What is this foot issue??!

[chicken_chik]

Wondering if anyone knows what this is, and how to treat it?!

Its a hard, dark bump (like a pebble). Its on the bottom of her padded part of her foot. Causes her to limp. I want to treat it if possible, to try to make sure it doesn't get worse.

 

[Adenium]

Do a quick search on bumblefoot...that's what it looks like to me.

 

[Eggsoteric]

Search the forum. Lots of good info on the treatment of bumblefoot.

 

[janinepeters]

Yes bumblefoot - do the search and find the threads. This looks quite small, you've caught it early, so you might be able to get rid of it just by soaking. TricideNeo worked wonders for me - there are threads on that. I would not try to wait it out just to see what happens. Some do get better spontaneously, but many get worse, and the worse it is, the harder it is to treat.

 

[chicken_chik]

Thanks everybody. I'll look into bumblefoot and see what my options for treatment are!

 

[Marty1876]

Its bumblefoot. This often is from something getting stuck in the skin, and not comeing out. Its prudent early on to soak the foot (set her in a very small cage or the like, in a container with just enough water to cover the injury. Let her stand 15 minutes, then take it out and peroxide. (you have to soften up the tough foot hide). Sometimes this alone will open it enough for infection to leave, and the peroxide can get in and be usefull. I would try this before going on to more drastic steps. It can be so bad as to have to dig something out, but its small, and I'd start small.