Dog attack survivours with large 6 inch wounds and one limping and carrying wing funny

[Penguinsofty55]

Yesterday a friend's dog escaped from there yard and killed 4 of my hens and badly injured 3. Two have big ugly wounds on there backs. It doesn't look deep . May be from dog ripping feathers with skin from chickens. I looked online to see how to treat them. Cleaned wounds with soapy water, stoped any bleeding with wonder powder but that's were I'm concerned, I read that that's what I should do in a panic. But now I'm seeing other posts about it being not good. I used liberaly vetericyn too left the wonder powder on and slathered gauze with triple antibiotic (the safe kind no pain killer) and wrapped her up with self stick sports wrap. I need to know how often to clean the wound and if I should just not wrap her up. She was trying to pick her feathers out so I did cover her. But I don't think she'll mess with it now. They were ok yesterday after patch up. Eating treats. But last night one looked like she was in a lot of pain and breathing noticeably heavier. She was not interested in eatting and drinking. Passed a normal poop last night, but a really watterey one this morning. Both have been quiet sleeping a lot. I'll try to get the other ones picture when I clean her up. She was in a lot of discomfort and I only got half way through removing her dressing. This one pictured is walking standing weird. Her nails seem to have been broken off but no blood or swelling. I'd take them to a vet but calling around no one will work on them.upd as the one day latter is in the videoOk, I decided to take the covering off she quit messing with it. They are both eatting and drinking. I mixed up some rooster booster with some apple cyber vinegar and some rescue remedie and half a baby aspirin she's moving more. The other bird is worrying me her tail pulls away and there's a gap in her flesh. The dark stuff is the wonder powder wound cloting powder.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Welcome To BYC

Keep the wounds clean and apply triple antibiotic ointment.
Covering is o.k. if they are picking at the wounds, but it's important to tend to the wounds daily if you do cover it.
You can try covering with an infant/toddler t-shirt instead of a dressing so the wound gets some air.

Offer electrolytes or sugar water. Get them hydrated.

 

[Penguinsofty55]

Welcome To BYC

Keep the wounds clean and apply triple antibiotic ointment.
Covering is o.k. if they are picking at the wounds, but it's important to tend to the wounds daily if you do cover it.
You can try covering with an infant/toddler t-shirt instead of a dressing so the wound gets some air.

Offer electrolytes or sugar water. Get them hydrated.

Ok, I decided to take the covering off she quit messing with it. They are both eatting and drinking. I mixed up some rooster booster with some apple cyber vinegar and some rescue remedie and half a baby aspirin she's moving more.

 

[Lor]

Those poor ladies!
How are they today?

 

[Penguinsofty55]

Those poor ladies!
How are they today?

Ok eatting, drinking, pooping, talking my ear off. But it's only day 3 I'm still not sure if I'm treating them right. I emailed a vet an hr away about the situation and haven't heard back. I hope I did the right thing by leaving the wonder powder cloting powder on. I might need to do antibiotics but I don't know what to get for either injection or oral. Just incase. Anything over the internet would take time to get here and I didn't see chicken specific antibiotic at cal ranch.

 

[Opiumbrella]

Ok eatting, drinking, pooping, talking my ear off. But it's only day 3 I'm still not sure if I'm treating them right. I emailed a vet an hr away about the situation and haven't heard back. I hope I did the right thing by leaving the wonder powder cloting powder on. I might need to do antibiotics but I don't know what to get for either injection or oral. Just incase. Anything over the internet would take time to get here and I didn't see chicken specific antibiotic at cal ranch.

If you clean the wound out with a clorahexadine flush, to keep all the debree and dirt out, spray it with veterycin and keep putting ointment on it it should heal fast and ok. I’ve had this happen to my hens, and taken in ones from others who were injured in this way, and I never had to use antibiotics on any of them. An oregano supplement for their water will help as well. It sounds like your doing good, they are feeling better. I would flush the wound and ensure all the powder and debree is out, if the powder is still down in the wound.

 

[Penguinsofty55]

If you clean the wound out with a clorahexadine, to keep all the degree and dirt out, spray it with veterycin and keep putting ointment on it it should heal fast and ok. I’ve had this happen to my hens, and taken in ones from others who were injured in this way, and I never had to use antibiotics on any of them. An oregano supplement for their water will help as well. It sounds like your doing good, they are feeling better. I would flush the wound and ensure all the powder and debree is out, if the powder is still down in the wound.

It's dried in the scab. It said on the label it was ok to leave in the dressing. And they acted like it made them hurt less when I put it on. They are still slathered in triple antibiotic. Do I need to soak the scab off and just use the vetericyn spray and triple antibiotic?

 

[Opiumbrella]

If it’s scabbing already, I would just let the body do its ting, and keep putting antibiotic ointment on it. It will likely be pushed out as the body heals. Removing the scabs to get it off would likely result in infection.

 

[Lor]

Ok eating, drinking, pooping, talking my ear off. But it's only day 3 I'm still not sure if I'm treating them right

Glad to hear they are eating and pooping.
I'm no help in the treating department. It's good to have a place like this to come to for advice.

 

[Penguinsofty55]

If it’s scabbing already, I would just let the body do its ting, and keep putting antibiotic ointment on it. It will likely be pushed out as the body heals. Removing the scabs to get it off would likely result in infection.

My bardrock with the ripped tail laid an egg 4 days after the attack. Is that a good sign. It was a good egg. A little small.