BUMBLE FOOT? HELP!

[Masonz75]

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Hey! Is this bumble foot on both feet? This is my first time dealing with this! Please help! What do I do! Today I just sprAyed vetricyn and gauze wrapped it after I soaked it in epson salt! What else should I do?

 

[Ravynscroft]

Definitely looks like bumblefoot... can't tell if there is a plug in the first foot or not, but you need to soak the feet again til they soften up a bit and get that hard kernel out of the foot pad... you may need to use a sharp knife to cut a bit of the foot pad at the edge of the plug to be able to get it out... then clean out the spot and spray with the vetracin again... best to wrap the foot with vetwrap to keep it clean and dry... good luck!

 

[Masonz75]

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Definitely looks like bumblefoot... can't tell if there is a plug in the first foot or not, but you need to soak the feet again til they soften up a bit and get that hard kernel out of the foot pad... you may need to use a sharp knife to cut a bit of the foot pad at the edge of the plug to be able to get it out... then clean out the spot and spray with the vetracin again... best to wrap the foot with vetwrap to keep it clean and dry... good luck!

That plug is huge though! I just pull the whole thing out? And how should I keep her calm with this?

 

[Ravynscroft]

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That plug is huge though! I just pull the whole thing out? And how should I keep her calm with this?

Yep, you gotta get the whole thing out... it is essentially a hard core of infection and can only heal if it is removed...
If you have help, wrap a towel around her body fairly snug with part over her head, the dark should help keep her calmer, and have them hold her...
If you don't have help, wrap her up in the towel and tuck her under your arm kinda like a football with her tail in front of you...

 

[Amiga]

Even with quite serious bumblefoot, I would try the non-cutting method first. Haunted55 had success with that.

Please look at post 22 on this

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...umblefoot-treatment-in-ducks/20#post_15463031

Clear iodine - not brown.