Veronique1
In the Brooder
Any thoughts out there ? I have a hen , Cathy , who I was sure had bumblefoot , but now I'm not so sure. She did not have the usual scar on the pad of her foot , the infection was on the top of her foot. I applied a drawing salve even though there was no exit , for a few days and kept her indoors. There was no improvement ,in fact her entire foot became swollen and hot. At this point she was given 4 intramuscular Penicillin ( since it seemed to be a staph infection ) 0.33ml per kg every other day. I was also advised to try to draw some of the fluid from the foot firstly to alleive some of the pressure. When I attempted to do this , and using a 22 gauge needle I was horrified to have a fountain of bright red blood come out of the tiny puncture the needle had made. At the end of the Penicillin treatment , there was no improvement , infact the infection had now travelled up towards her thigh.
At this point she was still eating and drinking , even though her appetite seemed to be dwindling. I supplemented her food with Kaytee and her water with Nutridrench. I have also been applying cold compresses to her foot and leg. She has also been able to walk all through this , and is being kept indoor
At this point because she was showing no signs of improvement she was immediately started on a 5 day treatment of Baytril.
It's been 3 days since the end of the Baytril treatment and I am tube feeding her because she no longer wants to eat , however , she still drinks on her own and seems really thirsty. She spends most of the day 'asleep' . I'm not sure if it can be described as lethargic. Another curious observation I've made is that she seems to have a kink in her neck. I have done lots of research and cannot find an illness with the set of symptoms that she is presenting with.
I have included a few pictures.
So here is some of the information you might need to be able me
1 She is a Dominique , 2 1/2 years old and weighs 4.2 lbs
2 she has an infection that started in her foot and has travelled to her thigh
3 she is being tube fed but drinks on her own
4 her poop was bloody after being treated with Penicillin and at that point it was decided that she be treated with Baytril
I intend treating her myself as I have not found a vet that is willing to treat chickens
At this point she was still eating and drinking , even though her appetite seemed to be dwindling. I supplemented her food with Kaytee and her water with Nutridrench. I have also been applying cold compresses to her foot and leg. She has also been able to walk all through this , and is being kept indoor
At this point because she was showing no signs of improvement she was immediately started on a 5 day treatment of Baytril.
It's been 3 days since the end of the Baytril treatment and I am tube feeding her because she no longer wants to eat , however , she still drinks on her own and seems really thirsty. She spends most of the day 'asleep' . I'm not sure if it can be described as lethargic. Another curious observation I've made is that she seems to have a kink in her neck. I have done lots of research and cannot find an illness with the set of symptoms that she is presenting with.
I have included a few pictures.
So here is some of the information you might need to be able me
1 She is a Dominique , 2 1/2 years old and weighs 4.2 lbs
2 she has an infection that started in her foot and has travelled to her thigh
3 she is being tube fed but drinks on her own
4 her poop was bloody after being treated with Penicillin and at that point it was decided that she be treated with Baytril
I intend treating her myself as I have not found a vet that is willing to treat chickens