Bumblefoot Mystery

[Eggcessive]

Most people take a deep breath and develop a plan on treatment. Most bumblefoot is an infection from bacteria that enter the skin through a small cut in the skin. Usually soaking the feet in warm soapy water or using Epsom salts, or Betadine can be helpful. You can use Sugardine (Betadine or povidone iodine mixed with sugar to make a paste) dressings, Prid dressings, or even TriCide Neo soaks. There are many different treatments including surgery for bumblefoot. Here are some good articles on the various ways to treat bumblefoot:
https://the-chicken-chick.com/bumblefoot-causes-treatment-warning/

https://www.tillysnest.com/2015/12/non-surgical-bumblefoot-treatment-html/

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/treating-bumblefoot-with-tricide-neo.513183/

 

[Themellowyellows]

then repeat the process until the bumble comes away with it im assuming?

what if over time the scab just gets smaller and does not bring any bumble out?

Well, thats a possibility but depending on how severe. The pics make it look like this might take a bit.

Yes, just keep pealing away anything thats lose from the scab.

 

[Themellowyellows]

In that case, I have Mupiricin ointment on hand so I think I am going to try it on my rooster. I'm also going to get some Hibiclens for washing his feet before treating, and I strongly advise anyone treating bumblefoot to wear gloves and/or wash their own hands with Hibiclens afterward. Any towels you use need to either be disposable or washed in hot water. Staph can be serious!

Maybe, IMO dont try something that you dont know if it will hurt the animal.

 

[Themellowyellows]

good to know, gotta just brace in for it i guess

so here is the new routine

soak with epsom salts, peel the scab, wrap with neosporin after idoine cleanse.

sit for two days, change the bandages and gauze, keep applying prid and neosporin,

after each week ill peel the scab and repeat

Dont mix the two (Neosporin and Prid.) If no open wound is present, there isnt a need for the NS. Stick with Prid. If in the two days the bandage starts comming off, you might want to switch to ever or ever other day. Only peel lose scabs.


Im going to bed now, so I wont be responding for a bit!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Maybe, IMO dont try something that you dont know if it will hurt the animal.

Mupiricin won't hurt him. It's indicated for staph. My GD gets it prescribed to her for her cold sores. I expect it to be more effective than Neosporin which is antibacterial but not anti-staph.

ETA Please see @Eggcessive's post #29 below where she corrects me, saying Neosporin is indeed effective against staph.

 

[arazla]

Dont mix the two (Neosporin and Prid.) If no open wound is present, there isnt a need for the NS. Stick with Prid. If in the two days the bandage starts comming off, you might want to switch to ever or ever other day. Only peel lose scabs.


Im going to bed now, so I wont be responding for a bit!

Which Prid do you use or does it matter? Is it Smile's drawing salve Prid or Hyland's Pain relief and irritant drawing salve Prid? Maybe it doesn't make any difference like it does with neosporin, but wanted to double check. https://www.cvs.com/shop/prid-drawi...FjY2Vzc0NWU1BhZ2Vz&cid=ps_summer_fa&gclsrc=ds

 

[Themellowyellows]

Which Prid do you use or does it matter? Is it Smile's drawing salve Prid or Hyland's Pain relief and irritant drawing salve Prid? Maybe it doesn't make any difference like it does with neosporin, but wanted to double check. https://www.cvs.com/shop/prid-drawi...FjY2Vzc0NWU1BhZ2Vz&cid=ps_summer_fa&gclsrc=ds

I use smilies, but I dont think it matters.

 

[Themellowyellows]

Mupiricin won't hurt him. It's indicated for staph. My GD gets it prescribed to her for her cold sores. I expect it to be more effective than Neosporin which is antibacterial but not anti-staph.

Gotcha!

 

[Eggcessive]

Mupiricin won't hurt him. It's indicated for staph. My GD gets it prescribed to her for her cold sores. I expect it to be more effective than Neosporin which is antibacterial but not anti-staph.

Neosporin ointment does treat staphylococcus and other bacteria. It consists of 3 antibiotics—neomycin, bacitracin, and poly mix in B. That is why it is used for skin wounds, and in eye ointments. Neomycin treats both gram positive and gram negative bacteria, and poly mix in B is effective against gram negative. Bacitracin is antibiotic for minor scrapes.

 

[HollowOfWisps]

My cousin that is a retired vet told me to take an old toothbrush and scrub the neosporin into the bumble scab for 2 minutes. It will push the antibiotics down below the surface of the bumble so they can treat the deeper infection not just the surface scab. It’s the method I have been using for years and heals it right up.