Bumblefoot on Duck

[Melky]

Regular salt water is ok. Use betadine and veterycin spray can work. Keep bandage on with gauze and coflex wrap till open areas healed. My chicken healed after removal with tweezers.

 

[NuggetTheChicken]

Regular salt water is ok. Use betadine and veterycin spray can work. Keep bandage on with gauze and coflex wrap till open areas healed. My chicken healed after removal with tweezers.

Thanks. Guess I'll just use normal salt then

 

[NuggetTheChicken]

Well I ended up soaking her feet in warm, soapy water since I didn't have epsom salt on hand, going to get it tomorrow, for about 10 min. After washing, I saw that she had some bumblefoot on the other foot as well. I wiped them dry, cleaned off with hydrogen peroxide, and put some antibacterial ointment all over her foot. I wrapped her feet up with some gauze and tape and put her back. Question is that she is still limping. Could she have sprained her ankle or something? She walks around with her right foot up and has been laying around. I'm a little worried about her.

 

[NuggetTheChicken]

Today I finally decided to clean her feet, since I got all the supplies. I first soaked her feet in epsom salt water for about 20 min. Then peeled off most of the scabs. There was one large scab I peeled off that had a little pus in it. I then surface cleaned the open scab with a tiny bit of hydrogen peroxide. Put some neosporin on the open scab and wrapped both of her feet up. When should I change her bandages and what should I look for to be sure that the bumblefoot is gone? @Isaac 0

 

[Isaac 0]

Well I ended up soaking her feet in warm, soapy water since I didn't have epsom salt on hand, going to get it tomorrow, for about 10 min. After washing, I saw that she had some bumblefoot on the other foot as well. I wiped them dry, cleaned off with hydrogen peroxide, and put some antibacterial ointment all over her foot. I wrapped her feet up with some gauze and tape and put her back. Question is that she is still limping. Could she have sprained her ankle or something? She walks around with her right foot up and has been laying around. I'm a little worried about her.

Unless there is a more severe case of Bumblefoot on the opposing foot, I find it unlikely the limping would be correlated to the Bumblefoot, given how minimal it is. Have you felt, and compared the leg to the other one to see if there is any swelling and if it feels warmer? Ducks especially heavyweight breeds often get their feet stuck in things, or trip over objects, both of which can result in strains, and sprains.

Today I finally decided to clean her feet, since I got all the supplies. I first soaked her feet in epsom salt water for about 20 min. Then peeled off most of the scabs. There was one large scab I peeled off that had a little pus in it. I then surface cleaned the open scab with a tiny bit of hydrogen peroxide. Put some neosporin on the open scab and wrapped both of her feet up. When should I change her bandages and what should I look for to be sure that the bumblefoot is gone? @Isaac 0

Try to get the bandage changed every few days. Look for healing over the scab, with swelling decreasing.

 

[NuggetTheChicken]

Unless there is a more severe case of Bumblefoot on the opposing foot, I find it unlikely the limping would be correlated to the Bumblefoot, given how minimal it is. Have you felt, and compared the leg to the other one to see if there is any swelling and if it feels warmer? Ducks especially heavyweight breeds often get their feet stuck in things, or trip over objects, both of which can result in strains, and sprains.





Try to get the bandage changed every few days. Look for healing over the scab, with swelling decreasing.

The other foot had a tiny bit of swelling, and a few scabs starting to form. They both feel pretty normal I guess, in terms of temp. I made sure to get all the scabs off. Hopefully the bumblefoot goes away soon. Thanks for all the help!