- Oct 13, 2013
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Urgent assistance please. We just had another eagle attack, this time we got to the hen in time....maybe. But she's pretty badly injured. As far as we can tell there's just the one wound, but it's large, under her wing. Looks like a big piece of flesh missing so not even sure we can mend her back together.
Despite the photo, she is alert with eyes open and looking around, moving her head, etc. Guess she was just blinking. We have given homeopathic arnica (figured it couldn't hurt and might help the shock), sprayed the wound with blue kote and have started an oral antibiotic, all we have on hand is Oxytetra A. She is being held quietly and wrapped in a blankie.
Questions:
Is there a product that can be sprayed on a wound this large to "seal" it ie like a 2nd skin while it heals?
What else can/should be done for her immediately? I always seem to be full of advice when others' birds are sick, but can't think straight right now with one of my own.
Is it even worth trying to save her or am I best to give her a quick ending? Obviously I want to help her, but if there's no hope I don't want to prolong her suffering either.
Despite the photo, she is alert with eyes open and looking around, moving her head, etc. Guess she was just blinking. We have given homeopathic arnica (figured it couldn't hurt and might help the shock), sprayed the wound with blue kote and have started an oral antibiotic, all we have on hand is Oxytetra A. She is being held quietly and wrapped in a blankie.
Questions:
Is there a product that can be sprayed on a wound this large to "seal" it ie like a 2nd skin while it heals?
What else can/should be done for her immediately? I always seem to be full of advice when others' birds are sick, but can't think straight right now with one of my own.
Is it even worth trying to save her or am I best to give her a quick ending? Obviously I want to help her, but if there's no hope I don't want to prolong her suffering either.