My drakes foot is ALWAYS bleeding??!

[gilbert2]

Epsom salt is a chemical, magnesium sulfate (Mg SO4), that is widely used by athletes to soak sore muscles and sprains. It can even be used as a laxative, when dissolved in water and swallowed. You can find it on the shelves at most pharmacies. It keeps forever (unlimited shelf life), so it's always on hand if you buy a lot.
I would try any of the main pharmacies, like CVS, Walgreen's, etc.

 

[danielley101215]

Here's his feet he's had this for a couple months now and I checked all the other ducks and geese that he's been housed with for months and none of them have it just him

 

[Miss Lydia]

Please soak his feet in a nice warm Epsom salt bath [don't let him drink it] then post pics again This needs to be taken care of before he gets infection and it spreads.

 

[danielley101215]

Please soak his feet in a nice warm Epsom salt bath [don't let him drink it] then post pics again This needs to be taken care of before he gets infection and it spreads.

How do I ensure he won't drink it and how do I get him to stay put he will fly or jump out/ away he's a little spooked. And I can try tomorrow hopefully idk how tho. He lives at my school Ag farm but I own him obviously but in that place it'd be hard to find a way to do that. I can try and get my hands on that epsom salt tonight to do it during my animal handling class tomorrow if not I'll be able to do it Saturday cause I go work with the birds I own out there

 

[chickens really]

Do you have a farm vet at the school? Possibly they could give him a shot of antibiotics to help him out?...A large Dog crate or stall with clean bedding would help keep his foot clean...Best of luck....Oh, also you can use a small pail or even a rubber stock bowl to stand him in...Just hang onto his neck and keep his head out of the container...

 

[Tlmcq]

I have used a stock pot, dish pan, kitty litter box, etc to soak mines feet. It helps if you get him to relax after catching him before trying to get him to go into soak. I have also let em go for a good swim and washed their feet with some surgical scrub or iodine wash then rinsing them in clear water pan. This helps clean out any bacteria. Epsom salts are great for healing and soothing the area. A stock pot works well cuz it's taller and hard for them to get their head in to drink while they're in it, but if he's especially skittish about being held you may need a helper to put his feet inside so he doesn't knock pan over while trying to get away while you set him in it.

 

[danielley101215]

Yeah my boyfriend and I will be treating him together, so there will be four hands to hold him down in the water when we do it. And we have a school vet that comes for our Ag farms sheep but never the chickens or other birds. So we will attempt to do it today hopefully fingers crossed. But so how long do we keep his feet soaking? And then water after? And if I don't have another place to house him do I just bandage his foot up?

 

[chickens really]

Yes, bandage his foot....He really should be locked up though for a few days....15 minutes is about how long to soak it....

 

[danielley101215]

Yes, bandage his foot....He really should be locked up though for a few days....15 minutes is about how long to soak it....

That's gonna be difficult challenge to get him to stay put what do I use to bandage up his foot? And as I said I'll look for a place to isolate him it's just gonna be tough because they want my waterfowl in one big pen together since they are "messy"

 

[chickens really]

You can make a little cardboard platform for his foot and use gauze and vet tape to wrap it....Like a little Ducky boot..