My White Sussex diva had bumblefoot, I just didn't know what it was called at the time! It's been several years. I first noticed that one of her feet was swollen. Nothing red, oozing, infected, just bigger than the other foot. I put her in the sink to wash/soak her feet and take a good look. There was this "plug/bump" thing that I instinctively knew was not supposed to be there. After washing and soaking her feet, I was able to peel away the "plug." I then made a paste with Terramin clay, packed the open area where the plug had been, wrapped her foot and repeated as needed. Foot healed. I found a tiny plug on her recently, was able to just peel off, no further treatment needed - maybe I just caught it early. Anyway, clay, people!
I keep Terramin clay on hand, sometimes shows up as Nutramin. Here is one source:
https://www.good-earthstore.com/brands/California-Earth-Minerals.html. I use this for "50 million," things. It's one of Mother Nature's greatest gifts, helping to replenish lost trace minerals, absorb toxins, rebalance the body, eradicate infections. I could write a book on how this has helped me the last two decades since I discovered it. I add it to the diet of all my birds.
One recent example, my retired racer greyhound, Ivy, came down with chronic diarrhea last November. I tried everything, going down the list of possible suspect causes. Nothing helped. Seemed idiopathic. I'm not one to run to the vet, a very, very long story there. Western medicine has cost many lives in my household and am extremely selective as to when I reach for it! Ivy became a walking skeleton! Spirit and participation in life never waivered, so I remained hopeful she would turn a corner. I did try a round of prednisone, a protocol that addresses inflammation, heavy front loading, then weaning. I regret ever having used it on Ivy. I know the risks...
Finally, clay. Liquified a heaping tsp. of clay, syringe fed, twice a day. It stabilizer her, she started eating more and gained weight! I am now in maintenance with her. I believe she has IBS. She has always had a delicate constitution and now at 13 yrs of age, it's showing more. The clay saved her life.
The list of success stories using clay is a mile long. Every medicine chest should have a bag of clay!
