It's very swelled, I wonder if a spider or something poisonous go her, Can you examine it for any holes, like maybe a snake bite or even a spider bite??? For it to get larger, sounds almost like the poision is moving upwards and killing anything in it's path. But then again it may be something else.
Amiga, We live in united states North Carolina, Warm Temps Right now. mid to high 90s, I'm attaching a photo of the bottom of her foot, which looks the same as the top for the most part. Oral Antibiotics, would that be the stuff they mix in the water, or is there something I can give her like feed to her, maybe get her to eat it with some treats, they are very friendly to me and my husband. or shots something quick acting?? No they do not swim in a pond They are kept in a man made cage, We took a 15 person hot tub and sunk it into the ground filled it with water and rotate the water out every three days via pump. their enclosure is around the tub to which they can not get out and most nothing can get in, but its not impossible for something to get in as we have had that happen with our chickens, lost our entire flock of 15 :-( but they are not in the open with access to predators very easily. they are not in with the chickens either, they are separated fully from them. My hubby thinks that possibly something may have gotten in the cage or tried to and scared her so bad that she got cut on something while trying to get out of the water or in the water, as I said the cage is closed all the way around, but animals are tricky they can find a way inside sometimes. I will do my best to get a photo of her chest, Its super hard with her feathers. It looks good from what I can tell, I just don't know why it would just turn black and start falling off with her foot, :-(
Lacrystol: Yes it appears to me that the black is dead, I dint know for sure, but from what I can tell its dead and falling off. I'm not sure if its spreading or not, it did get bigger from the small size of a dime blood blister thing about a week ago, but does not seam to be spreading to the rest of the foot or up the leg. I did notice the small black dot on the other foot,very small almost not noticeable. not sure if this is the start of another infection. It almost appears that after the black falls off it may not go any further, but her middle toe is black also. She will not be able to swim with out this webbed foot is my concern..I'm going to the closest supply place and going to find the best antibiotics I can find, hoping to do everything in my power to not have to put her down, her Buddie wold be lost with out her, :-( they have been together from day one.
This stinks...
Here is a photo of the bottom of her foot of what i could get ill try to get better shot when I haven't been messing with her to much.
thank you all so much.
we have sceen bumble foot with one of our chickens one time and this is nothing like that at all. if anyone may be considerding that.
You can try antibotics, go to Tractor supply they have Tylan 50 give her a shot of that, I'm not sure if that will help though. I would think you need something to draw out what ever is causing it to spread. Give her 1/2 cc's of tylan if you want to try that..
I would also try soaking the foot in some empsol salt, see if you can draw some of the infection or whatever is causing that to turn black.