I am counting my blessings this afternoon. Today I let the chickens out and decided I wanted to sit outside and read a book and watch the banties so they could have some outside time. All of a sudden I heard all the chickens squawking and flapping so I got up and started running over there. I looked over (I was hidden behind the coop) and saw a coyote had jumped out of the bushes and had a mouthful of my huge BO rooster's tail! I kept running, yelling, and howling (I probably looked like a lunatic) and as soon as the coyote saw me it booked it across the neighbor's yard where it had come from.
I caught Duke and brought him inside, and I am so thankful for that huge fluffy of tail he had. He has two lacerations next to his tail caused by the canines. One is just a skin wound and removed the skin. The other, at the base of his tail, is a tad deeper and is about an inch long or so.
He is calm, eating and drinking, and there wasn't significant bleeding but the wound is still moist.
What do I need to do to prevent infection? I have Triple Antibiotic ointment, Betadine, and injectible Tylan 50. Do I need to bandage it?
Do I need to keep him inside tonight to monitor and make sure his wound stays clean?
Pictures
After the bleeding stopped and was dabbed away
I caught Duke and brought him inside, and I am so thankful for that huge fluffy of tail he had. He has two lacerations next to his tail caused by the canines. One is just a skin wound and removed the skin. The other, at the base of his tail, is a tad deeper and is about an inch long or so.
He is calm, eating and drinking, and there wasn't significant bleeding but the wound is still moist.
What do I need to do to prevent infection? I have Triple Antibiotic ointment, Betadine, and injectible Tylan 50. Do I need to bandage it?
Do I need to keep him inside tonight to monitor and make sure his wound stays clean?
Pictures
After the bleeding stopped and was dabbed away
Last edited: