What to do with this foot?

[Eggcessive]

It doesn’t hurt just to stick to vaseline, castor oil, or any vegetable oil. I use old fashioned crisco shortening in a can that I had for making pie crusts, and it stays on a long time. Lard works too.

 

[casportpony]

I searched perhaps someone might find something different. Mostly it stated metals that were injested. Or if given orally (in large quantities) could be toxic. Seems dogs are sensitive (licking) to zinc oxide.

It's not used on cats and dogs I don't think, but it used on foals when they get scours. With chickens, I worry they might eat, so I would not use it.

 

[MissChick@dee]

It's not used on cats and dogs I think, but it used on goals when the get scours. With chickens I worry they might eat, so I would not use it.

I know they don’t use it on dogs lol. Just what I read about injestion and hazzards. Dogs will lick...my chickens haven’t learned to do that...yet lol. Was just a thought being Rx’s and OTC restrictions in Canada. Availability makes for strange bedfellows...or something like that. No worries
ETA: you’re new tablet is funny!
So not you...(giggles)

 

[casportpony]

ETA: you’re new tablet is funny!

lol, not so funny! I meant foal, not goals!

 

[coach723]

Coconut oil is available everywhere, is mildly antibacterial and very soothing. I use it on all kinds of skin problems, it generally works very well. You could use that and then put the vaseline on over it.

 

[MissChick@dee]

lol, not so funny! I meant foal, not goals!

It’s all good....

 

[Kris5902]

Will have updated pics soon... the cows were naughty, so I had to walk them out a mile to their food this morning... they KNOW it’s in that barn by where the human sleeps... then the calves and bull I turned out into two new fields yesterday had troubles finding their way through the gates... oh the cardio I get some days now!

I’m terrified at the thought of amputating a toe... what if I screw it up?!? Can it give her sepsis if I don’t remove it? I’m not sure how the pics will look... I did blu kote yesterday when the toe started to bleed a bit.

 

[casportpony]

I’m terrified at the thought of amputating a toe... what if I screw it up?!? Can it give her sepsis if I don’t remove it? I’m not sure how the pics will look... I did blu kote yesterday when the toe started to bleed a bit.

I was terrified too when I did my first, but the chicken got better very shortly after the removal of the toe.

 

[Eggcessive]

When frostbitten toes are black and shriveled, they drop off on their own eventually. Can you tell if the toes will bleed?

 

[ronott1]

The OP lives in British Columbia and has had a normal mild winter. It is like my place--Frostbite does not happen here or there.

it is more likely that the toes are messed up by infection--and will bleed quite a bit so some blood stop should be on hand