Advanced Stage of Bumblefoot

[Twinstates]

Our rooster started limping at the end of last week. I noticed his entire foot was swollen and his toes were darkening. I started him on cephalexin and saw some improvement. However, he is still limping and has not made any further improvement. I started to wonder if it was bumble foot. It certainly appears to be, although there isn't a scab I can remove after the epsom salt soak I did for his foot. What do I do next?

 

[Fluffy_Feathers]

Can you provide some pictures of your roosters foot, including the bottom of his feet?

 

[Twinstates]

 

[topochico225]

Is it cold/moist where you live?

 

[Twinstates]

It's been in the 40's at night where we live and we just got our first good rain.

 

[Twinstates]

Per the Bumblefoot surgery instructions, I cut into his foot to pull out the infection. I don't know if I didn't go deep enough, but I didn't see anything that looked like an infection, even though the pad of the foot is very swollen and warm. Patched him up. What do I do now? I feel so bad

 

[micstrachan]

That looks more like a foot injury to me than bumblefoot. Anyone else? Is there a high spot he gets to where he could have jumped down and hurt his foot? Anything he could have tangled his foot in?

 

[Twinstates]

He was "quarantining" with two drakes for about a week in the bottom part of our coop. Nothing under there that would do it. It was after his time under there that I noticed his foot. We had him under there to keep him from attacking our children. The only thing I can think of is we trimmed his spurs a bit and one bled a few drops of blood at the end. The top of his foot between his toes has yellow puss and peeling skin.

 

[InterestingChickens]

It looks very badly brusied. When did you first notice this?

 

[Twinstates]

I'm not sure how he would have gotten so bruised. It almost seems like his toes are dying or something. Before I started him on cephalexin, his foot was blown right up.