Duck with swollen foot!

[Pollo Blanco]

With infections inside the leg, very few, (likely none) topical solutions or ointments are going to fulfill the penetration action we need for progressed leg infections (exp, osteomyelitis). Topical solutions may be valid for superficial infections, but in cases of deep infections, one would want systemic antibiotics and anti-inflammatories. I was unable to find any literature pertaining to Lugol's iodine use in treating progressed leg infections - if you have any links, I'd be glad to look!

Any advice I give is from my own personal experience.

 

[Pollo Blanco]

I can't find any near me?? All the poultry sections don't have it but I could buy it online. What does it do and how will it help her?

Some equestrian sections have it, but it's becoming rare due to politics.

Do a search for Lugols solution.

Surgical scrub iodine is similar enough.

 

[Isaac 0]

So sorry for the late reply! I'm back at college so I'm very busy.

No unfortunately a vet isn't an option, here are some photos of the foot, it's hard to tell if there's discoloration because she likes to run around in the mud, I can't use any antibiotics because we don't have access to them that are safe for ducks.

The only good news is the swelling has gone down but today I noticed this hard lump on her foot! I'm quite worried but when I felt around her leg she didn't seem to be in pain when I gently applied pressure. She's been able to swim and isn't on concrete, do you know what this could be? And how I could treat it? (please consider money is an issue and I can't visit the vet)

If she were mine, I think I would try soaking the foot in either an Epsom salt bath mixture or an antiseptic bath mixture such as chlorhexidine for a few days. On the most distal part of the bump, there appears to be a good supply of necrotic tissue, and scabbing; near the medial aspect you can appreciate the skin attempting to migrate over, but the necrotic tissue is preventing such a case.

By soaking you may be able to loosen the necrotic tissue to the point it can be taken off to allow epithelial migration over the wound. If such a process doesn't work, an application of an antibacterial ointment might prove useful.