How to treat a chicken's deep, infected wounds after an animal attack?

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I have a chicken that was mauled by a wild animal the other night, we are treating her injuries on her neck with silver sulfidine antimicrobial cream, she also has a big chunk that was bitten out on her lower breast, it started to smell really bad, so we iragated it out sprayed it with hydrogen peroxide, and use cream, I have some oxytetracycline intramuscular, but not sure how much or how frequently, can you offer me a little advice? Pet's info: Bird | Unknown - Bird | Female | 1 year and 11 months old | 2 lbs

Dr. Strydom, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hi there. So sorry this happened to Floppy. The treatment you are doing so far is great. However, do not use the peroxide anymore. Peroxide is fine to use once after the initial injury but if you keep using it, it will kill all the tissue present in the wound including any new tissue trying to grow in so it will end up delaying healing. You should, from now on, flush the wounds with dilute Betadine or dilute Chlorhexidine solution twice a day as far inside the wound as you can get it. Also, be sure to keep her warm and dry. The SSD is my favorite and I'm glad you are using it. I am unable, by law, to provide any dosing information over the internet so I cannot help you with the Oxytetracycline dose. I can tell you that I have treated quite a few chickens for injuries like this and oxytetracycline is not the first choice for an antibiotic in this situation. I strongly suggest you take her to a vet for an exam. Many small animal hospitals will have a vet that will treat a chicken. If you don't want to do that then just keep doing what you are doing and hopefully she will respond. Hope this helps. Best wishes.

How to treat a chicken's deep, infected wounds after an animal attack?

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