- Feb 13, 2009
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As many of you know based on our recent posts, our chickens suffered a wild animal attack about two weeks ago. The wounds for the most part are healing very well and feathers are starting to grow back like crazy. They are eating and drinking well. This post is concerning two wounds on Aunt Louise the chicken who was mauled the worst.
She had large surface wounds all over her back from having feathers ripped out. 90% of the wounds scabbed over and the scabs have fallen off as we wash and treat them each night. Under the scabs that have fallen off are new feathers and mostly healed skin (a few tiny unhealed areas but nothing significant)
There are two wounds of concern - the scab over one came off (nickel to quarter size) last night to reveal a big open hole. No infection but it looks as if the skin above and the flesh below are not actually connected. I dont see how this can actuall grow back together? there is another similar spot at the joint between her wing and body (quarter sized). This spot has formed a scab inside of the hole over the flesh but the skin above is open and not connnected to the flesh below. I think the reason this one did not scab over completely like the other is because it is constantly re-opened when she moves her wing.
Should we just continue to keep these areas clean and disinfected or, our neighbors are both in the medical field and have offered to stitch up the two spots with proper medical supplies.
I am looking for advice on the pros, cons, and recommendations from others - if we do stitch how do you recommend we keep the wound from infection and do we use any type of numbing agent aroung the wound before stitching - (I already know from previous posts not to use any type of "Caine")
Thanks
She had large surface wounds all over her back from having feathers ripped out. 90% of the wounds scabbed over and the scabs have fallen off as we wash and treat them each night. Under the scabs that have fallen off are new feathers and mostly healed skin (a few tiny unhealed areas but nothing significant)
There are two wounds of concern - the scab over one came off (nickel to quarter size) last night to reveal a big open hole. No infection but it looks as if the skin above and the flesh below are not actually connected. I dont see how this can actuall grow back together? there is another similar spot at the joint between her wing and body (quarter sized). This spot has formed a scab inside of the hole over the flesh but the skin above is open and not connnected to the flesh below. I think the reason this one did not scab over completely like the other is because it is constantly re-opened when she moves her wing.
Should we just continue to keep these areas clean and disinfected or, our neighbors are both in the medical field and have offered to stitch up the two spots with proper medical supplies.
I am looking for advice on the pros, cons, and recommendations from others - if we do stitch how do you recommend we keep the wound from infection and do we use any type of numbing agent aroung the wound before stitching - (I already know from previous posts not to use any type of "Caine")
Thanks