Please Help! Bumblefoot!!

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My khaki cambell duckling recently made a running trek across some pointy gravel and got multiple cuts on the bottom of his feet. They didn't look bad, so inexperienced me didn't do anything about it. Now he has bumblefoot, and its entirely my fault. He doesn't seem in any pain and is still standing and running around. I have Equine Remedy healing ointment that I'm going to put on it, but thats all I know to do. I'd like to wrap it but the wrap would come off and duck shoes would take 2-4 weeks to come in. What do I do? Its on both feet, and I dont want it getting any worse!
 
My khaki cambell duckling recently made a running trek across some pointy gravel and got multiple cuts on the bottom of his feet. They didn't look bad, so inexperienced me didn't do anything about it. Now he has bumblefoot, and its entirely my fault. He doesn't seem in any pain and is still standing and running around. I have Equine Remedy healing ointment that I'm going to put on it, but thats all I know to do. I'd like to wrap it but the wrap would come off and duck shoes would take 2-4 weeks to come in. What do I do? Its on both feet, and I dont want it getting any worse!
Here are pictures of both feet
 

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I got this to use for their feet if it happens again or if anything else happens to them. Will it work okay?
 

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I've never kept ducks, but we've been using Neosporin and VetWrap on our chicken's bumblefoot with good success. We soak her feet in an Epsom salt bath for at least 20 minutes before rinsing with Hydrogen Peroxide and then dressing with Neosporin, padding with gauze, and wrapping with VetWrap. We then keep her in the dog cage with lots of dry bedding, and plenty of food and water.
Are you able to isolate your duck from the pond for a little while? Maybe give her a dish of water big enough to dip her food in, but not big enough for her to climb in (and upset the wrappings)?
Fingers crossed for you that you get some better answers/suggestions soon! Sorry I'm not more familiar with ducks.
 
I've never kept ducks, but we've been using Neosporin and VetWrap on our chicken's bumblefoot with good success. We soak her feet in an Epsom salt bath for at least 20 minutes before rinsing with Hydrogen Peroxide and then dressing with Neosporin, padding with gauze, and wrapping with VetWrap. We then keep her in the dog cage with lots of dry bedding, and plenty of food and water.
Are you able to isolate your duck from the pond for a little while? Maybe give her a dish of water big enough to dip her food in, but not big enough for her to climb in (and upset the wrappings)?
Fingers crossed for you that you get some better answers/suggestions soon! Sorry I'm not more familiar with ducks.
Apparently after another check over I have 2 ducks with bumblefoot and 2 geese with scratches on the bottoms. I put soft grass on the bottom of the whole pen and I will soak then spray with microcyn. How do I wrap their feet though?
 
So I soaked them in epsom salt, washed with hydrogen peroxide, then sprayed really well with microcyn. I wrapped with gauze and then some human foot wrapping tape, but it already came off of 3 feet. I rewrapped two but the last one is just so fiesty the it was impossible to hold him down to wrap another time
 

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