Bumblefoot? A knot on the bottom of her foot

[dsvabulas]

She is not using her right foot, is hopping. When I looked, she has a big swollen 'knot'on the bottom, where her toes all meet up. I put blue-kote and when it dried put a triple antibiotic ointment. I'm sure these won't help, I didn't see any broken skin. Can I use sulmet for this? Or do I need to lance it? I can probably 'man up' enough to pull it off, but what then? Help!! I know I can count on you chicken lovers to help me solve this problem. Thanks, Donna

 

[sootman]

Sounds like you need to lance it and clean it out.
I did it and then just wrapped with Vet Wrap. Chicken was fine after that.
Two weeks later a hawk got her.

 

[dsvabulas]

That's what I was afraid of! lol
And, we are not going above freezing for a wk or so here,
I hate to leave her w/ a wound.
Is it an infection that can be resolved w/ a med, do you know?
Thanks!! Donna

 

[heritagebirds]

My husband treats bumblefoot by trimming it(sometimes there is infection in there) and then antibiotic ointment and coban(vetwrap)

 

[hinkjc]

Can you post a pic so we can confirm it is indeed bumblefoot? Sulmet is not used for this condition, which is a staph infection typically caused by an injury to the foot. When I had a hen with bumblefoot, we worked the plug out and cleaned the cheesy material out, then followed a with a course of a week of Pen G injectible antibiotic injections to prevent infection and daily cleansing. I did not wrap and my hen healed fine.

 

[dsvabulas]

I can take and post a pic tomorrow.
I really appreciate all the responses.
Gotta go sharpen my blade.

 

[purpletree23]

Search bumblefoot. There is a lot of information about soaking and lancing and what to do and how to do it.

 

[Lesa]

Yes, do the search. Someone took the time to really explain the surgery and post pics. You can't go wrong if you follow their advice. I recommend bringing the chicken indoors for a few days after the surgery, since it is so cold. Good luck!

 

[vnploveschickens]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=2797594#p2797594

Here is the link to the bumblefoot surgery from Ruth, complete with pictures. It is very helpful.
There is a sticky thread at the top of the Emergencies section that has lots of "Helpful References and Links" from users.

 

[chickensioux]

http://www.avianweb.com/bumblefoot.html
Here is a link re: bumblefoot and treating it. Good luck