URgent Muscovy with swollen face!

[Meg-in-MT]

To the OP, I'm so glad your Muscovy is doing better! I can't believe how swollen her face was. Great job getting her taken care of and back with mama!

 

[DogIsMyShepherd]

My dear Hope is in the house again. I’m having such a hard time with her I feel I’m fighting a losing battle.
I noticed yesterday she was a little sluggish acting. Then today she was laying down and wouldn’t even get up.

I took her in the house again. Her foot had some blood on it. Cleaned it off it’s a little swollen. There were 2 spots that looked like scabs that were lifting. So pulled them, cleaned it and put some polysporin. Maybe she did have bumblefoot all along. When that foot started bothering her that was the beginning of all her problems. She’s lying in the carrier now in my kitchen. She’s not moving around much. I’m at a loss for what to do. When I had her at the vet, the vet took note of her sore foot but never said anything about it. The vet did say if the anti inflammatory medication didn’t help she would give some antibiotics. Gonna call tomorrow and see if they will give me some for her. I feel so discouraged. She seems to get better then she’s sick all over again.

 

[DuckyDonna]

@Miss Lydia can you help her?

 

[Miss Lydia]

I think calling the vet is a good idea. If it’s bumble hopefully the antibiotics will help clear it up. Did you look close at her foot when you took the scabs off?

 

[DogIsMyShepherd]

I think calling the vet is a good idea. If it’s bumble hopefully the antibiotics will help clear it up. Did you look close at her foot when you took the scabs off?

Yeah I got a pretty good look. The scab that was on the bottom of her foot that’s been there since her foot started bothering her is what was lifting. I had a picture of it on a past thread on here, I will try and link it. But back then it didn’t look like a scab or bumble it just looked like dirt or discolouration. If the link works the pic is in post number 10.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/my-poor-girl-bumble-foot.1340777/

 

[Miss Lydia]

And you took the scab off?

 

[DogIsMyShepherd]

And you took the scab off?

It was lifting so I took it off, as well as a small one on the top of her foot. The scab tissue looked black and necrotic. The tissue under it looks healthy, it bled only a small amount. I put on some polysporin.

 

[Miss Lydia]

No other swelling? Was there a hole after the scab was off? Just wondering if you saw or got anything out besides the little bit of blood

 

[DogIsMyShepherd]

There was a small hole but nothing major. Nothing hard, no pus.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Okay well maybe we can rule out staff infection. As long as there isn’t any swelling in the foot or any other part of her foot ankle etc.