Bumblefoot

[tinkbell]

I have a buff orp (Sassy) it looks that she may have bumblefoot on both feet , now do I treat both feet at the same time? Any ideas on what to do to make her comfortable?

 

[Preservation Acres]

Do a bumblefoot search. There's lots and lots of good threads out there with info.

 

[The Chickens' Maid]

For our hen, when she had bumblefoot, I had to pick out the plug and put triple antibiotic ointment (no pain killer) on it and wrap it with cotton and sport wrap. Her bumblefoot was hard to get rid of, so I just had to keep doing it. Hope this helps!

 

[chickletranch]

our roosters have bumblefoot periodically. you need to remove the dark plug, which may require soaking the
foot regularly, covering with antibiotic ointment and wrapping it until the plug is soft enough to remove. it
can take a couple of weeks before the plug can be coaxed out, then you'll need to keep the foot clean and
wrapped until the flesh under it is healed.

you can treat both feet at the same time. best way to wrap is to put some thick gauze on the bottom as a
cushion, then wrap between the toes with waterproof tape. be sure to change the dressing if it gets wet.
if the foot is very swollen, you may also need to treat the chick with an oral or injectible antibiotic.

good luck,
lynn

 

[jennh]

Hi! I had a REALLY difficult time getting rid of my hen's bumblefoot. I tried EVERYTHING!
Here is my post from the other day:

Hi! I had written this summer about one of my hens having bumblefoot. I had tried EVERYTHING to try and clear it up. I tried soaking in epsom salts with comfrey, used hydrogen peroxide, ichthammol, triple neosporin, betadine, honey, batril (synotic), alcohol, and I wrapped her foot with vet tape everytime I did a treatment. I don't know how many "plugs" I pulled out of her foot. Nothing worked. I was at my wits end. About a month ago, I picked her up to check her foot, and it was all healed up! I did some research and I think I might have found a "cure", if you want to call it that. She had been out in the snow, and it was REALLY cold. I found out that staph cannot survive in cold, that it thrives in heat. If I ever have this problem again, I'm going to soak their foot in ICE WATER, instead of hot or warm water! Maybe I was helping it thrive by soaking in hot water?
Anyone have any comments?

Jen

 

[tinkbell]

Thanks so much for the help, Can anyone tell me what the best antibiotic would be to use on my chicken?? And maybe the dose? please

 

[Chickenaddict]

neosporin without the pain relief or a generic triple antibiotic ointment. Soak the foot in warm water, epsom salt and betadine (mix in betadine until the solution looks like a weak tea color) Soak for about 15-20 minutes. Get an exacto knife and a tweezers and soak that in rubbing alcohol to sterilize it. Get some rubber gloves for yourself because you sure don't want to be handling that staph infection with your bare hands. Gauze and vetwrap as well. After soaking the foot gently peel off the black scab and dig around in the foot getting out all the yeloow rubbery infection. flush the foot with the water,epsom salt,betadine solution again then pack the hole with the ointment. wrap the foot in gauze loaded with the ointment as well and put the vetwrap around that to keep out any idrt or bedding. repeat this soaking process every day for 1-2 weeks rewrapping and packing the wound everytime. You may have to keep repeating this process for more then 2 weeks if you didn't get all the "core" out the first time. It is a very long process and sometimes a PITA but I am sure the chicken will be very thankful in the end. I have delt with this several times and if you keep at it it does work.

 

[tinkbell]

Ok let me see if I got this right, I don't have to use a oral antibiotic at this point just get the plug out and treat the area (hole).

 

[Chickenaddict]

Quote:
Nope no oral antibiotic just a topical one

 

[jennh]

Hi! Just wanted you to know that I did EVERYTHING that "chickenaddict" did, and it did not work for me. Mine started in early summer, and I just now (January) got rid of it.
Good luck!


Jen