A bit over two months ago I found my rooster (5 y/o sweet big blue Orpington) limping and holding his left foot up as much as he could. The spur on that leg was down to a nub. His scales looked rough but not horrible. So I treated him for scaly leg mites with ivermectin two weeks apart at that time. He also had A&D ointment applied a few times.
He is still limping badly and he holds his foot like in the photo. He doesn’t seem to be getting better.
By looking at the photos does anyone have ideas of what could be wrong.
Is the wavy red skin at the top of his leg normal?
I didn’t think the small black dots were bumble foot because they are tiny and not on a bump. But I’m not sure what they are exactly.
His feathers are wet in the pic because he just had a 20 minute epson salt foot soak.
(Even though we live in a rural community, none of our surrounding veterinarians will see chickens so it’s up to me to help him get better.)
Thank you in advance.
He is still limping badly and he holds his foot like in the photo. He doesn’t seem to be getting better.
By looking at the photos does anyone have ideas of what could be wrong.
Is the wavy red skin at the top of his leg normal?
I didn’t think the small black dots were bumble foot because they are tiny and not on a bump. But I’m not sure what they are exactly.
His feathers are wet in the pic because he just had a 20 minute epson salt foot soak.
(Even though we live in a rural community, none of our surrounding veterinarians will see chickens so it’s up to me to help him get better.)
Thank you in advance.