Bumblefoot question

[Chippychick123]

My hen recently seems to have gotten Bumblefoot on the top of her foot she wont walk in it and seems very uncomfortable I have been told to take off a "scab" but I can't find one the only one I did find had nothing in it, the other huge bluish bump has no scab I've been putting an antiseptic spray on it for 3 days but hasn't seemed to improve any other ideas on how to help her?

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Have you checked the bottoms of her feet?
@KikisGirls @casportpony can help you. They helped me when some of my birds had bumble foot.

 

[Chippychick123]

Have you checked the bottoms of her feet?
@KikisGirls @casportpony can help you. They helped me when some of my birds had bumble foot.

No, I haven't been able to find anything on the bottom of her foot either

 

[Kiki]

Can you get a picture of the bottom of the feet.

 

[nessa.morg]

This is how I treated mine.

1. Get a shallow container and fill it with about two inches deep of warm water.
2. Put about 1 cup of epson salt in the warm water and stir till dissolved
3. Wrap your chickens body in a towel (this is so it won't be able to get away) and soak that foot for about 20-25 min.
4. Wash your hands really well then try to gently remove the scab. If your having trouble removing it, soak it for about ten more minutes then try to take it off again.
5. Then dry the foot and apply an antibiotic ointment or spray to the wound
6. Then wrap the foot in in a non-stick gauze and then in a wrap that will stick to itself
7. Make sure the wrap is tight but not to tight
8. Wash the foot daily every day after this with a mild soap and change the wrap daily

Since it is pretty swollen it might need oral antibiotics as well which mine did. You should talk to a local vet about it. Ill let you know what my vet prescribed my chicken so you can tell your vet. Make sure you don't get that foot dirty bc since you removed the scab it can get even more infected.



Ok so the antibiotics my chicken is on is called Clavamox (which is Amoxicillin / Clavulanic acid). My chicken takes 1/4 of a 625 mg tablet twice a day. About a week ago I actually ran out of the medicine and I was just able to get it again today but if I wouldn't have run out of it im sure it would've been healed by now.



My chicken also takes Meloxicam as an anti-inflammatory liquid medication. She takes 1 cc of it every three days to help with the pain and tenderness of the bumble foot.

 

[Chippychick123]

Can you get a picture of the bottom of the feet.

Yes, sadly this was the best picture I could get since she didnt like her feet being messed with but as far as I can see their doesnt seem to be any wounds on the bottom on her foot
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[Chippychick123]

Can you get a picture of the bottom of the feet.

 

[nessa.morg]

Thats really weird thats theres no scab. Usually bumble foot has scabs