abscess on foot

[wmrothsgoats]

Over 4 weeks ago I noticed one of my little girls limping so I checked her foot and found she had bumblefoot. The bottom of her foot had a large black spot and there was a large lump on the webbing between her toes. I removed the black core from the bottom of the foot, soaked the foot in Epson salts, applied antibiotics, and wrapped the foot with vet wrap. I repeated the soaking, applying antibiotics and wrapping for two weeks. The bottom of the foot healed well but the lump between the toes did not change. I consulted a vet who told me to continue soak the foot. I have continued the soaking for about two weeks with no change. She is eating, drinking, and laying. The bad foot seems warmer than the other. Should I put ichthammol on the lump and wrap the foot daily? Should I lance the lump, apply antibiotic and wrap? Any suggestions?

 

[DurtyGirlzLandscaping]

Take the bird to the vet and PAY for the examination and treatment.

 

[Laurasb65]

Over 4 weeks ago I noticed one of my little girls limping so I checked her foot and found she had bumblefoot. The bottom of her foot had a large black spot and there was a large lump on the webbing between her toes. I removed the black core from the bottom of the foot, soaked the foot in Epson salts, applied antibiotics, and wrapped the foot with vet wrap. I repeated the soaking, applying antibiotics and wrapping for two weeks. The bottom of the foot healed well but the lump between the toes did not change. I consulted a vet who told me to continue soak the foot. I have continued the soaking for about two weeks with no change. She is eating, drinking, and laying. The bad foot seems warmer than the other. Should I put ichthammol on the lump and wrap the foot daily? Should I lance the lump, apply antibiotic and wrap? Any suggestions?

Wish I could help, haven't dealt with bumblefoot. But I would try to clean it out again. And put antibiotic and drawing salve . Hope she gets better soon.

 

[coach723]

Sometimes bumblefoot can tunnel through the foot, so the scab on the bottom can heal but there can be infection still inside. It can also be a slow process. You can try the icthammol or prid, to see if it helps, won't hurt anything. Neither will soaking. If it doesn't seem to be getting better, or is getting worse, the bird is limping, etc. then I would consider lancing it and cleaning it out really well, and treating like you did the bottom. I had a roo that it tunneled up to the ankle, I had to lance and flush from both places. And I've had several birds that had the swelling between the toes, and had to lance. They healed up fine after it was all cleaned out.