Rooster foot / help.. mites, staph, bumble foot??

[coatsra]

*I am sorry these aren’t the best pictures I added**. I tried to get my son to help me, but he doesn’t like us. Doesn’t like us trying to touch his foot either.

 

[coatsra]

Can you get a picture of the bottom of his foot?

I tried my best in my original post! He wasn’t happy!

 

[coatsra]

More pictures from different angles and the bottom please!

Added!

 

[coatsra]

Can you please post some photos of the bottom of his feet?

He can't walk at all?

I tried my best to get some, I can’t try again, he just wasn’t pretty aggravated with us. They are in my original post. Thanks for responding, too!

 

[coach723]

This is what I would do: Soak the foot once or twice a day in either epsom salts, or chlorhexidine (hibiclens), clean it up well, remove any dead tissue and any visible pus. Apply plain neosporin, or plain triple antibiotic ointment to keep it covered. I would keep him on puppy pads or clean towels to help keep it clean (crate him). If it were me I would also probably do a round of antibiotics since it's so swollen, but how it looks after soaking and cleaning would make a difference. I would try not to bandage it unless it's absolutely necessary, but it does need to stay clean. If you choose to go with an antibiotic, since this is in the toe and the bone could be involved I would use either clindamycin or SMZ-TMP. Both of those can be purchased online as Fish antibiotics. When I had a bad case of bumblefoot that I suspected might have reached the bone I used both. They both would be given orally.

 

[coatsra]

Tha

This is what I would do: Soak the foot once or twice a day in either epsom salts, or chlorhexidine (hibiclens), clean it up well, remove any dead tissue and any visible pus. Apply plain neosporin, or plain triple antibiotic ointment to keep it covered. I would keep him on puppy pads or clean towels to help keep it clean (crate him). If it were me I would also probably do a round of antibiotics since it's so swollen, but how it looks after soaking and cleaning would make a difference. I would try not to bandage it unless it's absolutely necessary, but it does need to stay clean. If you choose to go with an antibiotic, since this is in the toe and the bone could be involved I would use either clindamycin or SMZ-TMP. Both of those can be purchased online as Fish antibiotics. When I had a bad case of bumblefoot that I suspected might have reached the bone I used both. They both would be given orally.

Thank you so much for your helpful answer. We will work on that now. He is eating and drinking the best he can, but I can tell his is in a lot of pain. Thank you again! I’ll try to update in a few days.

 

[coatsra]

This is what I would do: Soak the foot once or twice a day in either epsom salts, or chlorhexidine (hibiclens), clean it up well, remove any dead tissue and any visible pus. Apply plain neosporin, or plain triple antibiotic ointment to keep it covered. I would keep him on puppy pads or clean towels to help keep it clean (crate him). If it were me I would also probably do a round of antibiotics since it's so swollen, but how it looks after soaking and cleaning would make a difference. I would try not to bandage it unless it's absolutely necessary, but it does need to stay clean. If you choose to go with an antibiotic, since this is in the toe and the bone could be involved I would use either clindamycin or SMZ-TMP. Both of those can be purchased online as Fish antibiotics. When I had a bad case of bumblefoot that I suspected might have reached the bone I used both. They both would be given orally.

Also, can the antibiotic be purchased at TSC or those I would need to do online?

 

[GermanKennhuhn]

His toe looks very swollen. I would do what @coach723 said and soak his toe with epsom salt.

 

[coatsra]

His toe looks very swollen. I would do what @coach723 said and soak his toe with epsom salt.

Thank you, my husband built an individual coop area, so we’re gonna keep him in there by himself. If it were mites, wouldn’t the other leg have it and all my other hens?

 

[GermanKennhuhn]

Yes, they would most likely.