So I posted in September about my rooster with complex double bumblefoot. I ended up taking him to a very popular avian vet here who is also very reasonably priced. She lanced his swollen foot for us, put him on antibiotics, and told me to soak his foot in epsom salts every day and of course, freshly dress the surgical wound. After the first week, swelling had only reduced slightly. I sent her a pic of the foot and she advised to reopen the surgical wound and drain, then soak and re-dress for another week. We did that. Only a slight change, although we opened and re-dressed the wound twice during the week. This is week three and nearing the end. The foot is still swollen and is now very painful. He continued to act normal otherwise, so it's not making him sick. He is very anxious about us touching his foot, although he didn't seem to mind before. It hurts, but doesn't look inflamed. He still has a couple more days of antibiotics left.
I am beginning to wonder if it is the bandage that is making the foot painful and maybe even causing the swelling. The surgical wound is closed now, so I don't see a reason to keep the bandage on, except that it keeps the foot clean and also holds in the antibiotic ointment, which we are still applying after soaking. I am waiting for the vet to call back after sending her another picture, but that won't be til late today or tomorrow. In the meantime, I'm wondering if we should just remove the bandage altogether, and I'm thinking of ordering more Tricide Neo and trying that again. I read that it has an exceptionally long shelf life, so I can't see a reason not to order it for the chicken first aid kit, even if I don't use it, although I'll have to wait for it to get here.
Also, I called one of the big aquarium stores here and they don't have Tricide Neo but they do have other medications that have Neomycin in them, but I'm assuming that the Tricide stuff is what enables the Neomycin to get into the foot, so idk if anything else would work til it gets here?
I hate to cull this rooster, because he is such a sweet natured guy, but I also am feeling bad about him suffering for so long. At this point, everyone who knows him is attached, so it would be a difficult decision.
Please let me know asap if you have any quick thoughts about this.
Thanks
I am beginning to wonder if it is the bandage that is making the foot painful and maybe even causing the swelling. The surgical wound is closed now, so I don't see a reason to keep the bandage on, except that it keeps the foot clean and also holds in the antibiotic ointment, which we are still applying after soaking. I am waiting for the vet to call back after sending her another picture, but that won't be til late today or tomorrow. In the meantime, I'm wondering if we should just remove the bandage altogether, and I'm thinking of ordering more Tricide Neo and trying that again. I read that it has an exceptionally long shelf life, so I can't see a reason not to order it for the chicken first aid kit, even if I don't use it, although I'll have to wait for it to get here.
Also, I called one of the big aquarium stores here and they don't have Tricide Neo but they do have other medications that have Neomycin in them, but I'm assuming that the Tricide stuff is what enables the Neomycin to get into the foot, so idk if anything else would work til it gets here?
I hate to cull this rooster, because he is such a sweet natured guy, but I also am feeling bad about him suffering for so long. At this point, everyone who knows him is attached, so it would be a difficult decision.
Please let me know asap if you have any quick thoughts about this.
Thanks
My worst bumblefoot cases have been roosters. I think they just have more meat on their bigger feet that lets it get a better hold. They definitely don't handle stress well. I'm very sorry for your loss.
