My dog attacked my chicken!!!

[Chewyfranandlola]

Vetracin works great with ever and all injuries, you could flush the eye gently with it. How is she today?

She seems calmer than yesterday. She was down with the other chickens when I found her this morning. Other than her eye she seems alright. I separated her from the other chickens and she ate and drank. I am just really worried about her eye. It does not look good.

 

[Chewyfranandlola]

Aside from her eye, are there any other injuries? Check her over well. Could you take a picture of the eye? Is it one or both eyes? How old is she?

You could put her in a crate with some food & water, put the crate in the coop. She's protected from the flock yet part of the flock so not having to reintroduce once she heals. Or keep her in the house in a dark, quiet area. She may not eat today, she's probably in shock, do you have some Nutri Drench?

No but I heard that vetrecyn works great. I have separated her from the flock and she is eating but I’m just very concerned about her eye. Will she loose her sight?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I would flush the eye with saline or you can use Vetericyn if you have that. Hopefully she will heal shortly. Eating/drinking is good.

 

[Chewyfranandlola]

I would flush the eye with saline or you can use Vetericyn if you have that. Hopefully she will heal shortly. Eating/drinking is good.

Yea thank you.

 

[Shamo Hybrid]

The dogs were probably just 'playing' around with the chickens not knowing they can easily hurt them, I'm sure if those dogs wanted to kill them they would all be dead! I had a German Shepherd puppy once, he got along great with this lone rooster I had..... 2 buddies who were always by each other side for a good 2 months or so, then one day I found the rooster in the puppy's mouth and he had no clue what had just happened.

As for the eye, it looks fine to me...... when chickens go through a traumatic event such as that, they tend to close their eyes.

 

[Mybackyardpeepers]

She seems calmer than yesterday. She was down with the other chickens when I found her this morning. Other than her eye she seems alright. I separated her from the other chickens and she ate and drank. I am just really worried about her eye. It does not look good.

I would not put her directly with the other chickens. Get some vetracin and start flushing with it. My daughter's horse gets eye infections and that clears it up every time. Best of luck!

 

[Chewyfranandlola]

I would not put her directly with the other chickens. Get some vetracin and start flushing with it. My daughter's horse gets eye infections and that clears it up every time. Best of luck!

I would not put her directly with the other chickens. Get some vetracin and start flushing with it. My daughter's horse gets eye infections and that clears it up every time. Best of luck!

Okay. So I went to the store and picked up something similar to veteracyn. It is called banixx for chicks. The bottle mentioned that is is safe to use around the eye but never said if it is safe to use in the eye. Should I flush it with this?

 

[Chewyfranandlola]

Yea thank you.

I went to the store and bought banixx. It never mentioned on the bottle if it is safe in eyes. Can I use it?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

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Okay. So I went to the store and picked up something similar to veteracyn. It is called banixx for chicks. The bottle mentioned that is is safe to use around the eye but never said if it is safe to use in the eye. Should I flush it with this?

I went to the store and bought banixx. It never mentioned on the bottle if it is safe in eyes. Can I use it?

I would not spray it in the eyes.

 

[ChickNanny13]

Could you get Terramycin?
@Wyorp Rock ... My curiosity, could Neosporin without the pain relief be used also?