Bumblefoot pictures, am I right?

[SpottedCrow]

You're welcome...
Slifer was a big bird too...but she knew that I was trying to help her and laid there and let me cut into her foot...
The easiest way to catch a bird is to catch it when it's roosting. They don't fuss too much when it's dark.

 

[southernsibe]

I've looked for a vet in my area that will treat my roo, no such luck. And now my poor boys feet look different! I am beginning to think maybe it is a combonation of two things. From what I have read and learned bumble foot doesn't spread itself. It will stay in one place. Now when I look at his feet he has more of these things. But strangely enough, he hasn't displayed any symptoms of pain. What sort of dietary measures should I take for gout? I'm not saying I think that is what it is, but I am going to research that as well.

 

[SpottedCrow]

There's a thread on gout...I think the bird's name was Ronnie? Do a search on gout on this site and it should come up.

 

[greyfields]

LA-200 or Penecillin the thigh muscle will clear up a bumble with usually one treatment. It's a pretty inexpensive thing to do. Otherwise, eat him.

 

[speckledhen]

I sure wish that was so. I have one bird who has been on penicillin and three or four other very powerful antibiotics and she still has bumblefoot. She just cannot shake it. I finally stopped medicating her and am treating it topically instead. It seems to do just as well with a tea tree oil treatment I heard about, but her feet have never looked as bad as many I've seen.

 

[SandraChick]

Antibiotics will not work for an infection that is not in an area without blood supply!!!!! So it will only work if the infection has gone sytemic.


Earlier poster had what I consider the best treatment...but it's a long term proposition. It was successful for my sister once I got her to be a little more agressive.

1. Soak foot in iodine (or betadyne) tea until scab is soft
2. Take off scab and use iodine tea to flush out the wound (I use an old syringe without a needle)
3. Pick off any dead tissue
4. flush again with iodine tea
5. pack with triple antibiotic
6. wrap foot with some gauze and then some "vet tape" if you have it (it's the stuff that sticks to itself). Or use duct tape if you have to.
7. Repeat twice a day while the infection is strong...then cut down to once a day (when you no longer get a bunch of puss). It is important that the wound heals from the inside out.
8. You can end up going systemic anytime...so if possible still get antibiotics--tetracycline is generally NOT strong enough
9. When you get tired...know this is likely your chickens only chance for survival--that will keep you going!

If you can separate the chicken that's helpful. My sister could not, and just let her back in witht he flock...all bandaged up! But she has lots of space so she could go into her "own space" and not get pecked on.

GOOD LUCK
Sandra