Muscovy duck limping

Miss Cheep

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Hello! I have a female Muscovy duck and I noticed she was limping bad. ( I attached pictures below) The last picture is of both feet. Do you know what has caused this? How do I fix it?
 

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That looks like the start to some bumblefoot. I would soak in a warm epsom salt bath for about 10-15 minutes, try to pull the scab off if you can, and put neosporin on it but make sure it doesn’t have pain relief in it. Then You can wrap with vet wrap, but be very careful not to fold or pinch her webbing. Try to keep the bird in a dry, clean environment, and continue treatment about once a day until it looks better.
 
That looks like the start to some bumblefoot. I would soak in a warm epsom salt bath for about 10-15 minutes, try to pull the scab off if you can, and put neosporin on it but make sure it doesn’t have pain relief in it. Then You can wrap with vet wrap, but be very careful not to fold or pinch her webbing. Try to keep the bird in a dry, clean environment, and continue treatment about once a day until it looks better.
Do you know how to wrap it? We’ve tried wrapping ducks feet before in vet wrap and it doesn’t stay because when I’ve done it I can’t wrap it tight enough without folding her webbing and it just falls off after a few minutes.
 
I soaked her foot in epsom salt for 8 minutes ( I was going to do ten but she spillled the water ) Then I rubbed in a some neosporin into it and then put a water proof band aid over her injury. I don't know how long that will cover it but the important thing is I got the neosporin in, right? Any advice on what to do next? Also does anyone know how to correctly wrap a ducks foot in vet wrap? I can't figure out how to do it without squishing her foot.
 

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