Bumble foot

[Tiny raptor]

Hello, I have been treating this as bumble foot for 4 days but it isn’t really changing at all. I saw her one legging it before I started treatment so I know it’s bothering her. But it’s not getting better or worse. Does it look like bumble foot ? I am soaking it in warm Epson salt water for 20 mins then spraying

Vetericyn​

, then Neosporin the wrapping it and sending her on her way.

 

[MarlaMac]

You might try some drawing salve or sugardine in place of the 3x antibiotic ointment for a few days and see if that moves things along.

Is the spot in the middle how it formed or was there a scab there?

 

[Debbie292d]

Yes, that does look like early bumblefoot. What usually we see is a very dark or black scab on there, and behind it is a core of hardened infection.

Regardless, I'd try PRID. That's a drawing salve, and should pull that infection out. I'd soak it and apply fresh three or so times a day.

VetWrap is one thing that works well for making bandages to cover that up. It's like a stretchy tape that's only sticky on one side, and is easy to remove.

 

[Tiny raptor]

You might try some drawing salve or sugardine in place of the 3x antibiotic ointment for a few days and see if that moves things along.

Is the spot in the middle how it formed or was there a scab there?

I think how it formed, I didn’t see a scab. I will try the drawing salve, thank you!

 

[Tiny raptor]

Yes, that does look like early bumblefoot. What usually we see is a very dark or black scab on there, and behind it is a core of hardened infection.

Regardless, I'd try PRID. That's a drawing salve, and should pull that infection out. I'd soak it and apply fresh three or so times a day.

VetWrap is one thing that works well for making bandages to cover that up. It's like a stretchy tape that's only sticky on one side, and is easy to remove.

Thank you I will try that! The pad is soft and squishy, there isn’t anything hard in the center.

 

[Anon112]

You might try doing your soaks for longer and seeing if it softens any point on the swelling enough to rupture a bit and let out the pus. For one of my chickens, switching to a very dilute Betadine warm water soak finally made the difference (20-25 minutes).