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I have a rooster who is a week into recovery from a bumblefoot scab removal on both feet, a vet performed the scab removal.
Rooster was born around 2020 (two years old), breed is a polish candy corn.
Noticed on 11/30/22 that one of my roosters feet looked slightly bigger than the other, no limping, no favoring one foot, no redness. Flipped him over, found the bumbles, both feet, one bigger than the other, but around the size of pencil eraser tops.
Soaked feet in warm water and Epsom salt for about 10-15 minutes each day until I took him to the vet on 12/02/22 (three days after original discovery)
Scab removal happened on that following Friday 12/02/22.
He has another vet visit next Friday on 12/16/22 for a checkup on his feet.
But until then I am curious on the opinions of other chicken owners about how his feet are doing, and if they are progressing good after a week of cleaning, and SSD cream.
Pictures of original bumblefoot:
Unfortunately I don’t have pictures of the original bumblefoot, both were about the size of pencil eraser tops, one scab was bumby in appearance , while the other scab was more smooth in appearance, both scabs were black in color.
Pictures of scabs after removal:
Since the vet did the bumblefoot removal, I totally forgot to get pictures right after the scabs were removed .
I trust the vet did a good job at getting all the infection out (besides removing the scabs, she did a good amount of foot squeezing) , I live in the Midwest, and farm animals are pretty common around my area, the vet also knew exactly what bumblefoot was.
Pictures of both feet one week after bumblefoot surgery with new scabs:
Foot one:
On the outer edge I think I see new skin starting to form around the scab . This foot was the one that had the smoother scab on it.
Foot two:
This was the foot that had the bigger bumble that was more bumpy in appearance. It’s now smooth instead of being lumping, and bumpy.
Any opinions on these scabs would be most appreciated! I just want to make sure the new scabs are healthy, and he’s on the path of recovery.
Treatment will continue for the next three weeks until the skin is fully healed.
Thank you for taking the time to read my post!
I have a rooster who is a week into recovery from a bumblefoot scab removal on both feet, a vet performed the scab removal.
Rooster was born around 2020 (two years old), breed is a polish candy corn.
Noticed on 11/30/22 that one of my roosters feet looked slightly bigger than the other, no limping, no favoring one foot, no redness. Flipped him over, found the bumbles, both feet, one bigger than the other, but around the size of pencil eraser tops.
Soaked feet in warm water and Epsom salt for about 10-15 minutes each day until I took him to the vet on 12/02/22 (three days after original discovery)
Scab removal happened on that following Friday 12/02/22.
He has another vet visit next Friday on 12/16/22 for a checkup on his feet.
But until then I am curious on the opinions of other chicken owners about how his feet are doing, and if they are progressing good after a week of cleaning, and SSD cream.
Pictures of original bumblefoot:
Unfortunately I don’t have pictures of the original bumblefoot, both were about the size of pencil eraser tops, one scab was bumby in appearance , while the other scab was more smooth in appearance, both scabs were black in color.
Pictures of scabs after removal:
Since the vet did the bumblefoot removal, I totally forgot to get pictures right after the scabs were removed .
I trust the vet did a good job at getting all the infection out (besides removing the scabs, she did a good amount of foot squeezing) , I live in the Midwest, and farm animals are pretty common around my area, the vet also knew exactly what bumblefoot was.
Pictures of both feet one week after bumblefoot surgery with new scabs:
Foot one:
On the outer edge I think I see new skin starting to form around the scab . This foot was the one that had the smoother scab on it.
Foot two:
This was the foot that had the bigger bumble that was more bumpy in appearance. It’s now smooth instead of being lumping, and bumpy.
Any opinions on these scabs would be most appreciated! I just want to make sure the new scabs are healthy, and he’s on the path of recovery.
Treatment will continue for the next three weeks until the skin is fully healed.
Thank you for taking the time to read my post!