Chickens attacked by dog

coach723 said:

If you have pictures of the wounds, it would be helpful. Standard wound care is to flush out all wounds well with sterile saline, chlorhexidine, or plain mild soapy water if they are not deep. Punctures in particular need to be paid attention to, infection is more likely in those. Watch for any signs of infection, pus or discharge, redness beyond what would be expected from the trauma, any bad smell (put your nose right down there and smell it). If you see any of that, then an oral antibiotic might be needed, amoxicillin is most used. If you have it and need to use it, dose is 57 mg per pound of body weight, twice a day. If the spray you are using doesn't maintain moisture in the wounds, then I would switch to a petroleum based ointment, a plain triple antibiotic ointment found in any first aid section is good. Apply that to cover all wounds and reapply as needed to keep them covered and moist. Don't try to bandage it, it's better if it's open to the air, bandaging can close in bacteria. Skin flaps may re adhere or may shrivel and fall off if they don't. You don't want any dirt or bacteria under that. Bruising may look greenish. Electrolites are fine initially, to help them get over the shock, once that has passed it's better to just give them plain, fresh water. If they are at risk of being pecked by others, then yes, they should be separated. Pecking of wounds is not uncommon, and will just make things worse.
This link has some pictures of some pretty bad wounds during healing, for reference of what things may look like:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/wounds-pictures-of-how-they-heal.1325817/#post-21627607

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Chicklady1026 said:

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coach723 said:

If you have pictures of the wounds, it would be helpful. Standard wound care is to flush out all wounds well with sterile saline, chlorhexidine, or plain mild soapy water if they are not deep. Punctures in particular need to be paid attention to, infection is more likely in those. Watch for any signs of infection, pus or discharge, redness beyond what would be expected from the trauma, any bad smell (put your nose right down there and smell it). If you see any of that, then an oral antibiotic might be needed, amoxicillin is most used. If you have it and need to use it, dose is 57 mg per pound of body weight, twice a day. If the spray you are using doesn't maintain moisture in the wounds, then I would switch to a petroleum based ointment, a plain triple antibiotic ointment found in any first aid section is good. Apply that to cover all wounds and reapply as needed to keep them covered and moist. Don't try to bandage it, it's better if it's open to the air, bandaging can close in bacteria. Skin flaps may re adhere or may shrivel and fall off if they don't. You don't want any dirt or bacteria under that. Bruising may look greenish. Electrolites are fine initially, to help them get over the shock, once that has passed it's better to just give them plain, fresh water. If they are at risk of being pecked by others, then yes, they should be separated. Pecking of wounds is not uncommon, and will just make things worse.
This link has some pictures of some pretty bad wounds during healing, for reference of what things may look like:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/wounds-pictures-of-how-they-heal.1325817/#post-21627607

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coach723 said:

If you have pictures of the wounds, it would be helpful. Standard wound care is to flush out all wounds well with sterile saline, chlorhexidine, or plain mild soapy water if they are not deep. Punctures in particular need to be paid attention to, infection is more likely in those. Watch for any signs of infection, pus or discharge, redness beyond what would be expected from the trauma, any bad smell (put your nose right down there and smell it). If you see any of that, then an oral antibiotic might be needed, amoxicillin is most used. If you have it and need to use it, dose is 57 mg per pound of body weight, twice a day. If the spray you are using doesn't maintain moisture in the wounds, then I would switch to a petroleum based ointment, a plain triple antibiotic ointment found in any first aid section is good. Apply that to cover all wounds and reapply as needed to keep them covered and moist. Don't try to bandage it, it's better if it's open to the air, bandaging can close in bacteria. Skin flaps may re adhere or may shrivel and fall off if they don't. You don't want any dirt or bacteria under that. Bruising may look greenish. Electrolites are fine initially, to help them get over the shock, once that has passed it's better to just give them plain, fresh water. If they are at risk of being pecked by others, then yes, they should be separated. Pecking of wounds is not uncommon, and will just make things worse.
This link has some pictures of some pretty bad wounds during healing, for reference of what things may look like:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/wounds-pictures-of-how-they-heal.1325817/#post-21627607

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Chicklady1026 said:

I posted the pictures of them. They are kind of hard to see, I don’t know if I should trim the hair, or leave it. I immediately went and got the silver honey spray. I didn’t even think to clean anything, I called my brother in law and he said to spray that on them. Should I try to clean it now? Or just keep spraying the silver honey?

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