A few days ago, I discovered my favorite chicken, a 5-year-old female buff Orpington, has bumblefoot on both her feet (stage 3 or 4). I don’t think her feet are swollen, but she has 2 dark scabs. I’ve noticed she walks a little weird sometimes and might be sleeping a little more than usual during the day, but other than that, she seems completely healthy.
(I’ve attached some pictures of her feet. The first is of her left foot, and the two others of her right).
The vet we brought her to told us to do these 4 things:
Online I saw a lot of articles and videos saying you need to remove the scab, apply something and wrap it, but the vet didn’t really seem to want to do this, and I’m not really sure why. She told us the scab would improve just by doing those 4 things.
Right now, I am following the vet’s advice, but I want to know what I should do in case that doesn’t work, since I’m not sure whether the scab (or chicken) will heal just by doing this, because I’ve never dealt with bumblefoot before. If you know whether it would please tell me.
I would also like extra advice, since I’m not allowed to go back to the vet again, because it costs too much, and we haven’t really had the best outcomes with this vet clinic in the past.
Thank you for taking the time to read this and thanks in advance for responding.
(I’ve attached some pictures of her feet. The first is of her left foot, and the two others of her right).
The vet we brought her to told us to do these 4 things:
- antibiotics (oral) for 4 days;
- painkillers (oral) 2x a day for at least 7 days;
- bio tex foot baths 2x a day;
- honey-O3 gel on the scabs 2x a day.
Online I saw a lot of articles and videos saying you need to remove the scab, apply something and wrap it, but the vet didn’t really seem to want to do this, and I’m not really sure why. She told us the scab would improve just by doing those 4 things.
Right now, I am following the vet’s advice, but I want to know what I should do in case that doesn’t work, since I’m not sure whether the scab (or chicken) will heal just by doing this, because I’ve never dealt with bumblefoot before. If you know whether it would please tell me.
I would also like extra advice, since I’m not allowed to go back to the vet again, because it costs too much, and we haven’t really had the best outcomes with this vet clinic in the past.
Thank you for taking the time to read this and thanks in advance for responding.