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darlingdarla
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Okay, I will look into it more, I didn't know there was more than one kind-It might help you understand what you are dealing with if you research dry gangrene vs. wet gangrene. Dry gangrene takes place in auto-amputation. The body "seals" off the dead tissue from the live. The live tissue will swell just above the dead before the dead part separates. During dry gangrene/auto-amputation, usually there is no infection.
Wet gangrene is a whole different matter. Fast-spreading and deadly unless treated with an effective antibiotic. I didnt research wet gangrene much after i knew i was dealing with dry gangrene. Looked at Lots of gruesome human photos showing dry gangrene/auto amputation in order to understand the process. I think/hope if you learn more about both types, you will understand more as far as what you are seeing.
I'm asking about infection so much because I lost one of my hens to what I think was a blood infection a few months ago.
Anyway, just wondering, what is your take on the spot on the back of her knee? I thought that might be where the leg detaches because of the spot of swelling just above it and the pink tint.
And Rosie is doing the same. Tomorrow is her last day of Penicillin, and her leg looks the same right now.