Bumblefoot in a Silver Appleyard duck

[chickens really]

?...Yep that's a swollen foot..
That plug needs to be pulled right out..Yikes.

 

[BantyChooks]

?...Yep that's a swollen foot..
That plug needs to be pulled right out..Yikes.

Am boiling the razor blades now. I don't think a very big cut needs to be made, it feels close to the surface. We'll see how it goes; I'll stop cutting if the amount of blood gets scary.

 

[CayugaJana]

Am boiling the razor blades now. I don't think a very big cut needs to be made, it feels close to the surface. We'll see how it goes; I'll stop cutting if the amount of blood gets scary.

 

[CayugaJana]

So it appears that thing isn't coming out without cutting. It feels connected to pus that I can now feel right under it. I've been trying to work it out with tweezers for the last 10 minutes & my back feels like it's crumbling!

That is such a small hole.... how do you get all the pus out without cutting it open more?

Whoops.....

 

[chickens really]

Am boiling the razor blades now. I don't think a very big cut needs to be made, it feels close to the surface. We'll see how it goes; I'll stop cutting if the amount of blood gets scary.

I would actually try pulling the plug out through that hole first before cutting the foot...

 

[chickens really]

Then apply more iodine and try again tomorrow night...

 

[BantyChooks]

I would actually try pulling the plug out through that hole first before cutting the foot...

Trust me, it won't come out that way, lol. It's a huge plug and a very tiny hole.

 

[BantyChooks]

One large plug removed! Thank you Lord!! I used a small razor blade; had to make about a 3/4 inch total cut on her foot, poor thing. There was a lot of fluid that came out when I made the first cut, and her ankle rapidly deflated and looked more normal. There are some firm bits still, but they have a different character to them than the pus plug did, and either way, I'm not putting the poor girl through any more exploratory surgery tonight. She's had 4 pills, two soaks, and her foot cut open---she's started hissing when I come down the stairs, and no wonder too. If the foot remains irritated and those harder bits don't improve then I might have to see if there's any more to remove.

There was not much blood except for a trickle whenever I first made a cut. Sorry, no foot images, I and my helper were both out of hands. Maybe later when I change her bandage.

 

[chickens really]

One large plug removed! Thank you Lord!! I used a small razor blade; had to make about a 3/4 inch total cut on her foot, poor thing. There was a lot of fluid that came out when I made the first cut, and her ankle rapidly deflated and looked more normal. There are some firm bits still, but they have a different character to them than the pus plug did, and either way, I'm not putting the poor girl through any more exploratory surgery tonight. She's had 4 pills, two soaks, and her foot cut open---she's started hissing when I come down the stairs, and no wonder too. If the foot remains irritated and those harder bits don't improve then I might have to see if there's any more to remove.

There was not much blood except for a trickle whenever I first made a cut. Sorry, no foot images, I and my helper were both out of hands. Maybe later when I change her bandage.

 

[cacowit]

I'm way late on this thread but did you use an antibiotic on the hole and wrap the foot? Blood isnt bad it just means you got all the dead tissue and bleeding a little comes from healthy tissue.