ANOTHER bumblefoot post- sorry!
Midge, my rescue Pekin, has had a couple of epsom salt soaks the past couple of days after noticing a scab on her foot. I've been through this before so I'm confident with how to treat bumblefoot, but upon removing the scab, there doesn't seem to be any sign of infection. She's a rescue and when we got her she already had several swollen tissue bumps on both feet (no scabs), which the vet assumed was from prior injuries but nothing to worry about.
My question is- do I keep soaking and try to get deeper into this spot in case there is infection hiding deep in there? Or is there a chance this was just raw patch on her foot and what's inside is just tissue. She's very sensitive so I really don't want to keep poking and upsetting her if I can help it.
Hard to get pictures zoomed in enough with a phone, but you can see the area I'm talking about as well as the other bumps on her foot that are just excess tissue. Also a picture of her swaddled for a laugh. My poor girl.
Midge, my rescue Pekin, has had a couple of epsom salt soaks the past couple of days after noticing a scab on her foot. I've been through this before so I'm confident with how to treat bumblefoot, but upon removing the scab, there doesn't seem to be any sign of infection. She's a rescue and when we got her she already had several swollen tissue bumps on both feet (no scabs), which the vet assumed was from prior injuries but nothing to worry about.
My question is- do I keep soaking and try to get deeper into this spot in case there is infection hiding deep in there? Or is there a chance this was just raw patch on her foot and what's inside is just tissue. She's very sensitive so I really don't want to keep poking and upsetting her if I can help it.
Hard to get pictures zoomed in enough with a phone, but you can see the area I'm talking about as well as the other bumps on her foot that are just excess tissue. Also a picture of her swaddled for a laugh. My poor girl.