What in the heck is this? Please help

[badhabitz98]

Thankfully, as much as I'm against arial sprays for mosquitos, they did just do that because the mosquitos were so bad after Harvey. We haven't seen a flying bug (bees included, sadly enough) for the last week and a half. It had to be done because the mosquitos were carrying us away! That should help keep the chance of maggots down though. I checked it over really well last night and I see no maggots or anything moving on it. I think we are good there.

 

[TCCL]

I'd bundle the guy up in a towel for treatment time. Colloidal silver is something I use for all creatures in need, and it has never made a situation worse for what that's worth.

 

[badhabitz98]

Oh! I should try that! I always forget about it but have heard great things. Thank you!

 

[badhabitz98]

Last night I did an Epsom salt compress for a few minutes and then triple antibiotic ointment.

Today I went to tractor and bought some stuff. I'm out of iodine and need to get more. That's on my to do list tomorrow.

Tonight he got a "spa" treatment. He's very flighty and extremely strong so it's hard to hold him down to doctor him. I did an Epsom salt compress for a few minutes (he started getting panicky), then I cleaned all around it with the Epsom salt soak on the washrag. I tried to be gentle but I did clean it up the best I could. He was shaking at this point so I didn't keep at it but wiped around the whole wound three or four times worth. I sprayed it down with tea tree spray for poultry and let that soak in for a minute, then put NFZ Puffer on it. My aunt swears by it. She's healed a few wound infections on chickens with it. Then I finished it up with a bunch of bag balm to keep flies out of it. I'll do it nightly for a couple more nights and watch him closely. If he goes downhill, I may get some penicillin and inject the site, but keep up with everything else too. There were no maggots or anything moving on it, but it stunk really bad!

 

[Eggcessive]

The Epsom salts may be stinging. Weak betadine or chlorhexidene and water are good to use as anti-infectives, and if it stinks, he may need a good whole body soak with some gentle scrubbing of the wound with a cloth or gauze. This would soften and help disinfect it. Roosters can be real pains to try to do anything for, but I would keep trying. I would be careful with tea tree oil as it can be toxic for chickens. Instead of nitrofurazone, I would use plain neosporin ointment, but that is up to you. Let us know how things go. If using injectable procaine penicillin G, it is to be injected into the breast muscle 1/4 inch deep. Dosgage is 1/4 (0.25 ml) daily for 4-5 days.

 

[badhabitz98]

Oh geez! I hope not. This tea tree spray is for poultry. But who knows. The way things are labeled these days... I'm going to go check on him and see how he's doing. I'll pick up some betadine tomorrow. When you say weak betadine, how much betadine and how much water? My mom has some hibiclens she can't use and I googled that and some people seem to use that on chickens in place of betadine. Do you know if that would be alright to use in this case? I'll switch to the neosporin as well. I'm pretty much throwing everything at him but the kitchen sink to try to get this in check. I'm really thinking the penicillin may be a good idea. Injecting it into the site to get to work faster. I just tossed my Penn-G two days ago, too. Figures! Lol!

 

[Eggcessive]

Hibiclens is a brand of chlorhexidene, so yes that is good to use. Follow the label directions for wound care. Betadine weakened with water can also be used instead, but it should not be used repeatedly.

 

[badhabitz98]

Ok great! I will use the hibicleans tomorrow night. I just went and checked on him and he's doing fine so far. He came off the roost to figure out if I was friend or foe. I'm a foe right now lol