Attempting to treat bumblefoot

[chuckachucka]

Alright, I took her to the vet, and they found the entry point in the folds of skin on the foot pad, deep enough that I missed them, and they were able to squeeze out the cores with just their fingers, no antibiotics needed, they told me to soak her feet in Epson salts twice a day, and expel the pockets if I need to. They didn't even charge us, so everything's good so far! She's already acting better. I'll keep you posted, I've cleaned out the hen house and I'm going to scrub the roosts down.

I hope she makes a full recovery.

 

[hugitnotnugget]

View attachment 1574365 Hello there, I have an older hen with what appears to be bumble foot between her toes. She has had two growing lumps (one on each foot, and both are between the toes)one of them has developed a dark crusty scab in the past week, she's been well, but being the top hen, has fallen quite a few pegs in the pecking order. Bumblefoot especially makes sense because their perches are quite high and their coop needs a good thourough cleaning. Poor girl, I wish I had taken care of it right away, but I'll have to wait until tomorrow afternoon until I can take it out. So, this being my first bumblefoot case, I would appreciate some advice, does anyone know where I could get a absess punch, or a good scalpel? I don't have any surgical tools fit for a live animal unfortunately. Also, should I give her baby aspirin for pain? Thanks guys!

Ouch! I had a rooster with a bad bumble foot and was limping bad from it. I took him to the vet and he gave us oral antibiotics and a drop. I soaked him in epsom salt and bleach 3 times a day. I also scrubbed/scraped his foot in the middle of treatment. It took a couple weeks but he was much better! He still had a scab but it wasn’t swollen and he was walking fine. He lived a couple more years after that without any problems. He eventually died of an unrelated heart attack. He was older.

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Such great news! Bear hugs to you and your sweet hen!

 

[Shadrach]

That is good news.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Alright, I took her to the vet, and they found the entry point in the folds of skin on the foot pad, deep enough that I missed them, and they were able to squeeze out the cores with just their fingers, no antibiotics needed, they told me to soak her feet in Epson salts twice a day, and expel the pockets if I need to. They didn't even charge us, so everything's good so far! She's already acting better. I'll keep you posted, I've cleaned out the hen house and I'm going to scrub the roosts down.

Wonderful! I hope she makes a full recovery with no problems

 

[LittlePip21]

Update, going well! I have been scrubbing her feet and soaking every day, as you can tell in the pic, one has a hole that goes completely through, and the other has reduced in size quite a bit. She enjoys bath time but does not appreciate the foot inspections

 

[ChickNanny13]

Great Job

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Thank you for the update!
It looks like she's healing nicely