self destructing.

[Margarret]

Mandie,

Thank you for putting up the pictures. You did an excellent job. As horrible as that looks, in two weeks you will see how much has filled in. Could you take some pictures, perhaps weekly so we can see the progress? He is a fighter, that little guy. He really wants to live. I cared for a chicken once whose leg had been torn off at the hip by a raccoon. The whole thing healed up from the inside out and the bird recovered completely, so I think both wing and crop will come along well.

I'm glad you went ahead and treated this guy. You gave him a really good chance of making it. I might try to get some Metacam as a pain killer and healing promoter for him. What do others think? It worked really well for some injuries I treated in the past.

Margaret

[Naturesgift]

Margarret he is completely off pain killers now and I am using herbs that promote healing.

Here are some update pics. An up close of the wound, the second is of the whole crop, so you can see why it was hard to stitch it since there was a whole hunk missing, not a rip.

Today I am reintroducing solids. But since I had such a rouch time before getting him to eat well in a cage I put him in one of our gardens that has chicken mesh around it. and I set some food out. So he can walk about "free ranging" and still be visited by my other pigeons who also wanted to share in his food. Poor guy still thinks he can fly. But sadly I think I may have to amputate his wing if it doesnt stop "hanging" when unwrapped.

[Maggie-NC]

Thanks so much for the update. He is looking really good.