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    Bumblefoot surgery

    Tricide neo is found online at suppliers. It is used in the fish world. Google it and find the best price. I got mine from a company in California. Only took 3 days to arrive. I'm in NC
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    Bumblefoot surgery

    I wouldn't use rubbing alcohol on a raw open deep wound on a chicken or anything else. Try using Vetericyn or Bactine or sterile saline solution ( inexpensive). Most people fill the hole left from the surgery with antibiotic ointment without the pain killer. Then use a sterile gauze pad and vet...
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    Bumblefoot surgery

    You are welcome. I hope it works for you.
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    Bumblefoot surgery

    Hi...................That is exactly what I am doing. I am doing everything to avoid the bumble foot surgery. It is working and shrinking the bumble foot. I will tell you exactly what a vet told me to do. Buy ONLY DISTILLED WATER!!!!!! Mix 3/4 TEASPOON full of Tricide Neo with 1 QUART DISTILLED...
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    Bumblefoot surgery

    I am using Tricide Neo. You can buy it online. It is a bumble foot soak. Read about it on BYC. Good luck.
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    do you feed your chickens scratch in the summer months?

    OMGosh! That is so good to know. My husband pulled a scab smaller than a pencil eraser and all we saw was a yellow corn colored thing (the core) it was flat, but it didn't come out when he puled the scab off. Do you scoop the hole in the foot to make sure all of the infection and core is out...
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    URGENT!!!! Any advise?????

    Let me know how it goes. I am praying your feathered friend is ok. I know you are stressed to the max.
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    *Help Please* bumblefoot much worse!! (graphic pic)

    Hi. i live in NC. Thanks anyway though. :)
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    *Help Please* bumblefoot much worse!! (graphic pic)

    HI. The iodine and epsom poultice didnt do enough to suit me. Today I am using the tricide neo. It arrived yesterday from cali. What is the anutbiotic powder you are using? I will get some and try it too. I am trying anything and everything to avoid doing the surgery. I will soak my girl in...
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    do you feed your chickens scratch in the summer months?

    HI. I read one of your posts about bumblfoot. It was from a while back. I am wondering how do you treat bumblefoot now? I have read so many posts. I am using the iodine and epsom salt poultice. Now I am going to use the tricide neo vet recommended soak. What worked for you? I am trying to avoid...
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    Comment by 'Inmybackyard' in article 'Worming'

    Thanks, just what I needed to know!
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    *Help Please* bumblefoot much worse!! (graphic pic)

    You're right. I have never been so stressed when dealing with my girls. None of them are limping, yet. I am beside myself. I ordered some tricide neo to use as an antibiotic soak. I am tying 2 different methods. Waiting for 3 days for the tricide neo to get here. Time will tell and I am not...
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