Any trip to the vet will not be cheap, I know. I have no medical training, so it's not for me to say whether or not you should cut, that's up to you. Try googling "bumblefoot avian medicine" and "pododermatitis avian medicine" and see what else you can learn. If it were my duck I would get all...
@DuckyMama92 , you might want to read this thread:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1066081/duck-with-bumblefoot-warning-viewer-discretion-is-advised
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Pictures by BYC's DiamondSwan
Source: http://hari.ca/avian-care/health-monitoring/symptoms-treatment-bumblefoot-parrots/...