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Post by Shirls on Apr 23, 2013 10:44:26 GMT
Poor old Oscar still has his bumble foot. I nursed him for a week with Epsom Salts bathing (thanks Skysmum) and put Sudacrem on, but after a week with no improvement (it wasn't worse however) I decided to take him to the Vet. He has been prescribed Baytril, administered twice daily and I was advised to keep bathing his foot. He has been a little sweetie, as I now have to wash his bottom (as he is sitting down most times so gets a bit pooey), bathe his feet (yes both of them), cream his feet and then give him his Baytril! What a performance - twice a day!!!! I have separated him from those nasty girls that knock him off the perch, and he is in his own very new cage with a soft floor. He doesn't complain bless him. I feel so sorry for him separated from Harvey cos they are best mates. Harvey and Lacey do visit his cage tho when they are out flying, but there is no contact. Well, the point of this thread is: he has had bumblefoot for 7 days initially, plus 3 days of Baytril treatment. I can 't see any improvement yet, but again it is no worse. How long will it take guys??? Also I think I may start putting Savlon on instead of the Sudacrem - what do you think? Any advice will be much appreciated.
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Post by mizloco on Apr 23, 2013 12:20:46 GMT
Poor little Oscar big birdy hugs.
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Post by stace on Apr 23, 2013 12:48:51 GMT
I don't have any experience with bumble foot, but others may come on soon who have. I'm guessing that the non flying birds may have more of an issue with their feet than the fliers. Poor little Oscar needs some soft comfy slippers to pad around in.
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Post by skysmum on Apr 23, 2013 15:19:20 GMT
Oh poor little chap, its still sore, savlon should be fine shirl. I cant remember quite how long Sky's went on for but i know it was quite a while. Its a horrible thing. I used to wrap her perches in soft cotton, a bit of old sheeting and i made platforms for her to perch on to save her gripping on. Just watch out if he starts to nibble the sheeting, i tried to get one big piece so that there were no ends. Hope you start to see an improvement soon , your doing all you can.
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Post by birdguhl on Apr 23, 2013 15:55:22 GMT
Poor Oscar! It sounds like quite a performance twice a day - I sympathise! I really hope it is better soon.
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Post by nat on Apr 23, 2013 18:12:14 GMT
Aw poor Oscar. At least the baytril should stop any infection getting worse. I've never seen bumblefoot first hand before. Hope he gets more comfortable soon.
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Post by ppvallhunds on Apr 23, 2013 18:34:57 GMT
Ads has had a bad foot for months, it was so red and sore and the skin had broken. Some nights she had to lay on the perch it was so bad, Baytril once a day and there was no improvement untill I changed her perches, I have her more rope one's and wrapped her sleeping perch in bandage so it was soft. A month or two after that it was looking a lot better, it's gone a bit red again as she has been sitting on a different perch in the days so going to wrap that one two.
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Post by Shirls on Apr 23, 2013 18:59:47 GMT
Aww thank you guys. Oscar isn't sitting on perches at the moment, he is on a soft sheet covered blanket. All the perches in the big cage are wooden ones. That's a good idea tho to cover a perch and make it soft, I will do that in Oscar's hospital cage. He hasn't sat on a perch since he's been poorly and I'm sure he wants to. Thanks for all the tips and advice, you are all so good.
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Post by Hezz on Apr 25, 2013 1:29:40 GMT
Savlon is good, Shirls. Safe for budgies, too. Hope you see some improvement soon.
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Post by Shirls on Apr 26, 2013 19:29:24 GMT
Savlon is good, Shirls. Safe for budgies, too. Hope you see some improvement soon. Thank you Hezz. Am using Savlon now. It has now been two weeks since his foot has been bad. He is still very perky in himself and is eating well. Vet said if his foot wasn't better in 7 to 10 days to take him back. Tenth day will be Monday, can't see it getting better by then, so another expensive trip to the Vet's aye? Gonna try and just get some more Baytril and save the expense of a 'consultation' fee!!! Vets really have you by the short feathers don't they?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2013 23:55:48 GMT
I had a chicken with bumble foot and the vet took the top off and removed the gunk from inside. We then bathed the foot and gave her antibiotics and she was better in no tome. The problem with bumble foot is the infection is inside a little capsule so nothing gets to it to kill it. Antibiotics wont get to the infection unless the capsule is opened up to allow them to penetrate.
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Post by Shirls on Apr 27, 2013 16:55:35 GMT
I had a chicken with bumble foot and the vet took the top off and removed the gunk from inside. We then bathed the foot and gave her antibiotics and she was better in no tome. The problem with bumble foot is the infection is inside a little capsule so nothing gets to it to kill it. Antibiotics wont get to the infection unless the capsule is opened up to allow them to penetrate. OH!!!! Do I dare suggest this to the vet?? She has already stated that my recommendations from bird breeders wouldn't have the veterinary degrees and qualifications that she has!!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2013 17:06:20 GMT
I had a chicken with bumble foot and the vet took the top off and removed the gunk from inside. We then bathed the foot and gave her antibiotics and she was better in no tome. The problem with bumble foot is the infection is inside a little capsule so nothing gets to it to kill it. Antibiotics wont get to the infection unless the capsule is opened up to allow them to penetrate. OH!!!! Do I dare suggest this to the vet?? She has already stated that my recommendations from bird breeders wouldn't have the veterinary degrees and qualifications that she has!! The gunk he removed was a hardish white stuff, he just took the brown crust off with his finger nails and cleaned it all out with a cotton swab. He said it's the bodies defences, they wall off the infection to stop it spreading but it's so efficient nothing can get to it, so it just sits there irritating the surrounding skin and causing inflammation.
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Post by mizloco on Apr 27, 2013 18:40:15 GMT
Yuk I feel like I just walked in on an episode of casualty....runs squeamishly out of the room.
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Post by Hezz on Apr 28, 2013 1:58:49 GMT
I had a chicken with bumble foot and the vet took the top off and removed the gunk from inside. We then bathed the foot and gave her antibiotics and she was better in no tome. The problem with bumble foot is the infection is inside a little capsule so nothing gets to it to kill it. Antibiotics wont get to the infection unless the capsule is opened up to allow them to penetrate. OH!!!! Do I dare suggest this to the vet?? She has already stated that my recommendations from bird breeders wouldn't have the veterinary degrees and qualifications that she has!! Not sure I'm liking the sound of your vet's attitude there, Shirls. Breeders may not have pieces of paper but bet they have seen more birds than she has! I have not had to deal with bumblefoot, but plenty of others have. PPV is one I can think of offhand. Ava had it for ages. She can't fly either.
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