Antibiotics at Tractor Supply?

[SeaSea47]

Pictures of the foot may help. Do you know what caused the fluid? Is there bumblefoot? Bandages are usually a waste of time with poultry. They do make a protective boot for ducks with foot injuries and bumblefoot. Here is a link for a duck bootie:
https://www.amazon.com/tinkare-Wate...a9994&pd_rd_wg=5nek2&pd_rd_i=B09FP86NBL&psc=1

 

[Eggcessive]

I am going to tag @Miss Lydia for help since she is more familiar with ducks. Is there a scab on the area?

 

[SeaSea47]

Pictures of the foot may help. Do you know what caused the fluid? Is there bumblefoot? Bandages are usually a waste of time with poultry. They do make a protective boot for ducks with foot injuries and bumblefoot. Here is a link for a duck bootie:
https://www.amazon.com/tinkare-Wate...a9994&pd_rd_wg=5nek2&pd_rd_i=B09FP86NBL&psc=1

I just added a picture. I have no idea what caused it. She was out for a couple of hours one day free-ranging and fine one minute and limping the next. I don't think it's bumblefoot as I see no core or scab, but I could be wrong. She's healthy otherwise - eating/drinking/laying eggs and being her bossy self. I thought it was a sprain at first and had been treating it as such, but when it didn't get better after a couple of weeks, I re-examined it and noticed the fluid. I don't see any cuts or splinters or anything either. I've got her quarantined on my back porch with a buddy so she has dry/softer ground to walk on.

 

[SeaSea47]

I am going to tag @Miss Lydia for help since she is more familiar with ducks. Is there a scab on the area?

Thanks! She was helping me in another thread!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Did you try to remove the fluid?

 

[SeaSea47]

Did you try to remove the fluid?

Not yet, I’m kind of afraid it would get infected?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Can you take her to a vet? You could try keeping up with soaking and drawing salve but it may not help. If a vet removes the fluid they can test for bacteria and decide which antibiotic would treat it.

 

[SeaSea47]

Can you take her to a vet? You could try keeping up with soaking and drawing salve but it may not help. If a vet removes the fluid they can test for bacteria and decide which antibiotic would treat it.

It’s be a while before I could. My vet stopped seeing birds due to avian flu, and the only other one I can see within the next week will charge $400 just to walk in the door since I’m a new patient. I will try some others next week, but I did order some antibiotics from a link further up in this thread that I’m going to try. She’s actually putting a lot more weight in it today, so maybe it’s getting better. You can barely tell she’s limping, but I still see some swelling.

 

[Miss Lydia]

What antibiotic did you order? Sure hope it takes care of it. Vet care is so doggone expensive I sure understand what your saying.

 

[SeaSea47]

What antibiotic did you order? Sure hope it takes care of it. Vet care is so doggone expensive I sure understand what your saying.

I know. I hate that my vet stopped seeing birds for now. He is great and has treated them for me in the past very inexpensively. Here is what I ordered. I think it’s a generic version of Baytril?

https://allbirdproducts.com/products/enrofloxacin-10