Early Stages of Bumblefoot?

[Eggcessive]

If you are just soaking, there is no need for wrapping. If doing the surgery, after Neosporin, gauze, then vet wrap or duct tape, I just let mine out with the gang. When I change bandages every 2 days, I soak the foot in weak betadine to cleanse it and re-wrap. Each person does it differently.

 

[Studio2770]

Shouldn't I wrap to keep the foot clean after soaking?

 

[Eggcessive]

That is up to you. I don't use the soaking method to get rid of bumblefoot--I have too many chickens, and I only treat it if someone's foot is swollen or a chicken is limping. I have tried it, and I can't spend 20 minutes holding a chicken while they get me wet. The surgery only takes a few minutes. Many cases of bumblefoot never progress very far. I have little rocks that my chickens scratch out of my soil which I am sure cut their feet--I've tried for several years to sweep them up and get rid of them to no avail. So, I just grab a couple and do the surgery, then ignore them till I see a problem.

 

[Studio2770]

Would bumblefoot effect the eggs?

 

[BirchMeadow]

Bubblefoot doesn't effect the eggs. I just didn't want to eat them after she'd had the antibiotics injected.

I'd wrap the feet to keep them clean for a couple of days and she how she's doing.

 

[Studio2770]

Bubblefoot doesn't effect the eggs. I just didn't want to eat them after she'd had the antibiotics injected.

I'd wrap the feet to keep them clean for a couple of days and she how she's doing.

Oh I know you answered before. I know not to eat when antibiotics are injected, just didn't know about the condition effecting them.

 

[Wol1]

Hi.

I'm kind of bringing this thread forward. Mine also have early bumblefoot. One is starting to get worse. We thought about the surgery, even got everything sterile and ready and then couldn't bring ourselves to cut her foot. Wimps. If it gets really bad, I'll spring the money to take her to a vet and have them show me how to do it.

What interests me about your post is the idea of injecting penicillin into the foot. Eureka! I think I could do that. My question: how much per foot for a 4 1/2 lb chicken and what size needle? How long will injectable penicillin last once I open the bottle?

Thank you for any information. This is starting to worry me. I've been working to make sure straw is deep and clean. They deep digging up rocks where they jump out the coop door. I'm going to put sand down tomorrow. I'd rather not put a ramp as the jump is a bit of a deterrent to dogs, which are our main daytime predators (if they find a gap in the fence). Unfortunately we live on a 150+ year old farm and there is broken glass/pottery/crockery and bits of metal all over the place. (If any kid says they're bored, I tell them to get a shovel, pick a random spot, and dig.) We check the run daily for things they've dug up but, obviously, that's a bit too late. We keep putting layers of dirt, but it's like extending an invitation to dig.

 

[Studio2770]

Hi.

I'm kind of bringing this thread forward. Mine also have early bumblefoot. One is starting to get worse. We thought about the surgery, even got everything sterile and ready and then couldn't bring ourselves to cut her foot. Wimps. If it gets really bad, I'll spring the money to take her to a vet and have them show me how to do it.

What interests me about your post is the idea of injecting penicillin into the foot. Eureka! I think I could do that. My question: how much per foot for a 4 1/2 lb chicken and what size needle? How long will injectable penicillin last once I open the bottle?

Thank you for any information. This is starting to worry me. I've been working to make sure straw is deep and clean. They deep digging up rocks where they jump out the coop door. I'm going to put sand down tomorrow. I'd rather not put a ramp as the jump is a bit of a deterrent to dogs, which are our main daytime predators (if they find a gap in the fence). Unfortunately we live on a 150+ year old farm and there is broken glass/pottery/crockery and bits of metal all over the place. (If any kid says they're bored, I tell them to get a shovel, pick a random spot, and dig.) We check the run daily for things they've dug up but, obviously, that's a bit too late. We keep putting layers of dirt, but it's like extending an invitation to dig.

I know nothing about penicillin injection. Even though my bumble foot surgery wasn't fully successful, her foot is fine. I've read that soaking the foot in tricide neo is an alternative to surgery, but I don't know if it's a guarantee, but worth a try.

 

[LindasOrpies]

I think a couple of my chickens have bumblefoot. The lumps are sort of soft. The chickens act normal and walk just fine. I'm hoping that Epsom treatment would work.