I think that the infection was resistant to the triple antibiotic. There was no issue with keeping it on her foot (it was very sticky) but it just didn't kill the infection....
If you applied an ointment on an infection where there was no open wound, ie the skin was uninjured, then the antibiotic probably didn't work because it didn't come into contact with the bacteria. You need to open the infection up in some way to a low antibiotic ointment to get right into the infected area, or inject something suitable into the swollen area.
By the way not sure about where're you live, but where I live, organic animals are legally allowed to be given antibiotic on a vets recommendation to treat a specific ailment or illness.
Organic birds just can't be given antibiotics as a prophylactic or to make them gain weight, improve their meat or eggs or whatever.
But it should be ok to give an animal on an organic certified farm necessary medical treatment, where it's health will be impacted wiout the treatment?
If you are just selling the eggs, you normally have to withhold eggs from the bird while its on the antibiotics and for a period after the course is finished anyway.....
Damn you guys overseas are lucky that you can at least get antibiotics without seeing a vet. here I have to see a vet, no antibiotics whatsoever, can be purchased without a vet prescription.
Its frustrating when you know what is wrong and what antibiotics will do the job cos you have dealt with it before, but you have to pay about $50 to see the vet, another $10 -20 for them to write the prescription, then $70-$100 for the drugs (that's what it's cost me for pretty much most antibiotics prescribed by a vet). And I read that ppl in the States can spend under $20 at a department store for the same drugs I have to pay so much for......once I convince a vet whose seen less birds in their career than I have, to prescribe it...
