Turkey was attacked, is wounded, not sure what to do

[scott1974]

Hello,
I have a turkey that was attacked by some animal, bad enough that I don't think she will recover but not bad enough that she was killed. Wondering what the most humane thing to do with the turkey would be???
Thank you!

 

[scott1974]

More info on injury... She has a chunk of her back that was bit and is missing skin. The wound is a few inches long, few inches wide.

 

[dawg53]

I recommend flushing the wound with 50/50 water/betadine mixture. Then pack it with neosporin. I also suggest that you give her penicillin G procaine injections. Here's a link: Post #2. Click the link in that post.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/586830/how-much-antibiotic-mg-for-injury

 

[deepvalleyfarm]

Just had the same thing happen. How did your turkey fair?

 

[Marty1876]

I would rinse and wash the wound, and use antiseptic rinse.(I use peroxide or alcohol pads) If you use neosporin, I strongly recomend cream, becasue ointment can hold in germs, but not kill them all. If she doesn't not get a bad infectioin (watch for yellow/green oozing, and pus) she will very likely recover, but her feathers may not grow back there. Bandaging may be problematic, but it is in order the first 24-48 hours. You might have to put on clean gause or clean cotten t-shirt, and duck tape it closed. You really need to avoid intorducing additional germs, thats the reason to cover wounds.

Good luck.