Bumblefoot surgery - with pics and "how to"

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Here's my thread on my bumblefoot surgery last week. I think her foot looks like what you're describing, you'll see the photo I posted. It was just a very early case of bumblefoot and is probably easier to treat early on. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=399017

Good luck with it!

That's exactly what mine looks like. Thanks for posting your thread!

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Here's my thread on my bumblefoot surgery last week. I think her foot looks like what you're describing, you'll see the photo I posted. It was just a very early case of bumblefoot and is probably easier to treat early on. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=399017

Good luck with it!

That's exactly what mine looks like. Thanks for posting your thread!

You're welcome. Make sure to post your photos too!

Well, I may have discovered this thread too late. Our favorite rooster was discovered limping about a week ago. We didn't think much of it as he and his flock free-range over the acreage. He was much worse, however, a few days ago; so David brought him in the house for us to tend to his feet.





At that time, we posted on a forum we regularly visit and they identified it as "bumblefoot", making several conflictual suggestions. We decided to soak the feet in Epsom Salts and then use a "dull" knife to take off the scab, thinking some puss was probably under it. I discovered to get under the crusty part, I had to do a little digging. I did as much as I dared (never done this before) and what looked like black rock came out. I got much of the black crust off but not near all as it was leaving holes. We then poured some Hydrogen Pyroxide over the feet and dipped them in a water/betadine solution. Then we squirted some Lysign (Staph antibiotic) onto the areas and placed some gauze over them (also full of Lysign); then wrapped with Vetrap (between toes and up around ankle).

We also gave him 3cc B-complex and soluble antibiotic in his drinking water. The next day we hand fed him some raw goat liver and continued the B-complex. That evening we unwrapped his feet and soaked them in warm water so as to remove the gauze easily. They did look much less swollen; however, there is still a lot of black parts. We again poured some Hydrogen Pyroxide over them, dipped them in the Betadine solution, squirted Lysign on them and padded them (again with more Lysign), wrapping them with Vetrap. Today is the 3rd day and I am wondering, since finding this thread, if there is more we ought to do.

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I've answered your private PM and as I said there, I can't speak for others but my two cents worth is all listed here in this thread. That poor rooster has the worse case I've ever seen and when you are finished digging out the gunk will have huge craters in his feet but they should heal if you get all the stuff out. In my opinion and experience, it's best to spend an hour and get it totally taken care of than to spend weeks on "alternative" treatments that may or may not work. I've never administered anitibiotics and never had a reoccurence in the same chicken so at least I know my method works - never tried any other method but I don't think all the raw goat liver, Vit B shots and antibiotics in the world is going to make those huge scabs and abcesses dissolve.

Best of luck in whatever you decide.

Is that what his feet looked like to begin with? Or is that after cleaning them. They are packed with dirt and rocks, just as you describe. They need to be cleaned out until there is just clean flesh present, then packed with antibiotic and wrapped.

I second Ruth's remark. Her bumblefoot thread allowed me to treat my BR to complete recovery. Ruth is my saviour!

May I have a link to Ruth's Bumblefoot Surgery Thread?

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You're on it.

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Go to page one of this thread and keep reading.