Bumblefoot on my duck

[ThatOnePotato]

So I go out today to check on my chickens and ducks refill there water, feed, etc and I find noot noot ( our female pekin duck) limping and collapsing on the ground. So when I was looking at her legs and feet i see the black scab in the middle of her webbing and instantly thought of bumblefoot. I have her in a warm water bath right now but I cant do much beyond that at the moment due to lack of transportation and I'm watching my little sister. Any tips on what I can do right now to help her out? I don't have Epsom salt or anything like that atm. I do have some gauze, ace bandage, and some vetericyn antimicrobial poultry care.

UPDATE: We just got some Epsom salt and are having her soak in a lukewarm bath with the salt in it. she is still limping and falling constantly and she's starting to give up on moving much at all unless she's in a bath or pool of water where she can move a lot easier. should I just try and heal it naturally in the soak and keep it bandaged/ clean since its fresh or try to remove it quickly?

 

[Amy Weaver]

I'm dealing with bumblefoot right now, too. So sorry your sweet duck has it.

After soaking for at least 10 minutes in warm epsom water, use some sterilized tweezers to remove the black scab. Then squeeze around the area to see if you can push the "kernel" out. At the very least, you should get the scab off and then spray with vetericyn, then apply Neosporin (no pain reliever), then wrap well so it's kept clean. You may have to this several times. It's a hard thing to deal with, so have patience.

You'll probably need someone to hold her on her side while you work on her and be sure to wear gloves.

 

[ThatOnePotato]

I'm dealing with bumblefoot right now, too. So sorry your sweet duck has it.

After soaking for at least 10 minutes in warm epsom water, use some sterilized tweezers to remove the black scab. Then squeeze around the area to see if you can push the "kernel" out. At the very least, you should get the scab off and then spray with vetericyn, then apply Neosporin (no pain reliever), then wrap well so it's kept clean. You may have to this several times. It's a hard thing to deal with, so have patience.

You'll probably need someone to hold her on her side while you work on her and be sure to wear gloves.

Alright thank you! I'll soak it again today and try and get the kernel out.