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RoyalChick said:
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Yup! Do you, or @Sylvester017 know what these antibotics are for?
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She also does not want to take her grapes anymore since she tastes the antibotics, any other food ideas I can put it in? I hate this, I had to shove it in her mouth 😞
 
Sylvester017 said:
If surgery did not need to be performed, & you told the vet all the treatments & meds you have been using, then I consider it $$$ well spent cuz you have started treatment early enough before the sweet bird lost limb or life.

Don't stress about the $$$ spent. The vets know more than we give them credit altho we ultimately have to be aware as owners whether a vet wrapped a foot correctly. I tease our vet that I do a better chicken foot wrap than him or his staff. At least you got a good vet that
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If surgery did not need to be performed, & you told the vet all the treatments & meds you have been using, then I consider it $$$ well spent cuz you have started treatment early enough before the sweet bird lost limb or life.

Don't stress about the $$$ spent. The vets know more than we give them credit altho we ultimately have to be aware as owners whether a vet wrapped a foot correctly. I tease our vet that I do a better chicken foot wrap than him or his staff. At least you got a good vet that didn't stress your bird or budget w/ extra blood or lab tests. I got suspicious at one vet who didn't touch or exam a bird we brought & 1st thing that vet did w/o an exam started recommending blood/lab tests!!! We walked away.

Even if it's just obvious bumblefoot our usual regular vet does a thorough physical body exam before advancing further treatment.

Chickens quite normally are big drinkers especially in hot weather so not surprised your hen drank water. & for some reason chickens always seem to get sick most in summer months ~ moulting/bumble/fowl pox/heatstroke/etc. None of my birds get sick from vet or hospital clinics ~ those places are more antiseptic/sterile than my kitchen!

My emergency hospital/clinic vets are different from a private one-vet office. My regular vet has been characteristically cheaper than hospital/clinic conglomerates in our area. But yes, any medical costs today whether animal or human is a dent in the budget but that's the choice we animal keepers face.

& a first visit to a vet does terrify an animal but all our birds are used to a pet carrier & the vet lets us be the one to handle the bird onto the exam table before he starts examining the bird.

My Mediterranean-born vet grew up w/chickens as a boy so he's experienced & sharp at diagnosing various chicken ailments. He & his wife love chickens but are not zoned in his neighborhood. He takes chicken photos every time I bring in an unusual breed like Breda fowl or a bantam Silkie. He is very aware about not stressing a pet & does quick gentle checks of a bird's skin/ears/trachea/eyes/nostrils/vent/chest/keel/sides. He used to remind me to give chicken vitamins but doesn't have to advise anymore once he's seen how well we feed & supplement our flock over the last 14 yrs. A decade ago w/ us not knowing about bumblefoot the 1st time going to him he told us how to catch it early & treat it ourselves. It's a long process at home but less stressful for the hen.

Dr. Zabihi checking over our Silkie "Suzu" when she got fowl pox ~ both Ginny & Suzu got bitten on the face by summer mosquitos & got the pox right after. Good thing is they now have pox immunity for life. We watched for pox on the 3 new Silkies this summer but I guess they had too much fluffy crests/beards that mosquitos missed finding any skin to bite! Still there's next year to watch out for mosquitos again.
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Oh and by the way, the vet said something that I agree with. She said that the bumblefoot is more of a pressure sore and there would not be much puss. She said that the antibotics will help relax the swelling and prevent further infection? Idk if I 100% agree with that. Im just scared now because with antibotics, (this comes from my mom a nurse.) With antibotics, you need to give probiotics since antibotics kills everything good, and bad in the body. This is why we are doing fermented food, but is there anything better? Were getting the roosts padded soon, and shavings will be put down soon. Any other tips especially feeding her antibotics in food; would be so appreciated! Thanks!
 
Themellowyellows said:
Definitely! Ill try the food coloring first, if it does not work then this. Just finished wrapping where they sleep. Tomorrow I will finish all bars. Part of me wants to get them all chicken sandles because im so done with this!
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I question if chicken shoes interfere w/ natural digging/foraging but if you do go that route let us know if it works as far as regular foraging. The chicken shoes are cute.
 
It's such a relief you seem to have a good vet help you.

Yes, your mom is correct about antibiotics. There is a probiotics in packets that we used in our chick water that I'm sure would be ok for adult hen consumption. It's what we used for an indoor segregated hen that happened to be on antibiotics. I'm sure any chick or hen probiotic brand will be fine. Ours dissolves in the drinking water so obviously our hen would be segregated cuz she should be the only one drinking antiobiotic solution apart from the rest of the flock w/her own separate probiotic drinking water.

Again, a mirror is a great companion for a segregated hen. Our bumble Dominique would nibble the mirror & look at herself in it, prance in front of it & snooze next to her reflection ~ mirror is a great babysitter! I found other owners say they do the same thing.

I'm sure you all will do what works for you. Don't feel frustrated about the time it takes to heal bumble. Larger hens are more prone to it than smaller birds. After years of regular size hens ~ for ourselves ~ we went back to an all Silkie flock cuz they lay decent size eggs & ~ apart from going broody often ~ we've had less health problems w/ Silkies plus they are very gentle birds compared to larger breeds. Silkies are very much chickens like any other chicken just different in temperament & broodiness. We all have different breeds for different reasons :)

As for tablets I'm no help. I have read owners have a difficult time getting their ckickens to take tablets but I never had to deal w//tablets. My Silkies have always been prescribed liquid antibiotics directed by dropper. I had one Silkie years ago would drink the medications out of the palm of my hand. The vet tried to show me how to put the dropper/syringe down her proper esophagus ~ I took the syringe out of his hand & squeezed the liquid into my palm & my Silkie lapped it up w/gusto ~ he had never seen a chicken do that before! She drank children's no-iron Poly-Vi-Sol vitamin liquid out of my palm also.
 
The meloxicam is an energy tonic tablet. Again I've only had it in liqiud form for my birds. It really does boost the mood & energy of a lethargic bird.

Try hiding the hen's 1/4 tablet inside a soft raisin where there's less moisture to dissolve the taste of the tablet. Maybe break the 1/4 tablet in smaller pieces to hide inside a couple raisins? Whatever way you can get her to like a special treat to take her meds.
 
The Sulfa T is the actual antibiotic to fight the internal infection in her bumble. Don't aggravate the wound w/any more pus squeezing since you now have an internal antibiotic to fight infection. Has the vet suggested you continue the foot soaks & foot wrapping?
 

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