I've got a lot of great information from everyone on here, but this guy has us stumped. We have Meatball a 7.5 pound 10 month old English Orpington Rooster, vaccinated for Mareks. He started limping on his left leg about 3 weeks ago, but no other issues. He went to the vet twice. Both times the vet said he has bumble foot even though his feet looked fine. Ultimately he was put on Metacam 0.4ml per day and Enrofloxicin 0.4ml every 12 hours. A week ago he finished up his antibiotic. Also he got his feet cleaned twice a day with Novasan flush.
X-rays were taken of his foot and leg which the vet said were normal.
He is isolated in a pen on the floor of the coop during the day and he also has a pen up on the roost he usually sits on with the other chickens at night.
He's not really improving much. When he's sitting down he seems happy and seems pain free. When he stands he definitely keeps weight off his left foot and when he walks he limps as seen in the video here:
left foot ahead and slightly off to the side. When he is in his pen on the floor, he has some room to walk around and he'll move around thought-out the day, he's not totally incapacitated. At night he's pretty well confined so all he can do is turn around, which he does. He's slowing down in eating and drinking which has us concerned. I thought it possible this could be from a vitamin deficiency so I've been giving him poultry cell 2.5ml twice a day but I haven't seen much improvement in the 4 days he's been taking it.
My question is does everyone think this is bumble foot? There never was a black spot on his foot. His foot doesn't seem tender when touched and neither does his leg. I know they hide pain well so it's hard to say.
Is there a possibility this could be a tendon or joint issue? Something that couldn't be seen on the x-ray? Nothing is obviously inflamed. In the pictures there seems to be a bump on his middle toe, honestly in person it doesn't seem that pronounced but obviously it is. It seems like he can't put his foot flat when he walks. It just seems like his whole leg isn't working quite right, not just his foot.
This guy is everyone's favorite and I really don't want to see anything happen to him. I appreciate everyone's feedback.
X-rays were taken of his foot and leg which the vet said were normal.
He is isolated in a pen on the floor of the coop during the day and he also has a pen up on the roost he usually sits on with the other chickens at night.
He's not really improving much. When he's sitting down he seems happy and seems pain free. When he stands he definitely keeps weight off his left foot and when he walks he limps as seen in the video here:
left foot ahead and slightly off to the side. When he is in his pen on the floor, he has some room to walk around and he'll move around thought-out the day, he's not totally incapacitated. At night he's pretty well confined so all he can do is turn around, which he does. He's slowing down in eating and drinking which has us concerned. I thought it possible this could be from a vitamin deficiency so I've been giving him poultry cell 2.5ml twice a day but I haven't seen much improvement in the 4 days he's been taking it.
My question is does everyone think this is bumble foot? There never was a black spot on his foot. His foot doesn't seem tender when touched and neither does his leg. I know they hide pain well so it's hard to say.
Is there a possibility this could be a tendon or joint issue? Something that couldn't be seen on the x-ray? Nothing is obviously inflamed. In the pictures there seems to be a bump on his middle toe, honestly in person it doesn't seem that pronounced but obviously it is. It seems like he can't put his foot flat when he walks. It just seems like his whole leg isn't working quite right, not just his foot.
This guy is everyone's favorite and I really don't want to see anything happen to him. I appreciate everyone's feedback.
