Swelling in between chicken's toes

[melanienew]

Last week I noticed that one of my chickens had some swelling between it's toes. I read about bumblefoot but my chicken's feet don't look as bad as some of the pictures I've seen

Does this look like bumblefoot to anybody? And if it is how can I treat it without going to a vet or doing my own surgery?
Thanks in advance!

 

[DobieLover]

I pretty sure my small flock has MS. What did you do to treat this? I’ve read about different antibiotics, but heard that results are mixed.

Try posting a new thread in the ER Forum. This is a zombie thread. TwoCrows is still here and she and others can help you. Good luck.

 

[sourland]

DL gives good advice.

 

[TwoCrows]

I pretty sure my small flock has MS. What did you do to treat this? I’ve read about different antibiotics, but heard that results are mixed.

Definitely make a thread in our Emergency Forums here... https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/emergencies-diseases-injuries-and-cures.10/

Describe all that is going on, include photos of the feet and swelling. If there is evidence of bumblefoot ALONG with what looks like a bubble in the webbing along side the toe accompanied with lameness or limping, (mainly in one foot/leg only, usually the left) it's probably MS. You may or may not also see a host of other symptoms... pale combs, lots of egg laying issues, runny noses, lethargy, anorexia, etc...

I did bumblefoot surgery daily to drain the fluid out of the leg and used Baytril combined with Doxycycline for 12+ weeks. This bacteria never leaves the flock and all birds are carriers the rest if their days.

 

[Boppo]

zombie thread

 

[Backyard beauties 4]

Hello there and welcome to BYC!

That could be MS. Is it in the left foot of the bird? I had MS (mycoplasma synoviae) in my flock. It is a nasty bacterial infection. The foot joint of the left foot swells because synovial fluid is leaking out from the tendon sheaths of the leg. The first signs is the webbing between the toes swells on the left foot of the bird. It is contagious. Is the bird limping, is the joint red or the pad of the foot red? Is there heat at the joint? If the bird starts to limp really badly, the swelling gets worse and not from an injury, get some Denagard. It is an antibiotic that works great on MS and MG. Sometimes the fluid pools in the pad of the foot and you may have to drain the pad with bumblefoot surgery. Look for other signs of MS too....swelling at the hocks, lethargy, anorexia, yellow urates in the poop, eye infections, respiratory ailments, any strange behaviors to your flock that weren't there before.

Here is a link you can read about MS.....http://www.poultrynews.com/New/Diseases/Merks/203505.htm

Good luck and I hope this is just a fluke and not MS. I had a horrible time cleaning up my flock.

I pretty sure my small flock has MS. What did you do to treat this? I’ve read about different antibiotics, but heard that results are mixed.

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello there and welcome to BYC!

That could be MS. Is it in the left foot of the bird? I had MS (mycoplasma synoviae) in my flock. It is a nasty bacterial infection. The foot joint of the left foot swells because synovial fluid is leaking out from the tendon sheaths of the leg. The first signs is the webbing between the toes swells on the left foot of the bird. It is contagious. Is the bird limping, is the joint red or the pad of the foot red? Is there heat at the joint? If the bird starts to limp really badly, the swelling gets worse and not from an injury, get some Denagard. It is an antibiotic that works great on MS and MG. Sometimes the fluid pools in the pad of the foot and you may have to drain the pad with bumblefoot surgery. Look for other signs of MS too....swelling at the hocks, lethargy, anorexia, yellow urates in the poop, eye infections, respiratory ailments, any strange behaviors to your flock that weren't there before.

Here is a link you can read about MS.....http://www.poultrynews.com/New/Diseases/Merks/203505.htm

Good luck and I hope this is just a fluke and not MS. I had a horrible time cleaning up my flock.

 

[Mountain Peeps]

Welcome to BYC! Please make yourself at home and we are here to help.

Your chicken looks fine to me. Perfectly normal. Not bumble foot for sure. If you are still worried then you can post here https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/10/emergencies-diseases-injuries-and-cures. You can also try soaking her feet in warm water with epsom salt. But she looks fine.

Welcome to the flock!

 

[Wyandottes7]

Welcome to BYC!

We're glad to have you.

Your chicken also looks normal to me. When you look at the bottom of her foot, is there any black scab? If not, I would say that she doesn't have bumblefoot.

 

[melanienew]

I checked her foot last week but it was hard to get a good look because she hates being picked up and her feet were dirty from playing outside. I think I'm going to soak her feet in water with Epsom salts so they're nice and clean to try to get a good look again @Wyandottes7