My drakes foot is ALWAYS bleeding??!

[danielley101215]

Okay....Let it air out......Too moist

Ok so soak and idodine today NO bandages? And how long do we hole him while the iodine sits before putting him back in pen?

 

[danielley101215]

And what do I do for bubbles today since it's her first treatment?

 

[Ravynscroft]

Feet today after soak. ADVICE PLEASE??

White parts are infection and/or dead tissue... those plugs need to be removed... infection in poultry is NOT like in people/mammals, it is hard, cheesy chunks that need to be removed before healing can start... their body does NOT absorb or drain infection, it has to be removed... after soaking, start working those scabs off while they are soft... anything whitish/yellowish needs to be removed, only leave healthy, pink tissue... it may bleed, some do, some don't... if it does, gauze and wrap it...
@casportpony knows about penicillin dosages and injections, think it needs some antibiotic support?

This? This is bubbles feet we are gonna start her treatment today

Soak in warm epsom salt water and apply iodine... treat for a couple days and get pics, see how hers looks then...

 

[danielley101215]

White parts are infection and/or dead tissue... those plugs need to be removed... infection in poultry is NOT like in people/mammals, it is hard, cheesy chunks that need to be removed before healing can start... their body does NOT absorb or drain infection, it has to be removed... after soaking, start working those scabs off while they are soft... anything whitish/yellowish needs to be removed, only leave healthy, pink tissue... it may bleed, some do, some don't... if it does, gauze and wrap it...
@casportpony knows about penicillin dosages and injections, think it needs some antibiotic support?




Soak in warm epsom salt water and apply iodine... treat for a couple days and get pics, see how hers looks then...

So looking at this pic I have to remove everything? That nasty green funky infectious part and all of that white bubble blister stuff? How far do I go with that? And so that's also after soak? And then after removing all that do I apply iodine, and do I bandage him or no? Please let me know about the shot.
And for bubbles do epsom salt soak, and apply iodine and that's it? Don't remove anything or bandage or what?
Sorry I'm trying to get a straight up plan for today so my boyfriend and I can do this right and help them, especially my poor Aflac

 

[chickens really]

Wow.....That is painful so if you do get really intense and start digging away at the feet he will be lame...I'm advising to go slow....Either way is your choice....

 

[Ravynscroft]

So looking at this pic I have to remove everything? That nasty green funky infectious part and all of that white bubble blister stuff? How far do I go with that? And so that's also after soak? And then after removing all that do I apply iodine, and do I bandage him or no? Please let me know about the shot.
And for bubbles do epsom salt soak, and apply iodine and that's it? Don't remove anything or bandage or what?
Sorry I'm trying to get a straight up plan for today so my boyfriend and I can do this right and help them, especially my poor Aflac

Yes, remove anything that isn't pink tissue... before worrying about a shot, that all needs to be removed first... it *may* be deep, or may just be right there at that spot, just remove until only healthy tissue is left...

@Miss Lydia posted this link earlier, look through all the pics in this thread and you can see the infection inside the plug and the healthy tissue left after it was removed...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/bumblefoot.1200346/

His will most likely need to be wrapped depending on how bad it bleeds once removed, be ready if needed...

For her, just soak today... bumblefoot is a treatment process, takes at least a few days...

 

[chickens really]

Awesome more help for you.....Trust Ravyscroft....Also Miss Lydia...

 

[Ravynscroft]

If his feet were bleeding just walking around, then he is already lame... only way to change that is to remove the infection in his feet... j/s...

 

[casportpony]

It's dirt and little bit of gravel. I mean like as in touching Aflac I don't wanna contract it to myself or my birds at home etc

You or no other being will get bumble foot....lol...

I think one does need to be careful though, because bumblefoot is often a staph infection.

 

[casportpony]

So I shouldn't worry that I'll get staph?

Wear gloves.