Will this lotion work for her wounds??

[ScotianChick]

I just checked on my hen with the wound on her back. It's way worse than I thought, it's dried up and looks to be about the size of a toonie or bigger but it's all bloody and scabby. Anyway I just had a thought... I burned my face pretty bad last week and was given a prescription for Taro-Mupirocin. It's a topical anti-biotic. It says it's for the prevention of infection in minor cuts and wounds. As far as I know there is no pain medication in it. Or at least it certainly didn't seem like it from the amount of pain I was in

Thoughts??

 

[dkosh]

Not sure. She may peck at it and if you aren't suppose to ingest it, it might make her sick. I would stay with Blu-Kote or pine tar.

 

[chicmom]

Couldn't hurt to try....What's a Toonie?

 

[ScotianChick]

Haha oh... right! Sorry, Canadian slang. Toonie =

Toonie's are standard currency for $2

We used to have bills, they had robins on them but they got rid of those when I was 10 years old.

If Bluekote is something you get at a feed store or vet, I don't have access to one right now. It's a half hour drive to the nearest feed store and they're closed by now. If I can get it at a grocery store or pharmacy, I can pick it up. My mother puts baby polysporin on the pets when they have wounds... would that be better?

 

[dsqard]

Look around the wound and see if it seems red or swollen. Feel around the wound to see if it feels a lot warmer than the rest of her. If it doesn't seem to be like that, I wouldn't worry about it being infected at this time. I would keep her separated for now and get some Blue Kote when you can get to the feed store.

 

[ScotianChick]

I don't think Shur-Gain carries that and that's the only feed store around here...

 

[dawg53]

I pretty sure that taro mupirocin is used for staph and strep bacterial infections. If your hen doesnt have either of these bacterial infections, it possibly could be ineffective. Try neosporin, it's a more broad spectrum antibiotic ointment than taro mupirocin.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Agree. Mupirocin is more narrow spectrum ... mostly for gram positive bacteria (staph and strep - most of the skin bugs) however it doesn't work for any gram negative bacteria (fecal). This means it kills less bugs.

Triple antibiotic ointment (neomycin, bacitracin, polymixin) hits gram positives and negatives. It's wider spectrum and kills more of a range of bugs.

Hope this helps.