Vet suggestion for non-invasive bumblefoot cure

[CallyB57]

I ordered some tricide-neo from KoiAcres just now and I'm going to mix it as a spray solution so I won't waste it. The salesman said to keep it in a cool dry place and use 2 or 3 baggies to seal it up so moisture won't get to it and that the shelf life was close to 2 years. I'm going to spray my girl's feet with it after cleaning them in a weak epsom salts solution. Hope it works - can't stand to see them limping and I know how bad it must hurt them.

 

[WalkingWolf]

I use Prep H and a bandage on bumble foot, usually in a few days the pad peels off and after it heals over the infection is gone.

 

[FarmsteadLady]

Mine came today from Koi Acres...I have to wait until she goes in the coop because limp or no limp, she is not letting me get near her. I am glad to read that I can dilute and use the solution again as I was thinking about the cost as well.

Thanks for sharing about this stuff....poor Koi fish owners will wonder about the sudden bum-rush on this product.

 

[Chicky Tocks]

Ok folks, here we go! I got my tri-neo today in the mail. I've mixed up my solution of oxine and water to soak and clean before doing the tri-neo soak. I'm here trying to find out how much powder to make a small batch, and to watch the video again on wrapping the foot.

 

[Chicky Tocks]

Here's my little bumblefoot baby, Angelica, right before I picked her up and took her into the shop for the procedure.

Here is the offending bumblefoot.

First I cleaned her foot with a solution of Oxine and warm water. I scrubbed it well with a soft toothbrush, nails and all for a good 5 minutes.
Then we moved onto the tri-neo soak. Little blurry, she moved while I was taking her photo. We soaked for another 5 minutes.

Then, it's a wrap!

Tada!

Annnnd back with her flock.

The bad part, I learned that she had mites pretty bad! I saw them! I came in and itched from head to toe so I jumped in the shower! Looks like my weekend will consist of cleaning the coop and dusting all my birds.

 

[jmc]

cute pics and lovely birds. could you not get away with NOT wrapping her. At least some earlier seem to have not done so. just for your thoughts. quite a bumble on that girl. she seems so calm in the soak. i bet my ducks won't be that calm!

 

[jmc]

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so you can get away with a spray?

 

[Chicky Tocks]

I had read that others were wrapping because they'd put a dab of hemorroid creme on the foot for swelling which I did and forgot to mention. Also, we had a lot of rain today and last night and the ground is saturated. I spread hay all over their run to try to soak up the puddles. Not sure, this is a first for me. What I really wanted to do was keep the area clear of mud mostly.

 

[jmc]

chicky:

good to hear and good thinking, about the extra cream. i wish ducks feet were as easy to bandage as a chx.
that is vet wrap, correct?

 

[CallyB57]

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so you can get away with a spray?

Well...below is a link that talks about using a spray bottle, but on fish. I am going to try mixing the solution, putting a small amount in a small spray bottle, soaking the feet with the spray, keep my bumble-footed bird in a clean place, then rinse the foot of the spray. If it does not do anything within a week to improve her condition, I will go to the soak method. It's worth trying because I have several birds with bumble foot, most in the beginning stages with no swelling at the top of the foot. I don't know what is causing it - they have a supurb diet and basically the pen they are in is soft, sandy dirt. The only thing I can think of is that occasionally when the wind is blowing strongly, a gumball or pinecone drops into the pen and possibly before I see it to throw it out, one of them has stepped on it. There are very few, if any, rocks in the pen.

http://www.koivet.com/a_tricide_neo_koi_spray_ulcers.html