Luvachicken Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 I managed to get Suzie some antibiotics on Friday for her Bumblefoot, then today I looked very closely at all of their feet to find that Gemma - who's had it before - had a teeny tiny bit of it on one of her feet. It really is small compared to Suzie's and what Gemma had before. I guess I'm asking similar to the other day about if all Bumblefoot things need antibiotics or if having caught it so early I can deal with it using the iodine solution and tea tree cream. I am more than happy going to the vets for treatment though. I am more worried about the fact that yet again 2 of my girls have got it at more or less the same time, like before. Last time hubby changed all of the square bits of wood to round ones and even made them a new ladder with round rungs. They were either both unlucky and caught themselves on sharp stones or the Omlet rungs are to blame. Tonight they have no rungs but some special chicken bedding to sleep on. What else could I have done wrong, apart from not checking their feet often enough ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimnpaula Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 I think you may be able to treat it yourself if it's small - keep an eye on it (which of course you would) and if it gets bigger then off to the vets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted August 31, 2014 Author Share Posted August 31, 2014 I think you may be able to treat it yourself if it's small - keep an eye on it (which of course you would) and if it gets bigger then off to the vets. Yes, that's what my Mum told me. I do find it hard knowing what to do for the best sometimes. These girls are such a worry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavclojak Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Gosh luvachicken, what more can you do? I only check my girls feet periodically. Poor Alana came to me with a marked limp, she has a missing toe too but she seems happy albeit with a limp. I have seen one case of bumblefoot during a rehoming and it was a massive, marble size lump on the ball of her foot, not sure I would know what to look for in the early stages anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 These are by no means massive, fortunately. They look a bit like when we have a corn on our toe - they have the similar cone shape when you take them off, but they do really look just like round, flat blobs of mud on their feet to start with, so even when you look at a foot you might assume it was just mud. Now I always give any blobs of mud a rub just to make sure. The "mud" is always well stuck on but gently washing with iodine (weak tea strength) and a cotton bud helps soften it and you can get it off. The iodine helps clean the infection and I think sterilises the area a bit. If not noticed it can make their foot quite painful and as you say gavclojak, more the size of a marble, fortunately Suzie's is more the size of a big dot and Gemma's is like a big pin prick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
