Bumble foot?

[Epye]

Smart not wanting to cut the foot and only doing as last resort. Opens it up for infection but unfortunately is what needs to be done sometimes. If you have trouble soaking foot. Look up the bucket method. Hope it all turns out !

 

[Epye]

I cut the foot and took the scab away but I don't see any plug or puss. I'm I doing something wrong?

 

[Crazy Maizie]

This is a great article regarding treating a duck with bumblefoot. https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/treating-bumble-foot-in-ducks.74245/

Treating bumblefoot takes time and patience. Make sure to pack that hole with neosporin, wrap it, and keep it dry. You might want to reach out to your vet as well. I'd be worried if my duck had an open wound like that and did not have antibiotics to use. I know there are antibiotics that you can pick up at tsc or a local farm store, but I haven't researched to know which ones. There are many threads mentioning them by name.
Please don't use rubbing alcohol in that wound. That would be very painful.

 

[Epye]

I cut the foot and took the scab away but I don't see any plug or puss. I'm I doing something wrong?

This is a great article regarding treating a duck with bumblefoot. https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/treating-bumble-foot-in-ducks.74245/

Treating bumblefoot takes time and patience. Make sure to pack that hole with neosporin, wrap it, and keep it dry. You might want to reach out to your vet as well. I'd be worried if my duck had an open wound like that and did not have antibiotics to use. I know there are antibiotics that you can pick up at tsc or a local farm store, but I haven't researched to know which ones. There are many threads mentioning them by name.
Please don't use rubbing alcohol in that wound. That would be very painful.

Thank you for the article. I think I cut into his foot too soon and should have continued with just soaking his foot. I used rubbing alcohol to clean my tools and the foot before I cut. He has triple antibiotic on his foot and I also used hydrogen peroxide and blu-kote. The wound looks like it is healing well, but he misses his flock.

 

[Crazy Maizie]

If you got a boot for him and kept all water so they could only dip their heads in, he could be with the flock.

 

[Epye]

Yep! He has two different types of boots coming this week so he should be a happy duck soon. He seems to be healing well!