgive me? I appreciate all the help I’m getting. I’ll gether supplies now.

 

[webbysmeme]

Also, can I give her something for pain ? So it can start working while I’m boiling the water. I just found some Hibiclens. Can I use that instead of making saline?

 

[casportpony]

How much does she weigh?

 

[Eggcessive]

I just usually don’t recommend antibiotics for wounds unless they are puncture wounds. Usually cleaning the wound or spraying with .Vetericyn along with antibiotic ointment are enough. But since you have them, you can give the antibiotics if you want to. I don’t know dosage for chickens. My 10 pound cat got 25 mg twice a day, but @casportpony may be of help.

 

[staceyj]

No need to apologize.
We get this.
It’s hard.
It’s especially hard to wrap your brain around a wound like this. Like how can they be alive like this?
Chickens are pretty amazing.

Yes, you can give the metacam if you want to.
Do you have any idea how much she weighs?

If you don’t have a kitchen scale you can guesstimate by comparing with something known. Like a 5 lb bag of flour. Is she lighter or heavier.

Or if you have a bathroom scale you can weigh yourself then weigh again while holding her.

Chickens squawk and flap when you put them in the sink but believe it or not once they settle into the warm water, usually they enjoy it because it’s soothing.

 

[staceyj]

What do you think I should do? No I haven't flushed it yet. It's so deep, I don't want to hurt her any more. Will you look up that dose? Please? I’m so sorry if I sounded sarcastic. I didn’t mean to. Please forgive me? I appreciate all the help I’m getting. I’ll gether supplies now.

They are quite the lovely pair!
She is puffed up, but her comb color is very good!

For example, if she’d bled “nearly to death” she’d be very pale.
She isn’t. That’s a good sign.

 

[staceyj]

And I’m so sorry I still can’t see into that wound.
When I try to zoom I lose all definition.
If you’re using your phone,
Don’t use the zoom, it distorts the image when we try to zoom.
just get close, and tap the image on your screen to force it to focus there.

 

[webbysmeme]

How much does she weigh?

I’m not sure

 

[casportpony]

I’m not sure

To give either of the drugs you need to know how much she weighs.

 

[casportpony]

Can you go to Wal-Mart and get a kitchen scale? Do you have a bathroom scale?