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Old 07/21/09, 10:27 AM
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sick duck, need help

One of our ducks has bumblefoot. She had a swollen toe for a month with no black spot- it was just enlarged and didn't bother her.

Yesterday she was unable to walk and flopping around. I picked her up and she has numerous foot boils with small round black scabs on them (one scab per boil).

I soaked her feet in salt water and applied tea tree oil and honey and wrapped her feet in guaze and duct tape. The guaze and tape slides off no matter how I wrap it.

She has always been the smallest duck- she over a year old. I'm wondering if her system is weak and what else I can do. She can't stand at all.

I don't have a bird vet and don't want to spend big money at the vet, so need home remedies.
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Old 07/21/09, 01:38 PM
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Feed her some chopped raw liver. You are right, that her immune system is not up to par and that is why she has bumble foot.
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