Bumble foot issue. Please help

[coolguy221822]

So I needed a new duck pen, so my ducks needed to stay in an old cage until we can findo or build a new one. I did neglect to put bedding in there. So 2 weeks after I put them in the cage, it looks like they all have bumblefoot. I freaked out and rushed to clean there feet ( with a beta dine solution ). Now I need help. Sorry for little details. I will take them to the vet, but as a last resort. Any help would be appreciated

 

[Amiga]

So this is a wire bottom cage? I would put a few old towels on the bottom for now - if you can get photo's that might help.

I would get them into a lukewarm tub of water daily if possible, and follow that with some triple antibiotic ointment with no painkiller.

They need to be on a soft, relatively clean surface - maybe you can find a used household item store, or bum some old towels from friends and family.

Also - can you make sure to scrub the bottom of the cage with soap and hot water to help reduce bacteria load?

 

[coolguy221822]

So this is a wire bottom cage? I would put a few old towels on the bottom for now - if you can get photo's that might help.

I would get them into a lukewarm tub of water daily if possible, and follow that with some triple antibiotic ointment with no painkiller.

They need to be on a soft, relatively clean surface - maybe you can find a used household item store, or bum some old towels from friends and family.

Also - can you make sure to scrub the bottom of the cage with soap and hot water to help reduce bacteria load?

Sorry for not responding. My email is acting up. Its a wood bottom. I did put a large, soft tarp around the cage. ill get photos tomorrow since i saw this at night. I have been dipping their feet in a betadine solution every night to reduce bacteria on their feet. The cage got cleaned, too. Also, if it got to surgery, what would i have to do?

 

[Amiga]

I think you can avoid surgery - clear iodine seems better to me. I might just put triple antibiotic ointment (no painkiller) on their feet twice a day instead if betadine.

 

[coolguy221822]

I think you can avoid surgery - clear iodine seems better to me. I might just put triple antibiotic ointment (no painkiller) on their feet twice a day instead if betadine.

Do i have to wrap their feet? If so, what should i use. Also, i just dip their feet in the iodine everyday? thanks.

 

[Amiga]

No, don't wrap them.

The clear - clear, not brown - iodine - just a few drops on the bumble - gets applied once, then wait five or six days.

Let me find the link ....

See post 22 https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...umblefoot-treatment-in-ducks/20#post_15463031

 

[Amiga]

What are you now using for bedding? They need to have relatively clean bedding in their shelter.

 

[coolguy221822]

What are you now using for bedding?  They need to have relatively clean bedding in their shelter.

Currently, I am using a soft tarp. Soon u am getting hay

 

[Amiga]

Right - somehow I envisioned the tarp outside the cage. Thanks.

 

[Kroelies]

Is it really bumblefoot or could it just be callus? My ducks have callus on their feet and I thought it was bumblefoot because it looks so strange. Luckily not!