Limping Guinea **sensitive picture for fecal matter in post**

[ChickenBone23]

****Update: it’s not bumblefoot, but an injury to her already crooked toe. They injected antibiotics and will send me home with pain meds. In the future toe will likely need to be amputated to stop further pain. Everyone said bumblefoot but after looking and looking I just decided to take her to the vet incase I was missing something but the brown spot was simply a callous. Thank you!!*****


I have a female guinea who has been limping for a couple days pretty heavy. I soaked her feet in an epsom salt bath and then examined her feet- I do not know if this spot is supposed to be there? And if it is, I don’t know the issue other than possibly her crooked toe. She’s had it since I got her in February as a keet. I am not sure if I should really try to splint it myself or… I just don’t know. Solid advice is welcome. Thank you

 

[GlicksChicks]

All I can think of is bumblefoot.

And her toes are not the problem. I have a meat rooster who has most of his toes bent at 90+ degrees and he gets around just fine. It is sad to see, but he was born that way.

 

[ChickenBone23]

All I can think of is bumblefoot.

And her toes are not the problem. I have a meat rooster who has most of his toes bent at 90+ degrees and he gets around just fine. It is sad to see, but he was born that way.

That weird dot, is it supposed to be there?? Overall her feet really look fine, but that weird dot, I didn’t see anything coming out and it doesn’t look swollen to me, but she’s got something going on. I just don’t know about this dot

 

[ChickenBone23]

Update, I removed it, it was actually a part of her foot or something but there’s no blood or pus or indication of infection so I just don’t know

 

[Eggcessive]

It looked like a bumblefoot scab, usually an infection where bacteria enter the foot pad from a small cut or scrape. Many soak the feet in warm Epsom salts or soapy water for about 15 minutes a day. There can be a solid plug of pus inside the scab. There are many ways to treat this, such as sugardine or Prid dressings, removing the scab and squeezing out any infection inside, and surgery. I don’t usually do surgery on bumblefoot scabs or even treat it , unless there is swelling, redness, or limping. More conservative treatments do work.

 

[ChickenBone23]

It looked like a bumblefoot scab

So upon more reading, and understanding, it may be. Tomorrow I will bring her back in and reexamine. I need more light and everyone went to bed so I had to put her back out, if I can’t figure it out before noon, I’ll just have to take her to the vet. They don’t typically deal with poultry but they can, i definitely don’t want her to suffer.
I have never seen bumble foot outside of pictures in my chicken book and they don’t really do it justice, but after having several people say the same thing, it must be and I just need a better visual to grasp it correctly. Thank you so much

 

[Eggcessive]

Bumblefoot can be treated without a vet. There are many approaches that can work. Read through this post 8 about the use of sugardine by Coach723:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/bumblefoot-not-healing.1443809/

 

[ChickenBone23]

Bumblefoot can be treated without a vet. There are many approaches that can work. Read through this post 8 about the use of sugardine by Coach723:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/bumblefoot-not-healing.1443809/

I need to update my post but it’s not bumblefoot. I took her to the vet an am about to go pick her up but her toe will have to be amputated in the future if this is a repetitive occurrence. She just injured it since it’s already twisted. What was on her foot was actually just a small callous that was removed