feathershaft infection/ NEW Question NEED HELP THANKS PG 3

[kinnip]

Gotta love antibiotics. I'm glad he's improving.

 

[AngelzFyre]

Make sure to give him some probiotics or yogurt too, just not the same time you do the antibiotics.
The penicillin will kill the bad AND the good bacteria and the probiotics/yogurt will help replace the good bacteria in his intestines.
Good luck with him, sounds like you're on the road to recovery.

 

[tiki244]

Thanks Kinnie and Angelzfire. It was so cute. My youngest son has been helping me put laminate flooring in the living room and everything was such a mess I ended up putting Freddy in the laundry basket in my bedroom for the last couple of nights. Well, I moved some stuff back today and put the laundry basket in the hallway by the bath, way on the other side of the house. I put Freddy in it and went outside to tuck the chickens in, in the coop. I got back inside and no Freddy. Here he is, in my bedroom ready to go to bed.

So I moved the laundry basket back to my bedroom and he is happy and sleeping.

He doesnt even crow untill after I wake up.

 

[Momo]

Oh my gosh that is so CUTE!

 

[tiki244]

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Smarter than you think! He is a real sweet guy!

 

[tiki244]

I bought some new needles yesterday and gave him another injection, and that is going to work a lot better now. (Rather than oral) But it is going to still be quite a while before he is better.

I didn't bother waiting for him to put himself to bed, I just put him in his laundry basket in the bedroom last night. He is not allowed to walk in the living room now, because of the new flooring, so he is doing good with that.

 

[tiki244]

I have been giving Freddy foot baths everyday and rinses in chlorhexidine and penicillin injections (1/4cc). He is getting a lot better, but still needs to be treated for longer. He gets to go outside sometimes now.

Today after his foot bath he was going crazy running back and forth in front of the window that I used to have a chair in front of so he could look outside. Well I fixed him up something to stand on to look outside. Then I put him up there. Well he saw the chickens outside and was not happy. He jumped down and started running around, then jumped back up and looked outside again, then jumped down. He kept doing this and going in circles. When Cochy was around she would just push the screen door open and go outside, then Freddy would follow her. But I guess he didn't figure that out on his own. He was really going nuts, so I took him out to be with his hens and brought the other 'guy' inside for a while.

Freddy sure is getting chunky. I think that penicillin is making him gain some weight. Glad it is getting a little cooler out now.

 

[ChooksChick]

I am so glad he's getting better! You have been a good mom to him, and you deserve kudos for your love and diligence!

Yay, you!!

 

[tiki244]

********NEW DEAL ********UPDATE******

Well thing s have been going well, but tonight I noticed his one toe is very hard and still big but not as big as before. I tried to lance it but didnt have much success. I pushed out some liquid which looked like mostly blood, and maybe some liquidy creamy infection but not much. He stood on one foot for an hour at least after that.

Question: What to do? What can I lance it with? Because he doesnt actually have a bumblefoot sore it is hard to 'extract' anything from his foot. But the hardness of the toe makes me think something isn't right. I hope this makes enough sense so that someone can help me.

And also I was wondering how long I can continue to give penicillin? It seems like it has been a long time. I will have to check. OK not as long as I thought. Started on the 17th and is the 25th today. And the second day I only gave them orally and then I forgot a day too.

 

[PoultryPedia]

We have a roo who had a toe fall off. I thought the stub would shrink to normal size but it has stayed enlarged. One of my friends said the stubs of chickens' toes she's had fall off have stayed large. Maybe in some cases, 'largeness' and hardness of toes is healthy

I haven't had success with any lancing attempts on chickens' feet. I've only caused more problems. But I hear others have sometimes helped that way.
Best wishes.