Bumble foot? Healed? Help?

[Sljanik]

Hi yall! I had to take my girl Nugget to the vet for a blueing comb. While there, the vet said she had bumble foot. Sure fire sign of the ‘scab’ on her foot, also, sure enough, the rest of my flock has the scabs (we are switching to sand on the flooring tomorrow). So, I followed an article I read on here of removal/care. When I got the scab off, there was no infection or kernel. Do yall think this is/was bumble foot? I have antibiotic cream and prid wrapped onto the wounds. Pics of the feet that I can’t tell on below

 

[Eggcessive]

It is mild bumblefoot. I probably would not have treated that, but now that you have, I would work on healing. It is good that there was no pus plug inside, so it is mild. Keep it covered with plain Neosporin ointment, a folded 2x2 dressing and vet wrap. Change it every 1-2 days. Other treatment options are using sugar mixed with a couple of drops of Betadine (called sugardine by some,) and apply a dressing. Change daily. Prid drawing salve with a dressing is another treatment used by many. When I see bumblefoot on a chicken, if they are not limping or unless it is very swollen and red, I watch it. Soaking feet daily is a first line of treatment. Then one of the treatments above can be used. Here are some videos of the classic foot:

 

[Sljanik]

It is mild bumblefoot. I probably would not have treated that, but now that you have, I would work on healing. It is good that there was no pus plug inside, so it is mild. Keep it covered with plain Neosporin ointment, a folded 2x2 dressing and vet wrap. Change it every 1-2 days. Other treatment options are using sugar mixed with a couple of drops of Betadine (called sugardine by some,) and apply a dressing. Change daily. Prid drawing salve with a dressing is another treatment used by many. When I see bumblefoot on a chicken, if they are not limping or unless it is very swollen and red, I watch it. Soaking feet daily is a first line of treatment. Then one of the treatments above can be used. Here are some videos of the classic foot:

Thank you!!!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

@Eggcessive, I can't get the vet wrap to stay stuck to itself. What am I doing wrong?

 

[Eggcessive]

Are you using the right side?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Are you using the right side?

I don't know. I didn't know there was a right and wrong side. How do I know which is the right side? Does the shiny side go out?

 

[coach723]

Usually you put it on the same way it comes off the roll, what was inside on the roll goes inside on application. I use wrap from tractor supply, the 4" rolls in the horse section, it sticks to itself really well, I usually have to cut it off with bandage scissors as I can't get the end loose once it's been on (picture of what I got last time it bought it below). I just cut widths and lengths as needed from that 4" wide roll, usually 1" wide, 12-18" long, so I end up with 4 times as much. I cut it ahead of time and rewrap it on the roll, or a saved leftover inner roll, so it's ready to go when needed. I know some of the human stuff you get at the pharmacy just doesn't stick as well, the vet wrap that comes from my vet is usually good also, no idea of brand there. Some of them require pressing pretty hard on the edges/ends to get them to adhere at first, then they will stay on. Only time I've had trouble is if I get too much ointment on it or something, from my hands.

 

[Sljanik]

I don't know. I didn't know there was a right and wrong side. How do I know which is the right side? Does the shiny side go out?

I’ve had some pieces not stay down, so I use medical tape cut into strips.

 

[PopoMyers]

I’ve had some pieces not stay down, so I use medical tape cut into strips.

I use a small piece of duct tape from my redneck repair kit.

 

[907evangeline]

Hi yall! I had to take my girl Nugget to the vet for a blueing comb. While there, the vet said she had bumble foot. Sure fire sign of the ‘scab’ on her foot, also, sure enough, the rest of my flock has the scabs (we are switching to sand on the flooring tomorrow). So, I followed an article I read on here of removal/care. When I got the scab off, there was no infection or kernel. Do yall think this is/was bumble foot? I have antibiotic cream and prid wrapped onto the wounds. Pics of the feet that I can’t tell on below

I'm treating one of my girls now for bumblefoot. I didn't notice until her whole foot was swollen and she was limping, so it was pretty far advanced and I was afraid I might lose her. I soaked her foot in epsom salts solution. Then cut/dug/pulled out as much of the gross stuff as I could. She had really red swollen areas between her toes That were obviously infected. So I had to use a scalpel to slice those open and squeeze the gunk out. There was actually liquid puss in those areas. I've been told that that doesn't happen with chickens, but I guess it does. All this is background to say that when I was done I used silver sulphadiazine 1% ointment on her foot and wrapped it. Today, when I unwrapped her foot to do it all over again, I was shocked at how good it looked. In my opinion, the silver sulphadiazine is way better than neosporin. The swelling had gone down so much that I could easily see there was still one area between her toes that needed to be drained. I'm pretty certain I won't have to do it again. If you can find silver sulphadiazine cream, try that.