Is this bumble foot? Updated with pics

Looks like bumblefoot to me. Give her foot a good soak in warm water with Epsom salt, then pull/cut off the round black spot in the center of the foot. Sometimes it will come off with a good pull with tweezers. If not, you need to use a sharp knife or scalpel and cut it open. Be sure and get any puss or cheesy substance out of the hole that is left. Then I usually soak in diluted betadine/water (about the color of weak tea) and then bandage the foot for a couple of days to keep the wound clean.

If you don't get it all out, you will have to do it more than once, so do your best to get the "bumble" out of the foot. It looks kind of like a hard piece of corn.

Good luck!
 
thanks everyone for the replies
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I soaked it in warm water for 20 minutes with some epsom salts mixed in for. After that it was soft and i was able to scrap the scab of. The bumble came out with the scab and yea it really does look like a hard piece of corn
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I noticed that her other foot also had a small scab on it which I swear was not there yesterday. That had a small bumble in it that I got out. The bump on the top of her foot pretty much only had thick puss but I got all that out too.
I didn't have any betadine on hand but I cleaned out the foot with iodine and then crammed some neosporin into the openings. Then i sprayed it with blue kote and bandaged it up. I have her in a crate right now with some soft bedding. She is not enjoying being confined but hopefully it will heal quick and she can come out soon. She can definitely walk but does have a limp and is reluctant to run.
when I take off her bandages to put new ones on should I do anything else to the foot like soak it in more epsom salts?
Thanks again
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If you got all the "bumble" out, you will be amazed at how fast the foot will heal. Check it tomorrow night. It might not be a bad idea to soak another time. I'm more concerned with the bump on top of the foot than the bottom. It will probably take longer to heal. I wouldn't use iodine any more, just a good soak. If there is still an open wound, then maybe you should bandage it again for another day and then check it again.
 

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