Tricide Neo for Bumblefoot- Still recommended?

Ah that's brilliant advice - thanks so much kaytee. My girls roost high up on the roof of the nest box which is like sandy roofing felt - so rough. They also jump down on to gravelly sand so will have to change that. Thanks again x
 
I don't think that the gravelly sand they jump down onto is the problem as much as the roofing felt they roost on. Mine have a concrete floor to jump down onto and that doesn't cause them any problems. However the rough wood that they were roosting on caused bumblefoot in 4 of my birds before I realised what the cause was.

It can be a bit of a pain to wash the towels every week, but it is worth it (in my case at least) because it eliminates clusters of red mites that tend to hide and breed in the towelling.

If you have birds with current cases of bumblefoot then I would seriously recommend getting some tricide neo from pond.rx, in order to treat the current cases, but also to add something to your roosts to avoid future outbreaks.
 
Hi I'm just curious did you rinse after the Tricide Neo soak? I'm going to use it today on my bird, lucky for me I found a Koi dealer right in town where I can purchase the stuff.
 
I never rinse their feet after a treatment. I do it at night when they go to roost so they will just perch and the feet will dry out after few minutes
 
I did the same - soak the feet then lift the bird up on to the perch to leave the feet to dry out on their own. Unless it is freezing in the coop it won't take long for the liquid to dry off, and it lets the antibiotic act a bit longer on the bumble.

It is not a quick fix - I soaked my girl's feet every night for several weeks before the bumble fell out, but it is worth the effort (and the time you spend doing it each day helps you bond a bit more with your bird!)

The tricide neo is expensive, so I divided the packet into 3 and mixed each up with the appropriate quantity of water. Each time used the mixture I saved it, filtered it, and then re-used it the following day. When there wasn't enough left to soak my girl's feet I discarded it and made up a new batch.

All the best - let us know how you get on.
 
Tricide Neo containes neomycin, but it also contains an 'antibiotic potentiator'. This is a substance which damages the bacterial cells, allowing the neomycin to penetrate the cell and act more effectively. I would imagine that neomycin on its own, without the potentiator, would not be as effective against bumblefoot as the tricide neo is. I know that tricide neo is extremely expensive, but if you follow the advice that Janet Pesaturo gives on her website http://ouroneacrefarm.com/bumblefoot-treatment-tricideneo/ you should find that you can make one packet last for a good month or so.
There is also some interesting information about tricide neo (albeit for use in koi carp) on this website: http://www.koiacres.com/koi-acres-products/tricide-neo/history.html
 
I ordered it also at the encouragement of my vet and have been soaking my chickens feet every day for about 8 minutes. They do look a little better but I have been trying to find out if you can reuse the solution a couple times or it has to be mixed up for every treatment? I hope it works because I am not going to cut the bottom of her feet!!
 
I ordered it also at the encouragement of my vet and have been soaking my chickens feet every day for about 8 minutes. They do look a little better but I have been trying to find out if you can reuse the solution a couple times or it has to be mixed up for every treatment? I hope it works because I am not going to cut the bottom of her feet!!
See post #2 in this link for the info you need:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/treating-bumblefoot-with-tricide-neo.513183/
 
I am using it right now on two with light cases of bumblefoot. Make sure you mix it with DISTILLED WATER. Tap water will ruin it. It comes in a packet for one gallon or 5 gallons. I mixed one gallon. Store in dark room between 35-85 degrees. Use just enough to cover the infected parts, and use fresh for each chicken. This way the gallon will last a while. Throw out after a week, but not down the sink. Throw outside in the grass. Just do it once a day for 5 minutes.
 

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