Pekin with bumblefoot

[pekincochin12]

Antibiotic ointment like Neosporin or triple antibiotic if that’s what your talking about. Sorry yes you can get from a vet or order on line. Fish antibiotics are fine.

Oh, okay. Thank you!

 

[Miss Lydia]

My vet prescribe Clavamox and Meloxicam. I order Amoxicillin.

 

[pekincochin12]

This is what I looks like as of this afternoon. One of my family members keeps letting her out of the cage, so she's now limping on the OTHER LEG (grrrr...) after having "funky time" with a drake a few days ago. Since then, she's been lying down more, too, to rest her foot. That foot appears normal, and I can't feel any obvious swelling or heat. The scab is getting smaller, and the swelling doesn't visibly look smaller, but it doesn't feel as thick/hard if that makes sense. I've been cleaning her foot everyday and applying Neosporin. We stopped doing epsom salt soaks because she was limping on the other leg and we were scared she would injure herself further while trying to fight us. So, is opening it again something that should be done (especially since the other leg seems to be bothering her now?) I have been adding poultry cell to her water daily, too, and the limping seems to be getting better until said family member (who I've talked to multiple times), lets her out again and she runs around. Also, if I were to open it again, I know people give aspirin to take the edge off...does anyone happen to know the dose? And where would I get a scalpel? I feel so defeated with the whole thing, and my family is refusing to take her to a vet with the virus going on.

 

[pekincochin12]

This is what I looks like as of this afternoon. One of my family members keeps letting her out of the cage, so she's now limping on the OTHER LEG (grrrr...) after having "funky time" with a drake a few days ago. Since then, she's been lying down more, too, to rest her foot. That foot appears normal, and I can't feel any obvious swelling or heat. The scab is getting smaller, and the swelling doesn't visibly look smaller, but it doesn't feel as thick/hard if that makes sense. I've been cleaning her foot everyday and applying Neosporin. We stopped doing epsom salt soaks because she was limping on the other leg and we were scared she would injure herself further while trying to fight us. So, is opening it again something that should be done (especially since the other leg seems to be bothering her now?) I have been adding poultry cell to her water daily, too, and the limping seems to be getting better until said family member (who I've talked to multiple times), lets her out again and she runs around. Also, if I were to open it again, I know people give aspirin to take the edge off...does anyone happen to know the dose? And where would I get a scalpel? I feel so defeated with the whole thing, and my family is refusing to take her to a vet with the virus going on.

Does anyone have any advice?

 

[pekincochin12]

@Miss Lydia @azygous @Eggcessive You are all experienced...what would you do?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Have you already pulled the scab off once? Looks pretty swollen you may have to get that scab off and try and get the pus out. Pus will be thick yellowish. Then you’ll need to pack it with neo and wrap till healed

 

[pekincochin12]

Have you already pulled the scab off once? Looks pretty swollen you may have to get that scab off and try and get the pus out. Pus will be thick yellowish. Then you’ll need to pack it with neo and wrap till healed

This would be the 4th time...I haven't found the actual kernel during any of them.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Then go back to soaking do you have any drawing salve? Something is going on for that toe to be so swollen.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Read through this and let’s see if we can get this OP here https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/bumblefoot-help.1367747/page-4. @Keikuri

 

[pekincochin12]

Then go back to soaking do you have any drawing salve? Something is going on for that toe to be so swollen.

I don't. Where would I get some and what kind is best?