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    Treating abscess & diagnosing large lesions/ growths on rooster leg @ feather line

    Thanks again Eggcessive for your help/ knowledge. From your link it doesn't look like gout - his feet are fine - old, knobbly, and a bit swollen but fine. Up close, those growths/ lesions look they have grown around old feathers - is that possible, like 'ingrown feathers' or the like? Thanks...
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    Treating abscess & diagnosing large lesions/ growths on rooster leg @ feather line

    Thanks LaFleche, They do need a trim and I did not link the old wound/ abscess to his spurs - we just assumed it was self pecking those lesions/ growths. I'll trim them shortly. Also, the abscess is looking better - I would not have believed (Manuka) honey could help clean up a nasty wound as it...
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    Treating abscess & diagnosing large lesions/ growths on rooster leg @ feather line

    Thanks RubelliteRose & Eggcessive, really appreciated. We are in Victoria, Australia - and I will pursue a necropsy, if possible. I need to treat/re-treat the abscess and pain relief, first up. I wonder what a vet would do to determine if it is a 'gout path' or a 'cancer path'? I am happy to...
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    Treating abscess & diagnosing large lesions/ growths on rooster leg @ feather line

    Thanks Whisperer. Possibly 'Articular Gout', Much appreciated.
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    Treating abscess & diagnosing large lesions/ growths on rooster leg @ feather line

    Hi there, I am after some help please in treating a stubborn abscess on our Australorp Rooster's leg. His name is Wayne. The abscess is also a result of him self pecking the lesions/ growths, which vets have been unable to diagnose. One vet feels it is something to do with arthritis. We are...
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