Turkey crisis--HELP!! WARNING: GRAPHIC PICS--Update

[Blisschick]

I sent Dr. Brown an email. Hopefully, I'll hear from him soon.

 

[apbgv]

I would just keep the area clean apply triple ab ointment or SSD to it. One of my dogs when she was a pup literally pulled off all the skin on my cochins back. It looked like the back ready for frying. I just took her in kept it cleaned and ointment on it and she was healed up in a couple weeks today you would never know that happend. Good luck with the turkey

 

[jjthink]

How is she today?
JJ

 

[Blisschick]

She's doing much better. The wounds are looking dry with little seepage, and there isn't any fluid built up under the skin, so I think she'll do okay. I had her in with my Jerseys today while I was gone, and brought her back in tonight since it has been raining today. I didn't want her to try to jump up to roost.

The dental floss is all pasted down under the dried stuff. I'm hoping that in a week when I try to remove it, I won't have too much difficulty.

 

[rufus]

Now that you have the hen stitched up, address the issue with the tom. Somebody has to be Christmas dinner, might as well be him.

Rufus

 

[Blisschick]

No, I can't eat him...yet. He's breeding stock for now. I am looking for some turkey saddles for all the girls.

 

[Picco]

If you can separate her and place her in a warmer, more sterile environment it might help. I've never had wounds like that on poultry but I've treated some bad wounds on horses and have always used Blue Kote. Blue Kote is amazing and speeds healing while masking the injury so the others don't pick. You just spray it on. I wish you the best.

 

[dlhunicorn]

ditto on th suggestion to separte to CLEAN environment away from the other birds and their dust etc which will get into and infect those wounds.
I would not use blue kote (bluekote is not recommended for deep wounds) but keep it moist for the time being... here is a product (also sold in the horse section of feed stores sometimes ) that is recommended for these types of wounds:
http://www.ronsvetsupply.com/granulexv.html
GRANULEX
A "must have" product for advanced wound care. This is an over the counter, veterinary version of a prescription human product that has been used for many years to treat bed sores, deep abrasions and thermal burns. The active ingredient, Trypsin, is an enzyme that digests necrotic (dead) tissue, enabling it to be removed while at the same time, stimulating healthy epithelial cells to develop so that they can cover open or slow healing wounds. Can be used with or without bandaging. Use twice daily, washing debris away between applications. Labeled for use on dogs, cats, horses and cattle. Manufactured by Bertek Pharmaceuticals for Pfizer Animal Health."

...and here my collected articles on wound management:
http://dlhunicorn.conforums.com/index.cgi?board=practical&action=display&num=1158141893

 

[Smitty's Farm]

Blisschick, Just checking in to see how your Turkey is doing. I hope she is healing and feeling better.

 

[Blisschick]

Well, it's a mixed bag today. She's been healing well, the cuts have been dry and not weeping, no swelling or turning green. I decided since they looked like they had stuck together pretty well, I would try to take the floss out. I got one side done, but was having problems seeing on the other side, so I was going to lay her down. Mind, the whole time I removed the stitches from the one side, this half-wild girl just stood there and let me do it. She let me move her around without protest. So I decided to pick her up and try to move her so I could get a better view of the other side...bad move. She freaked out, and when she did, she tore one of the stitches on the long one and started bleeding, and pulled a section of the other side loose.

I finally got her calm, and put peroxide on the wounds to make sure they were clean, then put her back in her bin in the dining room. The damage and bleeding is minimal, but still not healed enough for me to want to let her go on her way. At least she's acting like she's feeling better and has a healthy appetite.