Bumblefoot, first time treating it

[KaleIAm]

The pen has a nice layer of straw in the ground that’s nice and soft. I have a drake that has very weak legs and he likes the straw so about 3/5 of the pen has a nice thick layer of straw

the rest is the ground but the dirt is soft in that part of the yard.
We tried keeping her inside for a bit but she just kept honking and was so sad. She wants to be with the other ducks in the worst way.

she keeps her wrappings on at night for the most part so I think the other ducks are helping her take them off during the day

Sorry I forgot to respond to your answer! It sounds like you have excellent soft surfaces for her to walk on!

 

[RJKnott]

I've never seen bumblefoot as a long scab along the foot like that (not that I'm an expert and have seen lots of cases, but I've looked at a lot of posts on BYC). @Isaac 0 - do you think this is definitely bumble? Didn't you say that when you rescued her she had been stuck in the water and unable to get out? This makes me wonder if her foot shouldn't be bandaged constantly, unless there's an open wound of course. I don't know for sure, but my vet did tell me that a wet bandage is worse than no bandage at all. So maybe applying the iodine or meds and putting a bandage on at night when she will keep it dry is a good start - unless of course you've peeled back scab and raw skin might get infected. I've never dealt with the edge of the foot, but one thing I find works well in bandaging is to wrap the vet wrap around the foot and a wrap around the ankle, then come loosely over one side of the web in between two toes. I keep this loose so the webbing doesn't pull back when the duck walks. After you come between the toes, just continue to wrap around the foot and ankle to secure it. I just try to make sure my duck's foot is pretty flat so she can walk normally. If you want to see a picture I can post one tomorrow when I do my duck's foot, so you can see what I mean. Maybe you've already solved the issue!

I wasn’t sure if it was Bumblefoot or not. When the scab was peeling a bit it looked like a long semi open wound under it. So have it wrapped right now. Going to check it in a bit and see how it’s doing.
I was wondering if it was actually Bumblefoot cause a couple of the smaller scabs fell off and it looked completely heeled under it. Either way her legs are getting stronger and she can move around much better

 

[Isaac 0]

I've never seen anything similar to that, and it doesn't resemble Bumblefoot very much. Either way, I think it would be a good idea to keep treating the foot with ointment/iodine, soaking the foot, and bandaging. Ensure her play area is clean, not filled with excessive amounts of poop, and soft to avoid excessive pressure to her foot pads. Keep us updated on her condition.

 

[RJKnott]

I've never seen anything similar to that, and it doesn't resemble Bumblefoot very much. Either way, I think it would be a good idea to keep treating the foot with ointment/iodine, soaking the foot, and bandaging. Ensure her play area is clean, not filled with excessive amounts of poop, and soft to avoid excessive pressure to her foot pads. Keep us updated on her condition.

I have been keeping her isolated Today with that scab peeling along the side. I’d actually be happy if it winds up. It being not bumblefoot

I keep a good layer of straw for them in the pen so it’s nice and soft to walk on.

will keep you updated. Thanks for the advice!

 

[CoriM]

Sounds like you have a good treatment plan. Hopefully it's not bumblefoot and will just heal up with what you're doing. One way I have kept my ducks' bandages dry in the past was putting a plastic sandwich bag on top of the wrapping - although it can still get damp and humid inside so needs to be changed a couple times a day. In the end I think keeping them in an area as clean and dry as possible while bandaged with gauze covered by vet wrap seems to work pretty good.

 

[RJKnott]

Yeah there is a scab on the other foot that is starting to come off but I can’t keep a bandage on that one. Her leg is still swollen and her foot doesn’t spread out. It’s all scrunched together. I think it’s deformed so any bandage just slides off no matter how I tape it. So haven’t pulled that one off. Hoping the skin under it heals up so it’s closed when it falls off

 

[CoriM]

Poor thing, sad about her foot. She's still able to get around alright? Do you think there's a problem like a break in the leg?

 

[RJKnott]

Poor thing, sad about her foot. She's still able to get around alright? Do you think there's a problem like a break in the leg?

I don’t think it’s broken. She can get around on it pretty well and it doesn’t seem to hurt her her to the touch at all. It’s just a bit deformed. I think she had a niacin deficiency growing up and her legs just aren’t right

a few days with b complex and she was able to move much better, but that left foot is just all squished together normally it seems

 

[HappyDuckie]

What have you been using to treat it?

 

[KaleIAm]

So her scabs haven’t been getting any worse but they haven’t been coming off really either. A little on her right foot at the front was flaking and peeling a bit but the rest of it just was hard and crusty still. Til this morning when after her Epsom salt foot bath the top part of it came loose. I was afraid to peel it all off cause the bottom was still firmly attached and even after soaking a while longer, it just wouldnt come off.

so I put neosporin and first aid spray on it. Making sure to get it in the wound.

no pus or anything came out. One of her smaller scabs on her left foot fell off and it looked completely healed underneath

when I give her her next epsom salt bath later, how ok, or how bad, would it be to pull the scab?
I don’t want to risk causing more damage to her feet. And she slips her bandages pretty easily. She has regular sized feet but her legs are like tree trunks so no matter how much I tape her bandages she can work her foot out eventually

I'm really bad at bandaging duck feet. But I think @CoriM is very good at it. I believe her pekin left her foot wrap on for two days. Maybe Cori can tell you what method she uses.