My Three Chicks
Crowing
My 1 year old Ameraucana has had a sore (bumblefoot) on her foot for about a month. I've been keeping an eye on it but it hadn't improved and the round scabbed area looked like it was getting darker and more pronounced. Although there's no swelling and she's walking just fine and is completely acting normal.
After a lot of reading I decided the best course of action was to remove the scab (after an epsom salt soak). There was a little liquid (pus?) and a little blood. I didn't feel anything hard like a kernel (although I'm not really sure what I was doing).
So I cleaned her up - saline spray, vetericyn dousing, triple antibiotic on gauze - and vet wrapped her. (BTW it was my 1st time wrapping a foot and I'm by myself so was pretty proud we <me and the birdie!> were able to do it!).
That was last night. Tonight I cleaned her wound and rewrapped. A new scab is forming well.
But now I'm wondering what was the purpose of all that? I mean there was no apparent kernel, there was no swelling, the sore didn't seem to bother her in the least. Should I have just waited instead and see if it would have healed on its own, or progressed before doing the removal of the scab, etc? Seems like I didn't accomplish anything but setting her back with a new wound thar now needs to be wrapped and healed.
Just trying to learn. I'm still a sort of newbie 3 years in. Haven't deal with many injuries (thank goodness!).
After a lot of reading I decided the best course of action was to remove the scab (after an epsom salt soak). There was a little liquid (pus?) and a little blood. I didn't feel anything hard like a kernel (although I'm not really sure what I was doing).
So I cleaned her up - saline spray, vetericyn dousing, triple antibiotic on gauze - and vet wrapped her. (BTW it was my 1st time wrapping a foot and I'm by myself so was pretty proud we <me and the birdie!> were able to do it!).
That was last night. Tonight I cleaned her wound and rewrapped. A new scab is forming well.
But now I'm wondering what was the purpose of all that? I mean there was no apparent kernel, there was no swelling, the sore didn't seem to bother her in the least. Should I have just waited instead and see if it would have healed on its own, or progressed before doing the removal of the scab, etc? Seems like I didn't accomplish anything but setting her back with a new wound thar now needs to be wrapped and healed.
Just trying to learn. I'm still a sort of newbie 3 years in. Haven't deal with many injuries (thank goodness!).