Bumble Foot, will it require surgery?

GoldenFowl

In the Brooder
Jun 8, 2017
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I have diagnosed bumble foot in one of my Roosters. He had been limping for a while and every time I would check his foot, his foot looked normal. Until I realized two of his toes were swollen. Here is some basic information on him.

- Species: Golden Laced Wyandotte
- Age: About 1 Year and 1 month
- Weight: about 4-6 pounds (He seems to be underweight)

His behavior seems normal, he used to be a lot heavier before I sold off one of the other Golden Laced Wyandotte Roosters, but that was about 6 or 8 months ago. He just kinda avoids using his left foot. Two of his toes are swollen. I diagnosed bumble foot on him, and followed the following treatment.

- Soaked his foot in Epsom salt and water for about 20- 40 mins, with breaks about every 15 to 10 minutes.
- Attempted to take off the black scab the developed on his toe.
- Finally removed the scab, BUT it appears to have healed, with no sight of blood or an open wound.

~ The Rooster liked the bath, but after the removing the scab, it appears everything was okay, but the swollen-ness hasn't gone away. I have separated him and cleaned the area.


So my question is should I attempt a surgery, as possibly puss could be causing the swollen-ness. The rooster eats well and moves around, but I can tell it bothers him, and I want him to be at his 100%. If surgery is needed, how should I perform it? Should I poke it with a needle then take the puss out(if any).
feet-bones.jpg


So in this diagram, around bones 2 and 3 is swollen. While the actual black scab was around bone 1. He avoids digging with this foot and attempts to put most of the weight on his other foot. He still walks around and does his activities, but this bothers him and causes him pain.

I'll post pictures of his actual foot tomorrow, as right now it's night time as I'm writing this.
 
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You could try "PRID" on him and keep that foot wrapped for the time being. Walmart tends to carry it, or you can order it. Search youtube for 'prid bumble foot' and look for "Sneak E Gardener" if the link doesn't work.

 
Very informational, but I already performed this. Although after removing the scab there seemed to be nothing under it. No blood, no hole, no nothing, nothing but normal looking toe. His other joints along the same toe are swollen, which worry me that the infection traveled to the other 2 joints of his toe. Which is why I'm wondering if surgery will be needed on this part. Once i removed the scab the injury seemed to have healed on its own, only the two swollen parts of his toe worry me of an infection.
 
What the PRID can do is draw whatever is causing the continuing inflammation closer to the surface - to make it easier to get at the source of the problem. I understand the bumblefoot part has cleared and the foot has closed over. Think of it like a warm compress on a nasty deep ingrown hair or deep zit - you can lance it and try to get to the problem first, or you can warm it up, wait a day or two and help it to the surface where you'll have a better shot at it. (or, as many reviews on PRID note, they apply it, put a bandaid and usually things like that drain in a couple hours and/or overnight)

So what I was trying to get at is why not give it a shot for 5-7 days, or fewer, if it works faster- try the less invasive (and cost-effective) approach and see if it helps.
 
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This was before pulling the plug and washing his foot. That flat spot on the upper toe was what the black scab was. It wouldn't come out but when it did there was no wound under it.
 

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