Hi there. Good morning!
May I say that you did an incredible job of cleaning that wound?!?
Friend, I’m not going to lie.
This is a very traumatic injury to an extensive amount of soft tissue, covering a large portion of her back end.
Without putting my fingers inside the wound I can’t tell how deep they go beyond what we can see. Let us know if she poops and what it looks like.
Having said that,
She seems to be up and eating breakfast!
She tolerated the procedure.
Once she settled in, she liked her bath.
And the hubby left for work!
All good things
*clean your kitchen sink with comet or another product containing bleach. Wipe down counters with bleach 1:10, Lysol wipes or something similar.
Some might say she’s already endured too much in her lifetime, but I think what you’re saying is that she’s triumphed over so much in her life that you feel she deserves our effort, at least for several days to see if there’s any improvement.
I’m in.
If I had a vet who treated chickens, which I don’t, I’d consider taking her. These wounds are very deep, but I think if they were stitched closed without a drain they would certainly become infected.
Things we need to talk about this morning:
Pain
Infection prevention
Hydration
pain management:
Your most effective medicine is the meloxicam. Since we still haven’t determined the weight of this bird, please give her some. I’d be comfortable giving her 0.2 ml if she were mine.
I’d give it this morning and again this evening. (12 hrs apart)
Baby aspirin is another option. Baby aspirin can be given right into the mouth or put in their water, but since she has a companion, I’d pop it in her mouth.
Tylenol is usually not recommended for animals.
It’s very tough on their kidneys. Like toxic tough. Let’s not give her any more of that.
HYDRATION:
Hydration is very important.
Every time you think of it...
Offer water!
She’s indoors in a warm environment that’s naturally drier than outdoor.
She likely breathing at a rate faster than normal because of pain.
Her body is literally open and exposed.
These three factors are VERY dehydrating.
Keep her wounds moist with the vetericyn spray.
Offer water.
I’d like
@casportpony,
@Wyorp Rock,
@Texas Kiki and anyone else to chime in on the antibiotic question.
My gut still says hold off.
My heart goes out to you, you’ve done such a great job.
Great photos in your last post!!
