Bumblefoot help please

[Julielynn810]

how do I wrap them? Just with gauze and medical tape?

Do you have a picture of what it should look like wrapped?

I ordered some duck shoes from PartyFowlPets yesterday

@onaharley @Miss Lydia

 

[onaharley]

Hi there!

Just as @Miss Lydia has stated, it looks as if you have one duck that is rather progressed with the Bumblefoot. if possible, this one might need to see a vet and get meds to help with infections. The other BF pictures are mild and will heal with soaks and wrapping.

I soak at night for about 10 minutes on each duck, new fresh water each time. I have a larger tote for each duck. if they poop while soaking they get put into another clean tote.
I dry their webs and make a booties for each duck that needs to be wrapped. It helps to have these prepped before the soaks start, it will save you on time when the soaks are done. I use Manuka Honey per my vet recommendations. I ordered it on-line - https://manukahoneyusa.com/product/manuka-honey-umf16-8-8oz250g/ it is expensive though, $65 for 8 oz. But it will last you a while. There are alot of knock-offs manuka honey out there, i only use honey that has the UMF sticker on the product, here is the website for certified honey companies https://www.umf.org.nz/ I lock them up for the night and in the morning i remove the wrap. Let them free range, play and swim; If it's not a bad BF. If it is, then they get a quick soak in the morning and re-wrapped and locked up for the day, or like my current situation - she is living in my garage for a couple of weeks. No water, no dirt....vet wants her to stay still and clean. We had surgery on Thursday to remove her BF. I continue doing nightly soaks until the BF healed. I spent all summer last doing soaks, i would get one healed then bam another duck would get shortly after.

Here is what I use to wrap them.

I am trying to see if I have s video that shows me making the booties.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Thanks @onaharley only duck bumble foot was mild case and I didn’t have to wrap so pics and your info is awesome!

 

[onaharley]

Thanks @onaharley only duck bumble foot was mild case and I didn’t have to wrap so pics and your info is awesome!

Thank you

 

[onaharley]

Here is a video on how I wrap her foot

 

[Julielynn810]

Thank you

In your opinion, which one looks like it needs to go to the vet?

Ugh I feel so bad for letting this happen

 

[onaharley]

Here is a video on how I wrap her foot

Sorry this is is the wrong video I uploaded. Not sure why I grab this one, I will try and upload the correct one shortly

 

[onaharley]

these two pictures look like like they are more of an issue then the other pictures.

Don't feel bad, these things happen very quickly. i do a check on my ducks feet once or twice a week and still have one just pop up on me.

 

[onaharley]

Ok, so I tried all day yesterday to upload this video and for some reason it took all day and night....it still wasn’t uploaded. I cancelled it and tried again, boom! 10 minutes later...upload done lol

 

[Miss Lydia]

Your the best your babies are so calm too.