Wound on my rooster

[Hilltowngirl413]

As im walking outside I see a fox grab hold of my Rooster Bantam who we call Autumn. All my chickens are my babies rooster or hen so anyways I scream at the fox and it dropped Autumn and ran off. From what I see the fox ripped out some feathers on autumns back and theres not much blood but there is some. I dont know if he punctured his back or just had the feathers ripped out. I now have him inside in a big dog cage with a blanket on top. He seems okay and is eating and making little rooster sounds. Should I bring him to a vet or is there anything I can do to help. Maybe give him Advil? or CLean it with Hyrdogen Peroxide. I dont want to hurt him more but I really dont want him to get sick. I'll be standing guard all day for the fox.
Thanks
Emma

 

[Judy]

It would be very good to clean the wounds with diluted peroxide then apply Neosporin ointment, or something similar. Just be sure you don't use a product that has a "caine" drug in it for pain, such as cetacaine, benzocaine, etc. Don't use Advil, but you can use aspirin. This is copied from a thread stickied in ths Emergencies forum:

website. Warning: aspirin thins the blood and should not be used if internal bleeding is suspected or in cases where a wound will not stop bleeding.

It's a very good sign that he is eating, especially this soon after the incident. Sometimes they will go into a sort of shock state for half a day or a day, then begin to eat, etc. Good luck to both of you!

 

[Hilltowngirl413]

Thanks. I found the bite mark and I am applying Iodine to it I also have chicken vitamins that I am putting in his water. Hope he gets better.

 

[aart]

Iodine might mask any inflammation as it's a similar color......an antibiotic ointment is your best bet.
Chicken are pretty resilient, recovering for even losing large patches of skin as long as you can keep any infection at bay.