sick duck

[duckman44]

hi all my duck recently started limping and i realised there was a black scab on his foot (bumblefoot) anyway i found on this forum a page which shows you how to get rid of bumblefoot without going to the vets (which isnt an option for me ). anyway i decided to operate on the ducks foot following these instruction but when i cut the black scab off there was nothing in there, just blood so i cleaned he wound and bandaged it up, i have no idea what is wrong and my ducks foot is quite swollen could it just be a sprain or something? thanks for the help

 

[cskotek]

Was the swelling that bad before you cut into it?

 

[duckman44]

yeah i thought it would be pus from bumblefoot but i dont know what it is the duck doesnt walk on it but its not in extreme pain and is eating and drinking fine.

 

[cskotek]

What happens when you try to bend the toe thats most swollen? does she flinch or start wiggling? If she doesnt like when you move it i would say its a broken toe. This happend to my one female runner couldnt tell you how she did it, thought it was bumble fott which i went and got her xrays and it was a healing broken toe. took about 2-3 weeks for her to stop limping after her being pened for a week because i thought she had bumble foot. I would keep and eye on it, if the swelling gets worse then it maybe an infection if its not an infection id say the swelling should start to go down rather then get worse

 

[Amiga]

I would start with twice a day Epsom salts solution compresses*, followed by slathering triple antibiotic ointment top and bottom and up the leg. Epsom salts is a laxative so don't let the duck drink it.

Is the leg swollen at all?

There is generally no pus with bumblefoot, some people report a cottage cheese-like material in the wound.

If there is something in those scraped spots that will slow down the healing process.




*Dissolve a few tablespoons Epsom salts in a quarter cup of warm water in a shallow dish (preferably unbreakable or at least replaceable)
Soak a clean wrap or washcloth, or several paper towels in the solution in the dish
Have someone hold the duck if you can to make it easier, and wrap the cloth around the foot up the leg. Do your best to hold the duck still for up to five minutes. Even a few minutes is likely to help.
Wipe the foot with antibiotic ointment

 

[duckman44]

hey cskotek, i have just out the duckies away and when i picked daffy up i tried bending the toe and he didnt really like it he started squirming :s so that may be the problem and thankyou amiga i will deffinitley try your solution and no the swelling is on two of the toes and the joint at the bottom of the leg but that is it, i hope he is going to be okay

 

[cskotek]

Id go with a broken toe, i spent 86 dollers on a broken toe!! I hope the best for em!!

 

[duckman44]

thankyou very much for your help, i will keep you posted!