Bumble foot cured with homeopathy

[bookervet]

I just wanted to share my joy in curing my hen with bumble foot using homeopathy. I wish I had thought to photo document it.

We just had our second experience with bumble foot. The first hen we had with it, sadly had to be euthanized. I was super worried when I saw it in my young layer. She had two classic black spots on the pad of her foot, and a very large swollen, red mass protruding from the top. I really don't like the DIY surgical option as it just seems so painful and cruel. I have used homeopathy for many years for my family and pets with great success...but, I know what a booger bumble foot can be.

I immediately started my hen on a combo of Hepar Sulph Calc 30c, Arnica Montana 200c, and Silicia 6x. I diluted in water and then added it to every water dish for the flock, daily. It took about a week before we saw the infection begin to come to a head out of the top of her foot. After two weeks, the pocket broke through the skin and began to ooze out. At this point I also started spraying her foot with a combo of DMSO with Chlorine Dioxide every night as she was roosting. I continued with the homeopathic combo for a month. After the initial oozing stopped, the core of the bumble began to make its way out of the wound like a nasty, long worm. It took about another two weeks to work itself all the way out, so about a month total of healing and using homeopathics.

Today, her foot looks completely normal. No wound, no swelling, no limping, nothing! What a praise! Homeopathy is truly a miracle medicine. I hope this can help someone else who might have to face this in the future.

Blessings!

 

[Debbie292d]

This is amazing. When I saw the title, I thought this was going to be about the use of those pool noodles as it seems that's becoming a semi-popular "cure" as well. Pretty neat though to know another less invasive way to try cure bumblefoot. I'm a huge proponent of using drawing salve like PRID, but I think when most people realize their chicken has bumblefoot, it may be too late for much other than minor "surgery." I guess it depends how bad and advanced it is as to which approach we could take. Thanks for the informative post!

 

[AllThingsNature]

I am so interested in trying this with my roo. I've been working on his feet for weeks. Can you tell me where to get those vitamins/herbs please?

 

[bookervet]

I am so interested in trying this with my roo. I've been working on his feet for weeks. Can you tell me where to get those vitamins/herbs please?

I sure hope you have great success with using homeopathy for your roo. Homeopathy is different from herbs and supplements. Homeopathics are real medicine, just in a different form than pharmaceuticals. It is a pretty complex thing to try to explain quickly and easily. If you just want to try using the protocols I used, you can order them online...two of the dispensaries I use most are Washington Homeopathics and Helios Homeopathy (Helios is in the UK). Just remember that healing with homeopathy is very safe and gentle, but can require some patience. It took a full month for my hen to experience healing. I pray for your success!

 

[BetterHoesNGardens]

Thank you for this info! I just recieved my supplements in the mail. When you say you diluted it before adding to water, how much/many tablets would that be that you initially used to dilute? Thanks again for your recommendations.

 

[graciescroggs]

I just wanted to share my joy in curing my hen with bumble foot using homeopathy. I wish I had thought to photo document it.

We just had our second experience with bumble foot. The first hen we had with it, sadly had to be euthanized. I was super worried when I saw it in my young layer. She had two classic black spots on the pad of her foot, and a very large swollen, red mass protruding from the top. I really don't like the DIY surgical option as it just seems so painful and cruel. I have used homeopathy for many years for my family and pets with great success...but, I know what a booger bumble foot can be.

I immediately started my hen on a combo of Hepar Sulph Calc 30c, Arnica Montana 200c, and Silicia 6x. I diluted in water and then added it to every water dish for the flock, daily. It took about a week before we saw the infection begin to come to a head out of the top of her foot. After two weeks, the pocket broke through the skin and began to ooze out. At this point I also started spraying her foot with a combo of DMSO with Chlorine Dioxide every night as she was roosting. I continued with the homeopathic combo for a month. After the initial oozing stopped, the core of the bumble began to make its way out of the wound like a nasty, long worm. It took about another two weeks to work itself all the way out, so about a month total of healing and using homeopathics.

Today, her foot looks completely normal. No wound, no swelling, no limping, nothing! What a praise! Homeopathy is truly a miracle medicine. I hope this can help someone else who might have to face this in the future.

Blessings!

I am so excited you posted this. I’ve been searching desperately for alternatives to cutting open/squeezing it because it makes me extremely uncomfortable and is hard to do solo.

I’ll order these tonight!

Should I treat my whole flock with the daily water solution?

I have my current hen separated.

 

[Crazy Maizie]

I am so excited you posted this. I’ve been searching desperately for alternatives to cutting open/squeezing it because it makes me extremely uncomfortable and is hard to do solo.

I’ll order these tonight!

Should I treat my whole flock with the daily water solution?

I have my current hen separated.

Not sure about the homeopathic solution, but I've done Non-invasive treatment as well. I know homeopathics can work though.

But, just in case you don't get a response. What I did was soak in water with a little iodine. I used a bucket with a lid. The lid had a hole cut out - some use a tote. Soak for about 10 min. Then, apply prid and antibiotic cream. Put a piece of gauze and wrap with vet wrap. You can leave on for about 3 days and repeat. Sometimes the vet wrap will fall off sooner, so just repeat then. Once it is softened up, you can gently scrape at the scab if it releases easily, there will be no trauma to the chicken. If it isn't releasing, wait until the next soak. Once the scab opens it will ooze and you can gently squeeze to get the staph infection out. Spray with vetrycin or something similar. Wrap again with the antibiotic ointment. Keep checking until the skin is healing. Maybe another week or so.
Wear gloves since staph is contagious. When working with the bird alone, I wrapped her in a towel and she was no problem to treat. Once I wrapped her, I put her back with her flock. I didn't separate during treatment since she was walking just fine.

Either way, good luck!

 

[Ptamom]

Can I ask a question. The first time we took her to vet. She indicated she got it, gave us pain meds, and antibiotics. I thought that was it. Fast forward to today and once again, the stab is dark black with swelling. We do do a little cut after the soak, put prid on it, gauze, and wrap for the morning treatment. The nighttime, the scab was staring to heal and my husbands says he feels nothing but we soak, put hen health, ventricillan, and wrap.

I am worried because my hubby is becoming stressed, I am stressed as I am worried the core is there but I can’t do it by myself. She is so well behaved but we don’t want to continue if it isn’t necessary and I can tell she misses the other ladies.

Currently, I have her in a pop up in my room for monitoring.

 

[Crazy Maizie]

Can I ask a question. The first time we took her to vet. She indicated she got it, gave us pain meds, and antibiotics. I thought that was it. Fast forward to today and once again, the stab is dark black with swelling. We do do a little cut after the soak, put prid on it, gauze, and wrap for the morning treatment. The nighttime, the scab was staring to heal and my husbands says he feels nothing but we soak, put hen health, ventricillan, and wrap.

I am worried because my hubby is becoming stressed, I am stressed as I am worried the core is there but I can’t do it by myself. She is so well behaved but we don’t want to continue if it isn’t necessary and I can tell she misses the other ladies.

Currently, I have her in a pop up in my room for monitoring.

When was she at the vet? You don't have to cut her foot. The soaks and treatment will work, it just takes time. I would only soak and treat every 3 days or so to let the ointments work. Then you can peel at the scab once it's softened. Can you take a Pic of the bottom of her foot?
I feel it's unnecessary to separate since their foot is wrapped. Separating is stressful enough on a chicken when needed.

 

[Ptamom]

It was about a month ago.
I had her separate just for a day to monitor.
I had someone come over to confirm as my husband did t feel anything hard; neither did she.
I wrapped her again and put her back with the ladies and she is happier.
I guess it is just excessive swelling.
Thank you for the help