I need help and FAST...Anybody a VET on these boards?

[Crack N' Egg]

Ruth wrote

You may have to open the wounds and clean them out. Did you find the "bumble" when you first operated - it's a hard kernel looking core - usually very deep in the pad. When I'm doing the surgery, I spend probably close to an hour with the bird having its foot in and out of warm heavily salted water the whole time.

When I finish, I have a large, clean open socket of a wound which I pack with Neosporin and lightly wrap with vetwrap. What I think I do differently, that it seems others don't, is that I don't repeat treatment. I don't resoak or wash the foot after the initial surgery. I think repeated soakings kill off the tissue that is trying to regrow and prevents the wound from drying and healing. Normally, I just take the vetwrap off after a few days and the wound is closed up and I don't do anything else to the foot. I also don't give antibiotics and I haven't had a bird to have any complications or reoccurence of bumblefoot after the surgery.

So you cut out all of what is inside the foot pad?? Down to the bone? I have never given any of my birds drugs, but I feel desperate!

Should I redo the surgery??​

 

[chickenlady08]

Crack N'Egg - when I have done Bumblefoot surgery in the past I would go back into the affected foot to see if there is any of the pusy junk in there still and then I would clean it out and use saline solution to rinse it out. I didn't give antibiotic treatment as they seem to heal rather fast and had not discomfort. I had to squeeze pretty hard to get the junk out and then the next time I had a incident of bumblefoot I didnt go back into the wound I just used saline and neosporin and gauze and vet wrap.

I think you may need to go back inside of the foot again, sounds like it is still infection in there and it needs to come out or she may die. Staph infection is brutal and I would try to give her an anti in her water until u can get a syringe.

Good Luck and I will keep looking to see how she is.

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[jjthinkagain]

CNE/Jennifer - I have never had a bird with bumblefoot and am always hoping it never happens. It is challenging but you and she can definitely win and I am sending tons of good wishes your way, along with much appreciation for your efforts.

I live only 15 minutes from you and have discovered a number of avian vets in the area (it took me some digging around when I was first looking!), some closer to you than me actually. Maybe you can get supplies from them. And if necessary maybe you can get supplies from the New Hope Vet Hospital In PA right across the street from McDonalds on 202 - less than 15 mintes away. I am at work where I can sometimes check in for a brief moment (BYC doesn't recognize me logging in from the work computer so I had to create another screen name - I am usually on BYC as jjthink) and unfortunately here I do not have the NJ avian vet info handy but will PM you what I can remember off the top of my head and then see what else I can find later. I use the one I can remember off the top of my head, which is why I can remember it! Will PM you now....

All the best for your feathered friend.

JJ (aka jjthink most of the time)

Edited to remove writing something twice!

 

[Stevo]

Crak n Egg I have syringes and meds. I am about 30mins from you in Howell right off I-195. If you can't find one locally you can call me. 732-276-5523 I would be glad to help

Steve

 

[easttxchick]

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You're awesome to offer your help.

 

[Crack N' Egg]

You guys are amazing! Thank you all so so much! My friend just messaged me that he got 6 syringes for me.

So when I look at her feet, the bottom pad is hard. No puss, by the feel of it. Do I cut out all the hard stuff? I will take a picture if I can.

I appreciate all the support you have given me. I wouldn't wish this on anyone

 

[dawg53]

chuckzoo, I dont think Tricide Neo would work in this instance due to the urgency of the matter, it takes time to heal using trineo.

 

[MaggieRae]

Wow! Byc folks are awesome!

No advice to offer, but

for you and your poor hen.

 

[Lurken Turken]

Hi everyone,

Just want to say it warms my heart to see you all willing to help out when you are needed. I would do the samething.

Great group of people!

 

[zazouse]

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Ain't that the truth.

If an addict wants to pump their veins full of poison they are going to find a way.

To deny others that have a legitimate use is just dumb, Farmers can't afford to have a vet out everytime they need to treat an animal in need.