Drother
Chirping
- Jan 14, 2016
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OK, This is literally making my hair fall out, so bare with me. For 4 months I have been battling bumble foot in multiple quail. Soon as one it better the next one gets it. Bandages come off and 3 weeks later they go back on. I will go into detail. Also one had died in my home after given much love and prescriptions and hand feeding separate from the flock.
I have 7 quail in 28 sq feet of cage. I ripped out all the wire bottoms and replaced with vinyl coated half inch hardware cloth. I clean the entire thing with a brush and sprayer filled with vinegar n water 3 to 1 ratio every single day. There are no sharp edges anywhere, and double checked by wiping all down with paper towel and it didn't snag on anything. They have plastic buckets with sand and dust in them with are emptied, cleaned, and replaced with fresh sand every week. They also have cedar boards to stand on if the wire irritates them and those get cleaned and sanitized daily too.
I treat each case of bumble foot by soaking their feet in a solution of water, iodine, and Epsom salts for 5-10 mn. I dry the feet and spray with iodine, tap dry again with paper towel, apply Neosporin, massage their feet, and wrap up the foot with a small square of paper towel and self adhesive sports wrap. This is done every other day. I tried everyday but doing 3-4 birds at a time gets too much for me and they seem to be less stressed with changing bandages every other day.
I have been to the vet 3 times and she thinks I am doing things correctly. Am I missing something? At my wits end because this started in June I think, and I am still having the same problems over and over again. Cant keep this up forever. Please throw out any idea you have. No idea is to crazy at this point.
Daniel~
I have 7 quail in 28 sq feet of cage. I ripped out all the wire bottoms and replaced with vinyl coated half inch hardware cloth. I clean the entire thing with a brush and sprayer filled with vinegar n water 3 to 1 ratio every single day. There are no sharp edges anywhere, and double checked by wiping all down with paper towel and it didn't snag on anything. They have plastic buckets with sand and dust in them with are emptied, cleaned, and replaced with fresh sand every week. They also have cedar boards to stand on if the wire irritates them and those get cleaned and sanitized daily too.
I treat each case of bumble foot by soaking their feet in a solution of water, iodine, and Epsom salts for 5-10 mn. I dry the feet and spray with iodine, tap dry again with paper towel, apply Neosporin, massage their feet, and wrap up the foot with a small square of paper towel and self adhesive sports wrap. This is done every other day. I tried everyday but doing 3-4 birds at a time gets too much for me and they seem to be less stressed with changing bandages every other day.
I have been to the vet 3 times and she thinks I am doing things correctly. Am I missing something? At my wits end because this started in June I think, and I am still having the same problems over and over again. Cant keep this up forever. Please throw out any idea you have. No idea is to crazy at this point.
Daniel~
