Bumblefoot Help!

[kcoats09]

My easter egger has bumblefoot. She was limping and i first noticed between her toes was swollen. I cleaned off her foot and found a scab. So I soaked her foot in warm water and epsom salt. I cleaned the foot with alcohol, I proceeded to remove the scab and cut around where the scab was. There was no discharge. I think i did this wrong by not cutting around the scab and pulling it out. I cleaned the wound and wrapped it in gauze and a wrap. What do I do now?

 

[Cayuga momma]

Pus is usually hard and needs to be "scooped" out. It's not liquidy like in humans. I have not dealt with bumblefoot myself, but there are plenty of pics and videos out there that show you how to clean it out. There are also some very knowledgeable people who will come along and give some great advice.
Pics will help also.

 

[Hen Pen Jem]

My easter egger has bumblefoot. She was limping and i first noticed between her toes was swollen. I cleaned off her foot and found a scab. So I soaked her foot in warm water and epsom salt. I cleaned the foot with alcohol, I proceeded to remove the scab and cut around where the scab was. There was no discharge. I think i did this wrong by not cutting around the scab and pulling it out. I cleaned the wound and wrapped it in gauze and a wrap. What do I do now?

Make sure to apply a triple antibiotic ointment to the wound, cover with a small piece of gauze, then wrap. Neosporin or a generic is fine, as long as it doesn't have a pain reliever, as this is toxic to birds.

Change the bandage ever two days, till healing is evident, then, you can change them every 4-5 days till completely healed.

If it is bumblefoot, you should see improvement by 3 days. If there doesn't respond to the triple antibiotic ointment, and there is a lot of redness, swelling and tenderness, it could be something else.

Let us know how things go for your girl.