Hi I have a rooster who will be 10 years old in June. About a month ago, we had some very bitterly cold weather for about a week. Afterwards, I noticed Elwood limping, and was eventually able to catch him. He had frostbite on both feet, his left foot being the worst. He also had scaly leg mites. So, I treated him for the frostbite and mites, with daily short soaks in tepid Epsom Salts water, followed by Green Goo for Poultry, then a coating of petroleum jelly on top of that. A week later, his right foot appears free of frostbite,(no more black discoloration and no inflamed pink skin) and the scaly leg mites are almost gone. However, he now has bumblefoot on his right foot pad. It is not too bad yet. His left foot still has pretty bad frostbite, although it has improved some,. he has lost one toe tip and will probably lose another. There is no more swelling or heat in either foot, or in his legs, but I noticed yesterday that the left foot was inflamed between his toes and is sore. He has a heater panel in his hospital pen, but I did not treat him with anything yesterday because it was so bitter cold and windy, I was afraid the gel would get cold and make his foot feel worse and possibly cause more damage. I also noticed he has a crack in his beak now and his beak is partly discolored where the crack is, but I'm electing to leave that alone for the time being as he can still eat well, and I'm hoping the beak will just grow out. I'm wondering if I could soak BOTH feet in Tricide Neo instead of the Epsom salts. I don't know how the Tricide Neo would affect the frostbite, or if it might be irritating to it? I do have oral antibiotics but I am reluctant to use, I am not sure if it would help with his frostbite, and I've never had much luck with oral antibiotics helping with bumblefoot. Any thoughts are appreciated, especially if you've dealt with frostbitten feet. I don't remember ever having a bird with frostbitten feet before, but Elwood is old and he doesn't sit on his feet when he roosts, so maybe that is the reason.
