- Mar 22, 2018
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We’ve recently rescued two abandoned pekin ducks. One has a fairly advanced case of bumblefoot, with both legs and tops of feet swollen badly. One foot had an obvious wound that we opened and removed a large core of infection and tendrils. That leg is healing very nicely, but the other remains swollen, but no obvious point of infection or “bumble” to drain, so we’re not sure WHERE to cut and remove the infection, should we need to. Her mood is fine, and she eats, drinks, preens, and baths. We’ve tackled bumblefoot before, so she’s receiving all the standard good stuff- ACV, nutridrench, epsom compresses, multiple baths per day, and the foot is booted with vetericyn and neosporin. With the other leg healing so fast after removal of the infection, can we expect the other leg to follow in healing without the need to cut?