Bumblefoot with no visible wound?

[alcarl]

Thanks for the quick reply!

I've dealt with bumblefoot before but it's always had an external scab to start the process from. I've got everything I need so I'll get to work on her this afternoon. Unless you have a better alternative I'll just use a sterile scalpel to open the top of the foot and go from there.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Thanks for the quick reply!

I've dealt with bumblefoot before but it's always had an external scab to start the process from. I've got everything I need so I'll get to work on her this afternoon. Unless you have a better alternative I'll just use a sterile scalpel to open the top of the foot and go from there.

That's what I'd do. Likely it's full of pus.

 

[coach723]

I agree. There is a small spot on the bottom of the foot, that may be where there was originally a starting spot and it may have healed. But sometimes when they heal that way there is still infection inside, and it can tunnel to other parts of the foot, I have had birds where that happened. Since all the swelling appears to be on the top of the foot at this point, that is where I would go in as well. I circled the spot below, you can also see how there is kind of a circle of tissue around that spot which looks different texture, which was probably involved at the beginning and has healed.

 

[alcarl]

So, this was interesting.

I cut open the sore and a hiss of air came out. Nothing else, no pus or any fluid.

I flushed with Bannx and betadine then packed it with TAO and bandaged it up.

 

[coach723]

Did all the tissue inside look normal and healthy?
If it doesn't appear to heal normally with the TAO (and I would reapply until it appears to be healing well), then you can switch to sugardine packs. I have had good results with that when nothing else was effective. Those need to be done daily. Link to a thread that explains that, with a video on sugardine, post #8 here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/bumblefoot-not-healing.1443809/