Desperately need help with bumblefoot

[laurita1510]

Hi guys. My Aylesbury ducks had bumblefoot for a while and I'm at my wit's end. She's had a lot of different antibiotics and surgery and anti inflammatory meds and still has lumps and black scabs. The vet said it's not infected it's just scar tissue but it is bleeding and my husband recons they are wrong. They have access to water and a clean run and I cover the wounds in barrier cream every night.. please help.

 

[cayugaducklady]

I used epsom salt warm swim/soaks, undiluted hydrogen peroxide soaks, clear iodine ( use only once every 7 days or so), vetericyn spray and coconut oil on my first case of bumblefoot.

I didn't do surgery to remove the scab and I didn't bandage it.

It cleared the black scab and helped healthy tissue grow back in.

I had an appointment with an exotic animal vet who was willing to give a try to treating ducks. I kept him in the loop with pictures and the day of the appointment we mutually decided not to bring her in due to 1) extreme unseasonable temps over 90 and 2) no longer limping, black scab gone and healthy tissue filling in.

That was almost a month ago and it has since completely healed over with healthy skin.

 

[Amiga]

@laurita1510

How are things today?

 

[laurita1510]

I'm afraid to say that my little duck has died. X

 

[Welshies]

I'm afraid to say that my little duck has died. X

Sorry for your loss.

 

[laurita1510]

Thank you. I feel so like I failed her. Do you think the metacam killed her? There was s nasty storm could the shock of that kill her? X