- Feb 11, 2010
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Hi-
I've been given a sweet Polish hen with bad Bumblefoot. I've done two surgeries on her to try and remove or cure it, but the swelling won't go down and she is still limping.
Following the great directions posted here, I cut out the Eschar, a small plug of pus came out with it the first surgery and I also got out a small kernel of stuff. Nothing else would come out with squeezing/soaking. Wrapped with ointment and vetwrap. A week later it was swollen back up.
So surgery #2, I took out the ecshar again, no pus, nothing else would come out. Wrapped with ointment again, antibiotics in her water too. swelling never went down this time. Kept it wrapped longer which made no difference.
She is otherwise doing well, eating, laying, etc but is obviously in discomfort. I'd really like to help her, if anyone has suggestions I would sure apprieciate your input.
Many thanks,
Sandy
I've been given a sweet Polish hen with bad Bumblefoot. I've done two surgeries on her to try and remove or cure it, but the swelling won't go down and she is still limping.
Following the great directions posted here, I cut out the Eschar, a small plug of pus came out with it the first surgery and I also got out a small kernel of stuff. Nothing else would come out with squeezing/soaking. Wrapped with ointment and vetwrap. A week later it was swollen back up.
So surgery #2, I took out the ecshar again, no pus, nothing else would come out. Wrapped with ointment again, antibiotics in her water too. swelling never went down this time. Kept it wrapped longer which made no difference.
She is otherwise doing well, eating, laying, etc but is obviously in discomfort. I'd really like to help her, if anyone has suggestions I would sure apprieciate your input.
Many thanks,
Sandy