Duck with swollen foot

[Agallwithboys]

I have a female Pekin duck that has had a swollen foot for several weeks. Does anyone know if this is just a sprang or fracture vs bumble foot? I did have 4 drakes with her that were really starting to be a problem (they have been rehomed). I don’t see a black scab so that’s why I was thinking it’s not bumble foot. It appears to be swollen in two spots in the middle. The first photo is from a couple weeks ago and the second yesterday.

 

[Jenbirdee]

I have a female Pekin duck that has had a swollen foot for several weeks. Does anyone know if this is just a sprang or fracture vs bumble foot? I did have 4 drakes with her that were really starting to be a problem (they have been rehomed). I don’t see a black scab so that’s why I was thinking it’s not bumble foot. It appears to be swollen in two spots in the middle. The first photo is from a couple weeks ago and the second yesterday.

can you take a picture of the underside too?
does it feel warm/hot ?
I have 2 welsh harlequins with what looked very similar big swollen toe in the middle of the foot and they were limping and at that time I was able to take them to an avian vet And he wanted to do surgery he said the infection was inside the joint because it was not Bumblefoot but when I told him I couldn’t afford the surgery, he said antibiotics might work and he prescribed antibiotics for both of them and it did work and now it’s seven years later and they never had another problem like that. so perhaps antibiotics would take care of your ducks issue. I’m just not sure which antibiotic maybe @casportpony can suggest one and the dosage.
@Miss Lydia
for now I would start giving her warm Epsom salt water foot soaks (try not to let her drink any. It will cause diarrhea )and give her access to swimming pool so she can keep her weight off of it, but yeah, please get a picture of the bottom of her foot too first.

 

[Jenbirdee]

oh, and hey by the way, if you want an easier way to soak your ducks foot for longer than 15 minutes, you can use a 5 gallon bucket and with a lid and you cut a section of the lid off like a U-shaped on one side so she can stick her head out the top but can’t jump or fly out and won’t be able to drink from the water and you can just set her in there like that for half an hour not have to hold her the whole Time

 

[ChasingChooks]

@Jenbirdee - are you able to help?

 

[Jenbirdee]

What kind of antibiotic are we talking about? Is it something over counter like from tractor supply? I may have something already on hand.

I don’t remember the name of the antibiotic. My vet gave my ducks. It was eight years ago however this is why I tagged Miss Lydia and Casportpony they will likely know what kind of anabiotic would be good for that. I also have antibiotics on hand. I stocked up before the law changed making it harder to get them, but I never know which one would work best for which ailment so I always ask too. Hopefully somebody will see their tag and reply.

 

[Ourgosling22]

I also saw a mention about soaking the foot in epsom salt as well. I’m going to give that a try too. Figure it might help. Does anyone know what this is? Could it be from stepping on a thorn possibly?

 

[Miss Lydia]

You can still buy Baytril here. https://allbirdproducts.com/products/baytril-10

 

[Miss Lydia]

Something is defiantly going on in there either infection or an injury. Did you examine the foot for a cut, splinter, thorn?

 

[Miss Lydia]

So sorry I missed your message. I didn’t realize anyone had responded. It is warm to the touch. I started soaking her foot again in epsom salt. I usually do about 15 minutes. Would you recommend doing it more than once a day? Also, attached is a photo of the bottom from today. I now see a black dot which I didn’t notice before

@Jenbirdee

 

[Ourgosling22]

i think @Miss Lydia has a link for a pet store website that you can get Baytril from. It’s like a bird store or something. I will see if I can find the dosage information. I recently recently treated one of my ducks with it for salpingitis.
I also think amoxicillin might be good as well, but I’m really not an ant antibiotics expert. That’s why I tried to tag @casportpony I was hoping she would see this

I did get the link. I’m ordering some. Will try the Epsom poultice as well. I’m also soaking her foot for about 5 minutes at a time.
Thank you for helping!