This will be my attempt at treating bumblefoot in Coturnix quail using Tricide-Neo, a Neomycin-based dip for koi fish. I'll be sharing my process and outcomes for others who find themselves in my position.
I've got not one but six hens with bumblefoot—this is my first time encountering the condition in two years of raising quail. I've been reluctant to cut into any of them, and had read about treating chickens for bumblefoot with external antibiotics. So, following a tip from @igorsMistress, I got my hands on some Tricide-Neo and gave them their first soak last night. -->Here<-- is the link to an old thread containing the method and several success stories in chickens. I'll be sticking with Tricide-Neo unless any of the hens take a turn for the worse, in which case it's home surgery/vet time.
Three of them have 1 or more abscesses this size or smaller:
The other three are larger and more worrisome—one girl has one on each foot
None are showing signs of lameness, but I know they hide their pain well. I'm cleaning out the aviary tomorrow, looking for anything that might have contributed to this spate of cases. Will be trying to remove the "plug" from each larger bumble in a few days, so long as swelling is improved and I figure out a way to hold the girls still...
I've got not one but six hens with bumblefoot—this is my first time encountering the condition in two years of raising quail. I've been reluctant to cut into any of them, and had read about treating chickens for bumblefoot with external antibiotics. So, following a tip from @igorsMistress, I got my hands on some Tricide-Neo and gave them their first soak last night. -->Here<-- is the link to an old thread containing the method and several success stories in chickens. I'll be sticking with Tricide-Neo unless any of the hens take a turn for the worse, in which case it's home surgery/vet time.
Three of them have 1 or more abscesses this size or smaller:
The other three are larger and more worrisome—one girl has one on each foot
None are showing signs of lameness, but I know they hide their pain well. I'm cleaning out the aviary tomorrow, looking for anything that might have contributed to this spate of cases. Will be trying to remove the "plug" from each larger bumble in a few days, so long as swelling is improved and I figure out a way to hold the girls still...