Bumble foot?

[Barkerbunch4]

My duck has been limping over the past day or so. She’s hard to catch, but I was able to get some pictures. Our ducks are not in a fenced yard. They roam our property freely.If it’s bumble foot, can I treat it at home. I don’t know if my husband wants to spend money on a vet. We’ve had some fairly expensive goat needs this summer.

Thank you!

 

[Stipenvlerk]

I don't see an obvious scab which would indicate Bumblefoot.
How is the temperature of the foot and leg? Does she gives any indication the leg hurts when you manipulate it? Compared to the other leg when you do the same? Maybe she mis stept

 

[Barkerbunch4]

I will try to catch her and feel it. She is limping heavily and will not leave a certain area. Could be something else like an infection? Should I soak her foot? Thanks!

 

[Stipenvlerk]

she can have all different problems. starting with something as simple as a sprained leg. I wouldn't soak her foot just yet. However she might like to swim to get the weight of her leg if it's painful

 

[CrystalAnon]

My duck has been limping over the past day or so. She’s hard to catch, but I was able to get some pictures. Our ducks are not in a fenced yard. They roam our property freely.If it’s bumble foot, can I treat it at home. I don’t know if my husband wants to spend money on a vet. We’ve had some fairly expensive goat needs this summer.

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Looks like it might be bumble foot, but hard to tell because it’s a side-pic. Can't see a scab, but it would be in the center of that puffy spot on her/his foot.
It never hurts to do a epsom salt soak.
I had a big bumble-foot issue last year with my chickens. Realized we had accidentally installed roosts out of leftover treated wood. Doh! Haven’t had an issue since replacing those roosts.
You can def take care of it at home. I brought my gals inside, soaked them in an Epsom salt bath. Cleaned the area & treated with anti-bacterial gel. Used CD (Chlorine dioxide) gel for most, which totally did the trick. Just wrapped with self-adhesive bandage afterward, so they couldn’t peck the bandage off & would keep bacteria away from the area for at least a day. Most healed that way in about a week & a half. (No bumble foot operation needed.)
The worst case I had was not getting better, so I soaked her feet in Epsom salt bath for about 25 mins, pulled the scabs off the bottom of her feet. (I did not dig. No blood.) I packed the hole left with a chunk of Bentonite Clay mixed with warm water, then wrapped again with the self-adhesive bandage & kept her inside for about three days. It only took twice treating it with the clay, and the infection was gone. I continued to wrap her feet until that spot on her foot looked pretty well healed, where she could walk on grass, dirt & poop, and I didn’t think it would be re-infected.
I put a pic of the bandages I bought from Amazon here. They work great! Have used it for myself as well. Also used it to wrap around a roost for a chicken that was stuck inside for vent gleet the last week. It softened up the edges of the stick I used for the roost, so she could comfortably sleep all night on a smaller roost than she’s used to.
Hoping you’re able to make that duck feel like her/him self again!

 

[CrystalAnon]

Looks like it might be bumble foot, but hard to tell because it’s a side-pic. Can't see a scab, but it would be in the center of that puffy spot on her/his foot.
It never hurts to do a epsom salt soak.
I had a big bumble-foot issue last year with my chickens. Realized we had accidentally installed roosts out of leftover treated wood. Doh! Haven’t had an issue since replacing those roosts.
You can def take care of it at home. I brought my gals inside, soaked them in an Epsom salt bath. Cleaned the area & treated with anti-bacterial gel. Used CD (Chlorine dioxide) gel for most, which totally did the trick. Just wrapped with self-adhesive bandage afterward, so they couldn’t peck the bandage off & would keep bacteria away from the area for at least a day. Most healed that way in about a week & a half. (No bumble foot operation needed.)
The worst case I had was not getting better, so I soaked her feet in Epsom salt bath for about 25 mins, pulled the scabs off the bottom of her feet. (I did not dig. No blood.) I packed the hole left with a chunk of Bentonite Clay mixed with with warm water, then wrapped again with the self-adhesive bandage & kept her inside for about three days. It only took twice treating it with the clay, and the infection was gone. I continued to wrap her feet until that spot on her foot looked pretty well healed, where she could walk on grass, dirt & poop, and I didn’t think it would be re-infected.
I put a pic of the bandages I bought from Amazon here. They work great! Have used it for myself as well. Also used it to wrap around a roost for a chicken that was stuck inside for vent gleet the last week. It softened up the edges of the stick I used for the roost, so she could comfortably sleep all night on a smaller roost than she’s used to.
Hoping you’re able to make that duck feel like her/him self again!

Note: With the bandages, I cut them in half, length-wise & used about four 4-5 inch strips of that to wrap each foot, so I could get in the nooks & crannies… so dirt couldn’t get inside the bandage while she was out enjoying herself. Might be more a bit more difficult to figure it out for a duck’s foot. Might need more strips, or just not cut them like I needed to. But I’m sure you could figure out a way!

 

[ChicNmom]

@CrystalAnon

How does the CD work on the bumble? Does it absorb though the skin or scab? Does it irritate the skin on the chickens foot? I looked on Amazon and the gel they have is for water purification. Is that what you used?

I'm always looking for a better bumble treatment.

 

[Barkerbunch4]

Note: With the bandages, I cut them in half, length-wise & used about four 4-5 inch strips of that to wrap each foot, so I could get in the nooks & crannies… so dirt couldn’t get inside the bandage while she was out enjoying herself. Might be more a bit more difficult to figure it out for a duck’s foot. Might need more strips, or just not cut them like I needed to. But I’m sure you could figure out a way!

Thank you for all the info! Honestly we haven’t been able to catch her yet. I will work on that and check her foot in detail and hopefully get her in for a soak!

 

[CrystalAnon]

@CrystalAnon

How does the CD work on the bumble? Does it absorb though the skin or scab? Does it irritate the skin on the chickens foot? I looked on Amazon and the gel they have is for water purification. Is that what you used?

I'm always looking for a better bumble treatment.

Yes… I just put a big dab on the skin & scab on the bottom of their feet… let it soak in after their feet were nice & softened in an Epsom salt bath.
The gel I use is from KVLab. It’s never irritated any type of skin in my experience. Me and my family use it for so many things! It’s anti-microbial & anti-fungal. We’ve used it for cuts, bug bites, heat rash, burns, acne, hang nail… my mom used it for her inflamed gums when she had a slight dental infection… I had my friend who has bad psoriasis put it on her elbows just once, and the psoriasis went away for weeks. She mentioned that she was surprised it didn’t sting at all because every one of the psoriasis medicines she’s tried has stung when she put it on. It’s actually quite cooling.
We love this stuff! Does not burn, does not taste bad. It’s really up to you what you want to use it on. CD is food grade… they use it for mass disinfection of food surfaces commercially, as well as water purification in municipal water systems. Way safer than fluoride, or chlorine.
CD does many things actually. It’s a serious rabbit-hole if you would choose to go down it!!
There’s a whole documentary about it called “The Universal Antidote”. It’s a free documentary & offers a giant pdf of sources for every claim in that documentary.
Hope this was helpful!!

 

[CoriM]

Can you post another picture of the bottom of her foot with it fully extended so we see if there's bumblefoot or not? No point in treating unless it is. Pekins often get strains and sprains and need rest due to their size.