Bumble Foot??

[Soon2BChixMom]

This is a photo of her foot... Im pretty sure its bumble, and its pretty big. Poor baby. View attachment 1491819

Poor girl. That is definitely bumble as everyone has already stated. I would treat and see how it goes, but if it doesn't get better in a week or so a vet would be the next step.

 

[Soon2BChixMom]

Magnesium sulfate is a salt, it’s just not what we typically think of when adding it to our dinner plate (sodium chloride). Epsom salt is said to draw out the infection. And what that means is as the salt is entering the skin, our cells shrivel to protect us. Most bacteria also can not live in a salty environment. So while our cells are shriveled to protect us, the salt can reach the bacteria to a certain extent. And kills it little by little. Which is also why Epsom salt soaks take forever when the foot is healing. It takes the ducks immune system a long time to dissolve the infected and dead hard tissue. I’m sure you know most of this so I’m just posting for other readers.

Yes, I should have stated it isn't sodium such as table salt. Thanks for clarifying.
Epsom salt is magnesium sulfate. Table salt is sodium chloride.
I know the uses if both. Thanks. Table salt can be used when really diluted and boiled as a saline solution to debride, but it is not used in the same way as Epsom salts. Epsom salts are used to "draw" certain things out of the body - table salt is not. Sorry, if I did not clarify fully. It was late for me.

 

[AshleyNicole06]

Yes, I should have stated it isn't sodium such as table salt. Thanks for clarifying.
Epsom salt is magnesium sulfate. Table salt is sodium chloride.
I know the uses if both. Thanks. Table salt can be used when really diluted and boiled as a saline solution to debride, but it is not used in the same way as Epsom salts. Epsom salts are used to "draw" certain things out of the body - table salt is not. Sorry, if I did not clarify fully. It was late for me.

Are there Any other signs of pain besides limping?

 

[CayugaJana]

Yes, I should have stated it isn't sodium such as table salt. Thanks for clarifying.
Epsom salt is magnesium sulfate. Table salt is sodium chloride.
I know the uses if both. Thanks. Table salt can be used when really diluted and boiled as a saline solution to debride, but it is not used in the same way as Epsom salts. Epsom salts are used to "draw" certain things out of the body - table salt is not. Sorry, if I did not clarify fully. It was late for me.

No need to be sorry for anything silly!

 

[Miss Lydia]

I mentioned table salt only because she didn't have ES, but then mentioned just soaking in warm water was the result to just get the foot clean so we could actually see what was going on.

I have found soaking in warm Epsom salt water and using clear iodine really helps to bring the bumble to the place it can be taken care of with out cutting. Clear iodine can be found at many pharmacies I'd call around though. Soak her foot in the warm Epsom salt water then apply the clear iodine after drying her foot. Keep doing this daily till you can gently peel off the scab by using your finger nail or a pair of sterile tweezers. You want to get it to where the scab gently peels off so you don't tear healthy skin. Once the scab come off the plug will sometime come out [if your lucky] with the scab or you can use the tweezers to pull out the plug it will be thick not running like human pus.Then you soak and plug with antibiotic ointment best to wrap unless you can keep her in a clean environment until the hole closes over. I haven't had to use this with any of my water fowl but I have on some of my chicken hens. Works great. I would def try this before cutting

 

[Miss Lydia]

They don't show pain because they are prey and showing pain or sickness makes them vulnerable. That's why they can be near death before we notice sickness at times.

Very important we know each of our animals well enough we can pick up on this.

 

[AshleyNicole06]

They don't show pain because they are prey and showing pain or sickness makes them vulnerable. That's why they can be near death before we notice sickness at times.

Very important we know each of our animals well enough we can pick up on this.

Okay, I was just asking because she does something real weird.. Lol

 

[Miss Lydia]

What does she do?

 

[Soon2BChixMom]

Are there Any other signs of pain besides limping?

Sometimes not walking is something ducks do when they are in pain. Just start treating as soon as you can.

 

[MilesFluffybutt]

Because this is your first case of Bumblefoot and it's a doozy I would encourage you to take the duck to a vet. They'll debride it and show you how to properly clean the wound, and it is a wound. Once that core comes out, the duck's going to have a crater in her foot. The vet will prescribe some antibiotics and an anti-inflamatory/pain medication.