Bumblefoot?

[scooter16]

Hi just catching up on this situation. I feel like if there is a hole from removing the infectious “plug”, that maybe packing the wound and doing wet to dry dressing changes to debride old stuff —till healthy fills in. You pack with moist, then it dries and when you pull dry dressing off, dead tissue comes with it. If you just cover a hole up, infection can re- accumulate. This is what we do in humans with infectious sores/ ulcers. Then it heals from the inside out.

 

[DuckMochi]

I just read every post on this thread and I am honestly so happy that I did! I now know more about bumblefoot than I did before and I have the knowledge of how to treat it if any of our backyard birds get it. As for your birds, I hope they all heal well and are healthy again! You've been doing a GREAT job!! Don't give up now!!

 

[Ravynscroft]

If you just cover a hole up, infection can re- accumulate.

I have never had that happen... in poultry, the infection is actually hardened chunks, unlike the liquid in humans, as long as it is removed entirely it heals well...

 

[PearlTheDuck]

Okay more good news, I did surgery on Magnoila's other foot and it went really well (couldn't get pictures because it was dark out when i got done) i just have to do surgery on Josephine and the two hens now. Cotton's foot is pretty much completely healed from her little surgery. Just doing soaking and iodine got rid of Pearl's bumblefoot. For the other 5 ducks just soaking and iodine should get rid of their bumble, i might have to take off a couple of scabs but they're minor

 

[Ravynscroft]

Okay more good news, I did surgery on Magnoila's other foot and it went really well (couldn't get pictures because it was dark out when i got done) i just have to do surgery on Josephine and the two hens now. Cotton's foot is pretty much completely healed from her little surgery. Just doing soaking and iodine got rid of Pearl's bumblefoot. For the other 5 ducks just soaking and iodine should get rid of their bumble, i might have to take off a couple of scabs but they're minor

That is great to hear! Awesome job!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Awesome news. You have worked hard and it's paying off.

 

[onaharley]

Okay more good news, I did surgery on Magnoila's other foot and it went really well (couldn't get pictures because it was dark out when i got done) i just have to do surgery on Josephine and the two hens now. Cotton's foot is pretty much completely healed from her little surgery. Just doing soaking and iodine got rid of Pearl's bumblefoot. For the other 5 ducks just soaking and iodine should get rid of their bumble, i might have to take off a couple of scabs but they're minor

Great to hear!!!

 

[onaharley]

Awesome news. You have worked hard and it's paying off.

Darn toot'n!