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[the-bird-man]

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There is a vet a Silver Creek Animal Clinic here in Park City that does hawks. Last name Stein I believe. Office visit is $44 and then + whatever it takes.

I wanted to take Betsy to him but the husband said he'd rather chop off his own head than pay a vet bill for a chicken. Guess I shoulda let him....

thanks for the info. i have taken parrots to the vet before and that cost me a ton of money and money is not something i have a lot of right now so whatever happens, happens i guess. anyone good at treating bumblefoot? i love my girl a lot and would love to save her if i can. i worry a lot i guess. but she can still get around okay so that is good

 

[Chiko]

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Hey I'm in Orem to!

 

[Heiko27]

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Hey I'm in Orem to!

Wow you have a lot birds! Thats cool I added you.

 

[hen-thusiast]

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Have you thought about doing it on your own? We've had pretty good luck with it. Got lots of good information here on BYC.

With our first bumblefoot patient, it was horribly infected and swollen. We took her to a Creekside (in Draper by Ikea). He did a good job and they see a couple of chickens a week. HOWEVER, if you are looking for cheap, that is definitely NOT the place. I'm embarrassed to say how much it cost, but she is a very dear hen to us. One of the horses broke her leg and it took a while to nurse her back to health... then she got bumblefoot in the same foot.

 

[Chiko]

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Hey I'm in Orem to!

Wow you have a lot birds! Thats cool I added you.

Yeah I do have a few more hens than I'm allowed...

But I'm not keeping these young ones that I'm raising to find out their gender

 

[PoultryPedia]

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From what research I've read,

Penicillin is a good medicine for helping clear up Bumblefoot

. There is information on how to give Penicillin injections, as well as other Bumblefoot treatments (including a newly developed one using fish medicine) on the Poultry Podiatry page linked in my sig.
I wish I'd known about Penicillin as a treatment much earlier.
Good luck with your girl!

 

[the-bird-man]

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From what research I've read,

Penicillin is a good medicine for helping clear up Bumblefoot

. There is information on how to give Penicillin injections, as well as other Bumblefoot treatments (including a newly developed one using fish medicine) on the Poultry Podiatry page linked in my sig.
I wish I'd known about Penicillin as a treatment much earlier.
Good luck with your girl!

thank you. i did open it up but it still has not gone down. not sure if i am doing it right to be honest. any chance one of you experts would be willing to take a look at her? i may be able to pay you depending on how much you would charge? i have been to creekside for one of my parrots and it cost me several hundred dollars. i hope i can save her but i am overwhelmed with it all to be honest. i read a bunch of threads and i still am not 100% sure i know what i am doing. i feel so bad

 

[hen-thusiast]

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When you opened it up, did you find the plug and get it all out? If you don't, you're back at square one. My husband uses an Exacto knife and tweezers. I'd say we've done over a dozen and all have cleared up. Some have gotten it again and some haven't. How badly swollen is her foot? Will she put weight on it? When did you do the surgery? Even if you get the whole plug and it is bandaged up tight, it is going to take a couple of days for the swelling. Our one had it so bad, there was all this saggy skin on her foot for a long time. If she's in pain, you could give her some aspirin water.

We were extremely overwhelmed at first too and didn't know what to do or where to start.

SpeckledHills has some good advice with the penicillin. That might help her fight the infection.

And yeah, Creekside is pricey. If you have any questions or concerns, shoot me an email. Feel free to send pictures too.

 

[the-bird-man]

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When you opened it up, did you find the plug and get it all out? If you don't, you're back at square one. My husband uses an Exacto knife and tweezers. I'd say we've done over a dozen and all have cleared up. Some have gotten it again and some haven't. How badly swollen is her foot? Will she put weight on it? When did you do the surgery? Even if you get the whole plug and it is bandaged up tight, it is going to take a couple of days for the swelling. Our one had it so bad, there was all this saggy skin on her foot for a long time. If she's in pain, you could give her some aspirin water.

We were extremely overwhelmed at first too and didn't know what to do or where to start.

SpeckledHills has some good advice with the penicillin. That might help her fight the infection.

And yeah, Creekside is pricey. If you have any questions or concerns, shoot me an email. Feel free to send pictures too.

i did the surgery on thursday. i used my super sharp utility knife and tweezers and i am not 100% i got all the plug but it did drain a lot. it is on her toe and it is good size. poured hydrogen peroxide in it then packed it with the triple antibiotic cream then bandaged it up good. and then changed it early this morning. she can still walk fairly well so i guess it is not too bad. thank you all for all your support, it means a lot to me. this girl is one of my favorites so i am so worried she will die. also elk mtn: i am so sorry about betsey

i always loved to read your posts about her so i too will miss her.

 

[ElkMtnCove]

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Thank you, I'm taking this much harder than I ever dreamed I would. Even with chihuahuas, this morning was so quiet without her. She was so unusual and funny, I don't think I'll ever come across another that scratches & knocks at the back door, claimed the big dog bed as hers, came running when I started cooking dinner, or would truly watch TV.

I keep thinking "what if I took her to the vet despite my husband anyway", what if I just tried treating the eye without cleaning, what it, what it... She was there and fine one second and gone the next. I even tried to resusitate (sp? too late) her, and calling her thinking maybe she was in shock.

It's so hard to know when to draw the line when it comes to vets & chickens. I've had a bunch of medical bills for me and still paying on equine vet bills (that are over $1000)...

I hope you can fix your hen. I've never experienced bumble foot but there's always a first. Pls keep us posted. If you need any electrolytes I have some I can give you. Also Betsy's crate you could borrow if you need to quarantine her. Good thoughts your way~

Also a note to all~ watch for teeny tiny bird mites. I found my big girl coop & betsy with them. I've never had mites (b4 Bets) so I have again DE'd the coop and stepped it up a notch and purchased some more lethal stuff in case I need it. We found that they have indeed come from wild birds (and probably mice & chipmunks). We hv two robin nests on the high beam by our front porch. Mama bird was obviously killed and both babies have been crying all day. When we picked them up we were immediately crawling with hundreds over those ugly little mites. So we DE'd the babies and put them in a big crate out front just hoping one of the parents would come back (they can't fly yet). No parents and one baby that had fallen out of the nest and had a hard time walking tonight died in my hands (how's not fun, 2 birds in 2 nights, and 2 horses just last Feb.

Long story short, we have found different baby/injured birds in years past and have NEVER seen this kind of massive infestation. The water & weather maybe? I don't know if any bird, much less a baby, will live long with that many on them. So just a heads up. We even got them just collecting eggs and didn't notice at first because they are almost pin-prick size. Good news is they don't jump to different hosts, just chickens & birds. now I'm off to pray I did't just jinx myself....