I had an americuana with bumblefoot that went necrotic and the foot basically fell off. I had to snip one dried tendon, but it didnt seem to hurt her. The problem was that the bone jutted out and I had to keep the thing wrapped in a clean, dry ball wrap which she limped around on. She ended up dying, but she was a bird who was sort of old and who had lived through some form of neuro virus, maybe mareks, and who walked backwards and in circles...she had brooded babies like that and had a full life. The bumblefoot struck suddenly and it was really a tough case. I did my best but the foot went black and dried up.
Chickens are pretty miraculous in that they can do fine so long as the skin can close up over the bone. I think that my hen would have had to have bone surgery and stitches to create a skin flap over the bone...I would have had to cut the bone, and I wasnt sure if that would make things worse.
Anyway, I lost her.
Are you positive that the white part above the blackend toes isn't bumblefoot? the slightly swollen part that looks white almost seems ot have some sort of pus in it. Maybe thats just from soaking....?
if it is and you dont dig the bumble out along with the rest of the infection, it wont get better.
Bumblefoot is a staph infection with a hard core, and it has to be removed from the foot or it will keep spreading.
I used some wound powder that I had around for livestock and it helped alot with the necrotic tissue because it dired it out but also had anteseptic properties. Having a layer of this powder inside the bandages was a good way to keep the inside part dry.
Good luck with your gal...hopefully you can stop the die off of the tissue. the challenge seems to be to get the skin flap to fully cover the bones.
