Uuugggg...bumble foot?

[chickie-doo]

When you change the dressing tomorrow, you may see better if there's Any thing more. When I've had to do it,the very first "operation" I had to squeeze that little foot a few Times to clear it. Don't remember if there was more the following day but I would take a good look. It May drain some and allow what's left to come out. Sort of gross but it won't heal otherwise. If you're in doubt tomorrow, try soaking the foot in warm water with baking soda or Epsom salts--the same as if you had an infection in your hand or foot. Wrap the bird's body with a towel so she stays still. Tuck her under your arm while you sit with a container of warm soaking mix right next to you so you can dangle her foot in there for 20 minutes. Ck the wound by squeezing. Afterward be sure to redress with more ointment and fresh bandaging, etc..
P.s. your pic of your patientlooks very pro!!

 

[chickie-doo]

Oh yes-'really important. The dirty dressings, etc should technically be burned because of how contagious staph bact is. At least bury it deep in your trash Use fresh gloves, etc every time and dispose of all use material/soaking containers!!!

 

[JensChickies]

Oh yes-'really important. The dirty dressings, etc should technically be burned because of how contagious staph bact is. At least bury it deep in your trash Use fresh gloves, etc every time and dispose of all use material/soaking containers!!!

Wow...thank you soon much!! I have only had her for about 5 months, and she's my most flighty girl. Maybe now I can spend one on one time with her and calm her down. She seems to be in a lil pain so I think I will give her a scrambled egg and then give her a tiny bit of low dose aspirin. Just so she can rest without pain.

 

[chickie-doo]

Since she is flighty, ck around her normal coop enclosure for anything she might have injured her foot on. Remove any chunky debris like rocks, etc..if they jump down off a roost and land on something hard and lumpy, they chance getting an injury which leads to bumblefoot. Head off the potential for any other birds

 

[JensChickies]

Since she is flighty, ck around her normal coop enclosure for anything she might have injured her foot on. Remove any chunky debris like rocks, etc..if they jump down off a roost and land on something hard and lumpy, they chance getting an injury which leads to bumblefoot. Head off the potential for any other birds

Thank you, I will do that.

 

[JensChickies]

When you change the dressing tomorrow, you may see better if there's Any thing more. When I've had to do it,the very first "operation" I had to squeeze that little foot a few Times to clear it. Don't remember if there was more the following day but I would take a good look. It May drain some and allow what's left to come out. Sort of gross but it won't heal otherwise. If you're in doubt tomorrow, try soaking the foot in warm water with baking soda or Epsom salts--the same as if you had an infection in your hand or foot. Wrap the bird's body with a towel so she stays still. Tuck her under your arm while you sit with a container of warm soaking mix right next to you so you can dangle her foot in there for 20 minutes. Ck the wound by squeezing. Afterward be sure to redress with more ointment and fresh bandaging, etc..
P.s. your pic of your patientlooks very pro!!

Ok.....so the hubby and I went back in, I first soaked her foot for 20 min in Epsom salt water and I could feel there was something else in there. We had to cut a little more, but we finally got I white chunk out, it was a little smaller than a dime. I'm confident that was a huge part of it. I squeezed more and try to feel more hard spots and couldn't feel any. My next question is....the swelling between her toes. I couldn't feel any hard spots, so is it just swelling??

These pictures were from yesterday.....

 

[chickie-doo]

Yes the swelling could very well just be swelling due to the infection. Keep an eye on things by daily changing the dressing and apply more ointment with each changing. It can't hurt to soak the foot with each changing. If there's anything/pus still being produced, that's the body trying to deal with infection. And in turn, the need to remove it from the wound. How is her overall demeanor? Is she walking around and eating or huddling in a corner?

 

[JensChickies]

Yes the swelling could very well just be swelling due to the infection. Keep an eye on things by daily changing the dressing and apply more ointment with each changing. It can't hurt to soak the foot with each changing. If there's anything/pus still being produced, that's the body trying to deal with infection. And in turn, the need to remove it from the wound. How is her overall demeanor? Is she walking around and eating or huddling in a corner?

Thankfully she is still acting well. Eating and drinking walking around. She still walks on it even after surgery number 2. She is a little booger of a thing to catch, so she is in my "ICU" ward just so I can watch her and change her bandages.

 

[chickie-doo]

Great that she's Acting normal. And yes, it's best to keep her the next few days in her own space. Hopefully when you put her back in with rest, they'll be accepting(?). If worse comes to worse, once she's back and they pick on her you could put up some sort of separator in the main coop so every one can see her, get used to her again and in a few days let her back in the flock(that's often the downside of illness/injury is the reintroduction and some flocks can be real stinkers). I'll keep my fingers crossed. Right now tho just tend to her wound.
Oh, meant to ask, did you completely remove the old scab? That's A must

 

[JensChickies]

Great that she's Acting normal. And yes, it's best to keep her the next few days in her own space. Hopefully when you put her back in with rest, they'll be accepting(?). If worse comes to worse, once she's back and they pick on her you could put up some sort of separator in the main coop so every one can see her, get used to her again and in a few days let her back in the flock(that's often the downside of illness/injury is the reintroduction and some flocks can be real stinkers). I'll keep my fingers crossed. Right now tho just tend to her wound.
Oh, meant to ask, did you completely remove the old scab? That's A must

Yes, that nasty scab is completely gone. I put her out in the run with her sister before I changed her bandages and they seemed fine with her. I just want her bandages to stay as clean as it can.