Definitely bumble foot. It took a year for one of my hens to heal. Why? I have NO clue, but it did. She’s now stronger then in her younger days. She’s now 6yrs
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Definitely bumble foot. It took a year for one of my hens to heal. Why? I have NO clue, but it did. She’s now stronger then in her younger days. She’s now 6yrs
@Saaniya the lump on the top of your birds foot is very small, so either leave it to see if it resolves with the rest of the foot, or if its growing and getting worse then you will need to make a tiny incision and clean it out also and flush it well. Your Baytril is likely still good, since you can't get tricide neo I would put a few drops of the Baytril in the wound every day. When you wrap it you can make a poultice of a mixture of sugar, betadine (this mixture is called sugardine -and has long been used as a poultice for infection), and honey. Just add enough betadine to the sugar to make a thick paste, then add a bit of honey and mix it all together. Put a glob of that on some gauze and place over the wound and then wrap it. The betadine may seep out and stain floors or rugs, so you may want to confine the bird. The sugardine mixture helps inhibit growth of bacteria as it makes the environment unwelcoming to them. If you don't see improvement with the Baytril (I did not) then you may need to try another antibiotic. These are what I used.
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That looks like it's gotten a bit larger than in the first picture, unless it's the angle the picture is taken at. I would be inclined to lance it and clean it out.
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Soaking every other day isn’t enough. It’s supposed to be 2-3 times per day. The scab can return, and the surgery repeated.
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Yup! She’s now our oldest and healthiest bird
That looks like it's gotten a bit larger than in the first picture, unless it's the angle the picture is taken at. I would be inclined to lance it and clean it out.