Vacation & Chicken Bandages

[lbgreenfield]

Hi there! I currently have 2 chickens with bumblefoot. I’ve been doing typical care and re-bandaging their feet every 2-3 days. We are about to go on vacation for a full week, so my question is can I leave the foot bandages on for a full week (after a fresh change the morning when we leave) and not have to worry about them? Our neighbor is kindly watching our flock, but I know he won’t be able to change their bandages every 2-3 days while we are gone. Feet will be treated, cleaned with Vetricyn, and bandaged with VetWrap and non-stick gauze with Neosporin (non-pain killer).
Thanks in advance for your thoughts!

 

[rosemarythyme]

No I would not leave the feet wrapped. Remove the wraps, and resume treatments when you return. The bumblefoot won't worsen any while you're gone and you may even find the healing progressing along by the time you get back.

 

[aart]

Curious how deep the wounds may be.
Did you do 'surgery' and cut out the bumble or just treat topically?

 

[lbgreenfield]

Curious how deep the wounds may be.
Did you do 'surgery' and cut out the bumble or just treat topically?

Thank you @rosemarythyme !

@aart I am treating topically with Tricide Neo soaks. I’ve been bandaging because they both had some cuts on their feet as well, but those have pretty much healed. I don’t want to do surgery on these 2 hens since I’ve completed multiple failed surgeries on another hen, and didn’t see any improvement.

 

[aart]

I am treating topically with Tricide Neo soaks.

I'd just leave them un-bandaged while you are away.
How long have you been treating....can they get around OK??

 

[lbgreenfield]

I'd just leave them un-bandaged while you are away.
How long have you been treating....can they get around OK??

I’ll plan to leave the bandages off.
The younger (6-month old) EE hen gets around fine.
My 3-yr old Barred Rock is limping on her one foot (foot pad is swollen but I peeled off the black scab for the first time last night), but can still get around, just slowly.
Been treating the EE for 2 weeks and been treating the BR for almost 4 weeks.