Chicken attacked by raccoon , now not eating.

Liruel

In the Brooder
Feb 18, 2022
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Hi everyone.
My chicken was attacked by a raccoon 5 days ago. There was blood, but now i dont really see any big scars. First day she was eating , and now for the last 4 days i dont think she ate. Ive seen her couple times trying to eat, but she stops right by the plate of food. Her beak doesn't seem to be damaged.
Now she completely stoped drinking and eating. She walks but is weak and seems to be very sleepy.
I give her water with syringe (sometimes mixed with electrolytes , probiotics and vitamins ) and today I started to force feed her with pipet that i got from petco. But she barely got any calories , it is extremely hard to feed her. Ill try again later today.

Do you think she will survive? Did anyone had a similar situation?
Is there any tips you can suggest please?
 
I'd look her over carefully and make sure you didn't miss any other wounds.

Keep giving her the water, and most times when you do add those electrolytes, probiotics, and vitamins in. Also may be good to give her some sugar water, mix 1 teaspoon of sugar in 1 cup of warm water, and give her some of that.

What are you feeding her?
You could try this to get some food into her.->
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...eeding-what-is-it-and-when-to-use-it.1532744/
 
An update: my chicken survived! I had to tube feed her for whole month! I didnt give up , it was hard. But on 5th week she finally started to drink water herself and eat a little. I fed her with emergency food for chikens and similar birds . Got it from the vet. Also some antibiotics that they gave me.
 

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