Bumble Foot...sugar/iodine mixture

[jennh]

Hi! I was successful in treating Maizie Mae for bumblefoot last year. It took a loooong time, though. If you can carefully dig around the edge of the scab to loosen it, then use tweezers to pull it out in one piece. Then put neosporin in the hole, awrap with gauze, and then top that off with vet wrap. I have a pic of Maizie Mae and her friend Ruby Red looking at her purple bandage.
Oh, BTW, soak every time you change the bandage.
I also found this site for you ;o)

Jen


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View My BYC PageVet suggestion for non-invasive bumblefoot cureA close friend of mine has been having horrible problems with her flock getting bumblefoot. I sent her many links and pictures from this forum to help her and had extensive conversations with her numerous times about preventing it and how to actually do the "surgery" for it. Unfortunately she has a VERY weak stomach and just couldn't go through with the procedure herself. I advised her that if she didn't do the "surgery" that the birds would surely continue to suffer and eventually die. I also talked to her quite a bit about her ground coverings and things that could be causing this to happen in her flock so often. Since this person volunteers at a raptor rescue I told her it might be wise (since she can't do this herself) to talk with the avian vet on call and see if she might do the procedure for her. She did take my advise and the vet did the procedure on the one bird that was extremely serious at that point. Then to my surprise she didn't want to do it on the other bird.

Instead she suggested soaking the foot for 5 minutes a day in Tricide-Neo powder for FISH. She warned my friend to be careful as to not get the solution on herself. I have no idea as to why. Anyway to make a long story short after about a week of soaks the bird no longer has bumblefoot and never had to be cut open. The vet mentioned that they had been using this for sometime and were having great results with it.

I just wanted to pass along this information for those that might be like my friend, needing a solution other than cutting into the foot itself.

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[Causin Chaos]

WOW we did another surgery on her today. My dad and dp. I am the bandage person lol. We got the whole thing off and its gross to say the least. The hen is doing fine now. I packed it with antibotic and warped it. I guess we will need to redo it tomorrow? With antibotic? Thanks Teresa

My dad and DP.

this is her with it cut off...big hole...

This is the bumble.....

 

[jennh]

Yes, you should re-do it tomorrow. Try to soak it a bit first. You need to keep changing the antibiotic and the bandage, especially if the wrap gets dirty. I did Maizie's every day for WEEKS! If you just do it once, it has a tendency to re-occur.

Jen

 

[BlackBart]

Wow what a good chicken owner!!!
I would change it daily until you can't smell anything and then just wrap it to keep it clean. Then maybe put something on it like Zinc ointment.

I changed my horses hoof bandage three times a day for three months. It became routine and now you just put your hand near that hoof and he picks it up.

 

[ruth]

Great job. I'm so glad you did the surgery. As you can see, no way, no how those plugs are going to dissolve or come out on their own and can't be drained out with a syringe. I knew it was the biggest and worse looking one I had ever seen. If you hadn't gotten it out, it would/could have spread up her leg. Good work.

 

[organicfoltzfamilyfarm]

I hope I NEVER EVER have to do this.

Bleck!

 

[organicfoltzfamilyfarm]

Also a good thing to remember is that if you have a large open wound like that you always what to make sure it heals from the inside out. If it is given the chance to close up it can get infected and you'll have to do it all over again.

 

[Causin Chaos]

Update.... The hen is doing great! We are changing the bandage daily. She is walking just fine. The foot has a little swelling but not much.

 

[Causin Chaos]

Just wanted to show everyone her foot now. She is doing great no limping or anything. We are keeping it changed everyday and she is on antibotics. She is a tropper and acts like it doesnt bother her at all.

 

[Kanga77510]

That's probably the worst bumble I've ever seen! I've been dealing with it since Memorial Day and finally called a vet. They gave me an ointment called Silvadeen cream and it's worked wonders!