Bumblefoot question

[Kathryncar]

I have been treating bumblefoot on one chicken since May. My question is, on the one foot that I have used prid on, the scab had softened and lifted to where I could remove. There was no indication of infection no puss no hardened yellow kernel. The foot isn't red or swollen. Would this be just a scab or callus? Thanks

 

[alinas2010]

I have been treating bumblefoot on one chicken since May. My question is, on the one foot that I have used prid on, the scab had softened and lifted to where I could remove. There was no indication of infection no puss no hardened yellow kernel. The foot isn't red or swollen. Would this be just a scab or callus? Thanks

Hi can you post pictures? It sounds like it may be healing. Usually if there isn’t anymore pus, the infection is removed. Is it much better than when you started treating it?

 

[Kathryncar]

Hi can you post pictures? It sounds like it may be healing. Usually if there isn’t anymore pus, the infection is removed. Is it much better than when you started treating it?

Sorry, I'm still figuring out this app. Here is a picture of her foot.

 

[alinas2010]

Sorry, I'm still figuring out this app. Here is a picture of her foot.

No worries. It doesn’t look bad, I agree. Are you certain there are no hard areas of pus anywhere on the foot? Sometimes they’re on the complete opposite side of the scab. Be sure to check in between the toes and in crevices - the foot pad should feel soft and squishy everywhere. If you feel any hard areas you’ve got pus there. Was there ever anything that you were able to remove? Was the foot causing issues for her/him? I think it could be possible that you just caught the bumblefoot before it actually became infected - before it formed a pus plug. There are grades of bumblefoot and it may have been a grade 1 if you never had to remove any infection (pus).

Now that you’ve determined there isn’t anything to extract, you could just keep treating it until the scab heals over. Monitor it from there and ensure that the foot isn’t causing any trouble and nothing got overlooked.

Here is a link to a grading chart for bumblefoot, it explains the different grades probably better than I could:

https://poultrydvm.com/condition/bumblefoot