OK, is there a trusted avian vet in the OKC area? I think I may be dealing with bumblefoot, or at least something thats getting bad. The top layer of skin is off the bottom of my sizzles foot in 1 spot. Ive been washing/cleaning/neosporin/wrapping. I don't know if its getting better. It looks yellowish, but less swollen than its been. She's isolated in an area that allows her limited movement and she doesn't seem to mind. Anyone know about how much this might cost? Could it just be a cut that I can heal or is a cut ALWAYS bumble foot? I can't really find the info I need online. I don't see a black spot, it seems like a blister that popped. Any ideas??? Im afraid to try to deal with it myself because Im not sure it is bumble foot. Another question, can I keep doing what Im doing, wait it out a few days and see if its getting better or is this an emergency?
Ths is what was recommended by nnbreeder for bumble, it may be worth a try-
Here is about the best info that I have come up with on bumblefoot.
Try the iodine/sugar poultice first, wrapping with the coflex bandage to keep it clean.
Change it daily.
The bacteria doing the dirty work is most often a staphlylococcus bacteria and I've found that Penicillin G procaine (white penicillin) given at a dose of 30 000 I.U., twice a day (once a day in less severe infections) is good at treating bumblefoot.
If there is no change in the swelling after 3 days, then you may have to open the wound up. If you have to, you must wrap it every day until it is more or less healed, or more staph bacteria will get in there and start the whole cycle back up.
This is why I avoid it if possible.
There probably won't be any liquid pus in the foot, but a cheesy pus that works its way into the tendons and ligaments in the foot- be prepared to get as much out as you can, but don't risk damaging the foot.
Flush it out with sterile saline (under pressure- put the saline into a syringe and flush with quite a bit of force). I avoid hydrogen peroxide in open wounds as it stings and can do tissue damage (if used too often... It has it's place, though).
You can flush the wound with a tea colored solution of betadine and water- mostly water with just enough betadine to make the solution the color of strong tea.
Flush this in first (again, in the syringe) then flush it all out again with the saline.
Hopefully the wound comes around with just the Pen G procaine and the iodine/sugar poultice.
So keep doing what you're doing, wrap it and let it heal. It's not life threatening even if it *is bumblefoot. Look at all the chicken owners on this board alone, does anyone even *know of a bird that died of bumblefoot? Or even lost their foot?
