I understand that completely. This is the 4th vet we've seen from the practice. And this is the only practice that does ducks, 45min drive, so it's hard to get a second opinion and the bank is draining from multiple appointments and our senior dog has an appointment at her vet tomorrow which is gonna be another chunk of change and we're not sure what the outcome is gonna be for her, she's not doing well. I am concerned myself having never done a procedure like this before that I'm gonna make it worse if I make a mistake and she's a difficult duck in general.
I've been using this brand Epsom poultice for weeks. It's in a tall narrow tube and is more of a gel but basically the same. Along with either the poultry vetericyn or MicrocynAH spray. A little while ago when there was less fluid buildup and the scab loosened on one side i pressed on it to get out some of the fluid (hardly any came out) and the vet told me i shouldn't have done that cause it could make it worse.
She's got such a wild personality that honestly I don't know how well I'd be able to do the surgery. She's difficult even with two people. With weeks of treating her foot she's mellowed out pretty well for me to soak her foot on my own but she will usually only allow 5 mins, maybe 10 (I think twice)... 5 is usually all she'll tolerate. When I tried to push out some of the fluid she fought me so I can only imagine how intense she'll be if I do an incision.
our Billie girl had the plug removed twice and the swelling appears to be slowly going down but we were hoping to expedite the process with castor oil. My wife has had some incredible success with it, most notably in removing dark circles around her eyes and I hear it does wonders for staph infections. If anyone else has had any experiences with it I would love to hear about it 
thank you!!
