My hen has had bumblefoot for a while now and though I’ve been treating it as I normally would, the swelling has not gone down. I may have to reopen the scab but I am worried more about the swelling and what that indicates. I’m using neosporin right now over the scab and bandaging her foot. I understand that oral antibiotics are not ideal for use in poultry but it feels like a route I may want to go. I might take her to my poultry vet and get a professional opinion on this but I’d like to ask here what the real pros and cons of using oral antibiotics may be and what oral antibiotics are even safe for use in birds. Again, I will probably just take her to my poultry vet since I care too much about this bird to let myself make a mistake, but let me know what my other options could be.