Gwethrien
Songster
Context I am a lawyer by trade I did not go into the medical field for a reason. I can manage poop all day long, not my favorite thing but just a fact of life, I’m a mom and have had cats and dogs all my life. Thing is as soon as we start to talk about blood and puss and ....I start to get woozy and taste bile in back of my throat, basically it isn’t going to end well.
But I like my chickens and want to do right by them. So tonight I see Mac is limping, she wasn’t limping this afternoon.
Bottom of her foot is hard and looks dark. All signs point to bumblefoot. I did the research, read my chicken health handbook, then hat in hand went to physical therapist husband who is not the chicken’s biggest fan and asked for help.
Plan is tomorrow I will do epsom salt foot soak for 10 minutes, then husband will come out while I hold chicken and probably close my eyes and he will inspect foot, and take care of issue we have saline spray, vetricyn spray and Koban wrap.
Here are a few of my questions
If it hasn’t gotten to full on scabbed over puss would cleaning and wrap be sufficient?
I have ability to turn lower coop into isolation run, it is about 24 square feet on dirt but I can put down some bedding no roost food and water for recuperation. Will this work or do I need a smaller cage area to keep hen while healing? I read start to with a couple of days and see if need healed or need to repeat wound clean process.
But I like my chickens and want to do right by them. So tonight I see Mac is limping, she wasn’t limping this afternoon.
Bottom of her foot is hard and looks dark. All signs point to bumblefoot. I did the research, read my chicken health handbook, then hat in hand went to physical therapist husband who is not the chicken’s biggest fan and asked for help.
Plan is tomorrow I will do epsom salt foot soak for 10 minutes, then husband will come out while I hold chicken and probably close my eyes and he will inspect foot, and take care of issue we have saline spray, vetricyn spray and Koban wrap.
Here are a few of my questions
If it hasn’t gotten to full on scabbed over puss would cleaning and wrap be sufficient?
I have ability to turn lower coop into isolation run, it is about 24 square feet on dirt but I can put down some bedding no roost food and water for recuperation. Will this work or do I need a smaller cage area to keep hen while healing? I read start to with a couple of days and see if need healed or need to repeat wound clean process.
So how big is the bumble do you think, pinkeyes nail size? I cant really tell by the pictures. I fits big then you pinky nail then you have too options, one home removal with a scalpel to remove the tissue, or wrapping it in vetrycin and antibacterial ointment. The Vetrycin way will eventually loosen the scab but it may take 1-3 days or 1-2 weeks of wrapping every other day. Ounce the scab is loosened you can pull it out with your fingers, and there will be some blood but not too much. i have when not quite as bad a yours who took a while with the Vetrycin method but is healing great now!
