Bad footsie folks any idea?

[Boxingrooster]

If I recall correctly everything now , the dark scabbing on top of foot was not there initially when I was only treating bottom her foot. Only started scabbing on top her foot real bad after I sprayed lot BLUE KOTE on top.

 

[Boxingrooster]

Ouch! That still does look very painful and inflamed. And it looks as if she not only lost a nail but also part of the toe.

Did you continue the daily foot soaks in warm epsom salt water?

For how long did you administer the antibiotics?

I was soaking her daily but backed off few days bcse she wouldn’t move much after soaks. So applied daily vetercyn , coconut oil
And antiobioitcs around 2wks now.
Right it does look more than just her toe but unsure

 

[LaFleche]

If I recall correctly everything now , the dark scabbing on top of foot was not there initially when I was only treating bottom her foot. Only started scabbing on top her foot real bad after I sprayed lot BLUE KOTE on top.

Blue Kote is not the reason for the scabbing, I rather suspect the bandage to have been too tight and on for too long without taking it off, thus impeding circulation and causing the skin to go necrotic.

This happens easily with bandaging a chicken foot as the bandage often gets even tighter than when you first wrapped it.

Let's tag @Eggcessive again as she has experience with treating frostbite and this looks very similar.

 

[Boxingrooster]

Only part I wrapped her now is lost nail area
Hoping free range and better movements improve her injuries, god willing

 

[LaFleche]

Maybe @azygous and @Wyorp Rock can help as well, hopefully they have experience with treating necrotic feet.

My chickens never experienced frostbitten nor necrotic feet, so I lack the hands-on experience.

 

[Boxingrooster]

Maybe @azygous and @Wyorp Rock can help as well, hopefully they have experience with treating necrotic feet.

My chickens never experienced frostbitten nor necrotic feet, so I lack the hands-on experience.

Ok awesome, our california climate real mild but since starting her antibiotics dosage her mood and eating definitely lot better than before , so that’s giving me little relief

 

[LaFleche]

Ok awesome, our california climate real mild but since starting her antibiotics dosage her mood and eating definitely lot better than before , so that’s giving me little relief

These things often need a lot of patience and time to heal, so don't give up on her and keep up the good care.

 

[Boxingrooster]

These things often need a lot of patience and time to heal, so don't give up on her and keep up the good care.

Right. Will keep trying

 

[Eggcessive]

Blue Kote is not the reason for the scabbing, I rather suspect the bandage to have been too tight and on for too long without taking it off, thus impeding circulation and causing the skin to go necrotic.

This happens easily with bandaging a chicken foot as the bandage often gets even tighter than when you first wrapped it.

Let's tag @Eggcessive again as she has experience with treating frostbite and this looks very similar.

I agree, the BluKote is basically alcohol and a little gentian violet both antiseptics. The bandage that you initially put on probably slipped and got too tight, so circulation was interrupted. I would keep soaking this foot every day in warm Epsom salts or soapy water, then apply some Neosporin or Betadine. The tissue may eventually slough off, but hopefully the foot will remain.

 

[azygous]

I'm coming into this late, but after viewing the terrifically helpful photo of the two feet side by side, I'm going to predict she loses the affected foot. And it is categorically impossible for Blu-kote to cause that kind of destruction of, not only the underlying tissue but, the extensive damage to the scales. Frostbite can cause damage like that, but we can rule that out, so that leaves a too-tight bandage cutting off circulation and depriving the tissue of oxygen.

Due to the extent of the swelling of the foot, it appears to me that the foot is already undergoing the process of auto-amputation. It's likely painful at this point, and daily soaks in Epsom salts can greatly help with the pain. So can two chewable aspirin per day. There is also an outside chance that the Epsom soaks could heal the foot, so soaking is doubly worth the effort.

What will happen if the foot is auto-amputating is it will continue to swell and grow blacker until it's obvious that the foot is dead. You'll then see it begin to detach from the shank. It's a long process, but as the tissue dies, the pain will become less. After it detaches, the stump will require wound care until it grows tissue to cover the stump.

Just to prepare you for what may lie ahead, here is a thread made by a good friend whose hen lost both feet to frostbite the winter the Texas electric grid failed. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/matilda-is-going-to-lose-her-feet.1454933/