PLEASE HELP ASAP PLEASE RESPOND

[Harleyyy]

Hey so this is my first post on here. I’m a first time duck mom and I have two Pekins. They’re almost a year old. My little girl piglet has been limping for a long while. It hasn’t been that bad and it wasn’t causing her pain. A few days ago I went out to give them fresh water and her foot had blisters on it and was bright pink. I researched bumblebee foot and thought it could’ve been that. It’s been getting worse and worse every day. I’m very worried and I don’t want to lose her. I included a picture. She’s still eating and drinking and swimming but I’ve noticed she isn’t as much. There’s no vet near me for ducks. I bought some antiseptic spray and sliver creme for her that’s not toxic to animals. I’ve been bandaging her foot at night but nothings helping. I was really looking forward to taking her to college with me and having her stay in the apartment with me. I really don’t want to lose her. Does anyone know what this is or if I’ll she’ll pass away. I’m really upset and worried. Thanks

 

[Laura_BelgianBantams_63]

@Isaac 0

 

[SolarDuck]

I don't know I have never seen any bumblefoot that bad before, I will tag someone who knows a lot about ducks and hopefully he will be able to help you. @Isaac 0

I think if I were you I would try to find an avian vet nearby that is willing to see poultry.

Also what do you feed them? And what kind of bedding do you use in their coop/run?

 

[Harleyyy]

I don't know I have never seen any bumblefoot that bad before, I will tag someone who knows a lot about ducks and hopefully he will be able to help you. @Isaac 0

I think if I were you I would try to find an avian vet nearby that is willing to see poultry.

Also what do you feed them? And what kind of bedding do you use in their coop/run?

Thank you! I feed them non medicated duck feed from tractor supply. And I use hay in their coop as bedding

 

[Isaac 0]

Is there any chance her feet may have gotten stomped on, burnt, or in contact with any hazardous materials?

The green-ish pigmentation occurring in the tissue is indicative of biliverdin which predominantly occurs when direct trauma (bruising) is inflicted on the tissue creating hemoglobin breakdown. There appears to be some abscess (fluid pockets) in the webbing which furthermore suggests infection which can often happen subsequent to a trauma.

I would move her into a warm area, that's softly padded, with plenty of feed, and water provided. As you have already done, I would suggest coating in an antibacterial ointment, if you have SSD cream, that's great, wrap gauze around each foot, and finish off with vet wrap - change the dressing, and bandage daily. The concern of infection in the tissue is apparent, so you may consider ordering antibiotics online. Here are where a few can be boughten:

https://allbirdproducts.com/products/baytril-10
https://www.chewy.com/fish-aid-antibiotics-amoxicillin/dp/185201

 

[Harleyyy]

Is there any chance her feet may have gotten stomped on, burnt, or in contact with any hazardous materials?

The green-ish pigmentation occurring in the tissue is indicative of biliverdin which predominantly occurs when direct trauma (bruising) is inflicted on the tissue creating hemoglobin breakdown. There appears to be some abscess (fluid pockets) in the webbing which furthermore suggests infection which can often happen subsequent to a trauma.

I would move her into a warm area, that's softly padded, with plenty of feed, and water provided. As you have already done, I would suggest coating in an antibacterial ointment, if you have SSD cream, that's great, wrap gauze around each foot, and finish off with vet wrap - change the dressing, and bandage daily. The concern of infection in the tissue is apparent, so you may consider ordering antibiotics online. Here are where a few can be boughten:

https://allbirdproducts.com/products/baytril-10
https://www.chewy.com/fish-aid-antibiotics-amoxicillin/dp/185201

Thank you SO much. I’ll be doing that and hopefully it’ll work. I majorly appreciate that! Do you know if that’s fatal or if she’ll be able to recover with the treatment?

 

[Isaac 0]

Thank you SO much. I’ll be doing that and hopefully it’ll work. I majorly appreciate that! Do you know if that’s fatal or if she’ll be able to recover with the treatment?

Unfortunately, I do not, but the treatment I suggest covers various potential causes of her foot problem, so you should be able to see some form of improvement, I would highly doubt this would turn into something fatal. As a precautious measure, consider weighing her daily to track weight progress, the simple measure can be used as an indicator if her overall health is decline, and to determine if supplemental tube feeding is necessary

 

[chicken3fly]

 

[CoriM]

That is really strange looking and definitely not bumblefoot. What kind of substrate are they on and are they exposed to any chemicals? Do they live outdoors now and if so, in what kind of enclosure. I can't imagine bringing a duck to college - that doesn't seem fair to the duck as it's not really their ideal lifestyle. There must be something you can identify that would have brought about this condition in your duck's feet!

 

[CoriM]

I was just looking at a thread on bumblefoot and the person had been wrapping their duck's foot too tightly and it was discolored due to lack of blood - maybe this is part of what's happening for you? Can you post a picture of the wrap? This is the thread I was looking at: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/my-baby-is-cured-of-bumblefoot.913795/