Bumblefoot on Quail and I need help ASAP

[dc3085]

I have quite a little bit of experience with bumble. Once a bird gets it, even if you remove the core and the bird heals, its just going to get it again. If your birds are over 14 ounces nothing you can do will stop some of them getting bumble. Their bodies can only physically handle being a certain size. In the last 30 years the average size of a jumbo more than doubled. Their bone and tissue structure is only capable of supporting so much weight and people have pushed them past that point.

 

[Vivo_Morior]

I know this is an older post, but I figure I'll add to it in case anyone else stumbles across it as I did when looking for advice on treating Bumblefoot in quail. I have Japanese Coturnix Quail. Recently one of the smaller males contracted bumblefoot. I think I caught it at stage 3. Still small, but also containing a small core. Here's some of the tricks that worked for me.

Placing a mirror in the soaking tub made him chill out and just focus on the mirror. I didn't have to hold him at all.

For removal of the core, a scapel is way too big for this. I used a lancet. These are what diabetics use to check blood sugar. Manicure kits for cuticles can also be helpful in cleaning away infected tissue. A fresh clean toothbrush prooved great for giving it a more gentle final scrub down. I fully cleaned it over multiple soaks to let him calm down back in the warm salt water with his mirror.

I sprayed the wound with Vetericyn antimicrobial hydrogel, then packed the wound with triple antibiotic ointment.

Here's the impotence part though. YOU CAN BANDAGE QUAIL FEET. I recomend heavy duty fabric bandages, as they're more flexible to apply and hold up if you plan on letting the quail go roam around after.

I used 3 bandages for foot for my more active little guy, but I wouldn't be surprised if you could get away with just two on a more mellow or contained quail.

Bandage on basically goes across their toes, like the webbing of a duck foot. Basically you're making a paddle for him to walk around on. I always centered the non-adhesive pad on the wound. It's okay if the claws stick out but they don't have to. I was careful to avoid pinning down his back toe. The next two bandages I stuck one end to the top or bottom of the bandage paddle foot I made and then wrapped the other end around his leg. In this case it's okay to also cover that back toe, but keep in mind you're also sort of using it to help make sure his new boot doesn't slip off entirely. As much as possible try to adhere the bandages to themselves. I always avoided his feathers completely. You will have to cut these off to remove or change them. So make sure you're comfortable doing that. I used regular scissors to remove.

 

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