Bumblefoot

[Mandied]

This is one of a our chickens who has had bumblefoot. She was on antibiotics for 10 days. The vet said to stop the antibiotics and it got worse. She was put back on the antibiotic on Sept. 8th. The vet said there isn't anything else she can do because they don't deal with chickens. Our question is by this pic does it look like it's healing or did it progress past bumblefoot.

 

[Kiki]

Did you take that scab off and squeeze the pus out to begin with?

 

[Mandied]

Did you take that scab off and squeeze the pus out to begin with?

We have been squeezing puss out of it. We have done it several times and got alot out of it. Then the vet said to not pick at anymore just wrap it.

 

[Sally PB]

We have been squeezing puss out of it. We have done it several times and got alot out of it. Then the vet said to not pick at anymore just wrap it.

The vet said there isn't anything else she can do because they don't deal with chickens.

Get all the pus out. Pack it with... someone help me... not sure what, but someone on here will say. Then wrap.

Read some of the bumblefoot treatment threads here on BYC. You will find more information from people with more experience with chickens than your vet.