Swollen Duck ankle infection or break.... Help!

[bergy]

My Pekin duck has something wrong with her ankle. Last Friday (one week and a day) I came home and she was holding her leg up. I picked her up and saw she had a small bumble foot, I have been applying Epsom salt compress 2x a day (when able), letting her swim/soak in a warm bath 1x day, spraying foot with theracyn and wrapping with vet wrap 2x day. The black scab on bumble peeled off easily but nothing came out (puss or corn) and it is not hard. I don't know if her ankle is swollen with infection or if her ankle has been broken. The Friday I found her I also saw my Roo hop on her, so I'm wondering if he injured her. We do not have a duck vet in the area and I don't know what to do. Any advice? I've been searching here for a similar situation but again I don't know if it's infection or a break. The swollen area seems to be getting worse not better. It is warm to the touch.

 

[rjohns39]

Can you post pictures, so that when one of our first aid guru's comes by they have more info to work with.

 

[bergy]

Can you post pictures, so that when one of our first aid guru's comes by they have more info to work with.

Yes she is in now so I'll be able to do that. Thank you.

 

[bergy]

Here is a variety of pictures of my ducks foot. The bumble is soft and does not feel like a corn is in it. She is laying eggs, eating and drinking and today I let her out with her pals and she climbed into the pool. I let her swim and now she's inside warming up.

 

[WVduckchick]

Definitely looks swollen, but if she us walking on it, I would guess she just bruised it. The Epsom salt baths should help. The little bumble spot looks like maybe she stepped on something. But maybe it got infected and is spreading? I'm not really sure.

@DwayneNLiz @casportpony @chickens really any ideas?

 

[WVduckchick]

And is that a Cheerio on her web in the last pic?

 

[chickens really]

Yikes...The joint is infected as it appears to be in the photo..Once it gets that bad a Vet is needed and even then prognosis is grim....Sorry...Poor Duck...

 

[chickens really]

Hmmm...Usually it is quite costly to Vet for this infection...Be prepared to make a hard decision quickly for the Duck...Sorry but Culling yourself might be an option?..Once it gets into bone and joints it's extremely painful and hard if not impossible to treat...also classified as Bumble foot ...All it takes is bacteria and it can get out of control till it affects the bone and joints....
Best wishes...

 

[bergy]

Definitely looks swollen, but if she us walking on it, I would guess she just bruised it. The Epsom salt baths should help. The little bumble spot looks like maybe she stepped on something. But maybe it got infected and is spreading? I'm not really sure.

@DwayneNLiz @casportpony @chickens really any ideas?

Yes that's one fear I have is that I didn't get the bumble out and infection has spread. When I touch the bumble it's soft. The swollen area is a touch squishy but mostly firm.

 

[bergy]

And is that a Cheerio on her web in the last pic?

Lol yes, I put them in her water with ACV.