Bump on feet

[Peepers34]

Do you have a picture of both feet side by side? Gout is a possibility, but usually you would see lumpy toes and it would affect both feet. Could he have sprained his leg? Mycoplasma synovitis can also cause swollen ankles, but again is usually seen in both ankles and knee joints.

I'll try to get a better photo

 

[DaisyG2317]

If it is suspected gout try giving him 2 tart cherry capsules dissolved in a tablespoon or so of water every day until the swelling goes down, then 1 a day maintenance. Gout is an excess of uric acid building up in the joints, which fill with crystals and cause the pain and inflammation. The cherry will help remove the excess acid. Humans take a mediciation called allopurinol, which birds can also take, but that is a veterinarian type situation where they could check uric acid levels and prescribe accordingly.

 

[Peepers34]

If it is suspected gout try giving him 2 tart cherry capsules dissolved in a tablespoon or so of water every day until the swelling goes down, then 1 a day maintenance. Gout is an excess of uric acid building up in the joints, which fill with crystals and cause the pain and inflammation. The cherry will help remove the excess acid. Humans take a mediciation called allopurinol, which birds can also take, but that is a veterinarian type situation where they could check uric acid levels and prescribe accordingly.

Thanks! I'll try to get some

 

[Peepers34]

Do you have a picture of both feet side by side? Gout is a possibility, but usually you would see lumpy toes and it would affect both feet. Could he have sprained his leg? Mycoplasma synovitis can also cause swollen ankles, but again is usually seen in both ankles and knee joints.

here is another photo

 

[DaisyG2317]

Thanks! I'll try to get some

Sure thing! Walmart sells this one

 

[Eggcessive]

It looks more like swelling from an sprain injury, but hard to know for sure. And he is not limping or protecting his leg at all?

 

[Eggcessive]

Here are a couple of pictures of suspected articular gout:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/content/type/61/id/6253249/width/350/height/700

https://www.backyardchickens.com/content/type/61/id/7186801/width/350/height/700


https://www.backyardchickens.com/content/type/61/id/7186801/width/350/height/700

 

[LaFleche]

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I'll try to get a better photo

This picture shows a possible cause: the pointy spur of his left leg seems to injure the right foot when walking and might have caused the inflammation.

You could try to trim the tips of his spurs or filing them round.

 

[DaisyG2317]

Here are a couple of pictures of suspected articular gout:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/content/type/61/id/6253249/width/350/height/700

https://www.backyardchickens.com/content/type/61/id/7186801/width/350/height/700


https://www.backyardchickens.com/content/type/61/id/7186801/width/350/height/700

Those poor chickens

 

[Peepers34]

It looks more like swelling from an sprain injury, but hard to know for sure. And he is not limping or protecting his leg at all?

He does not seem to be limping