Our pet duck has a large swelling just above her foot and going onto her middle 'toe'. She has been to the vet and we have given her three lots of antibiotics (injections twice a day and tablets), but to no avail - this has been going on for two months now. Our vet has hinted that she may need to be destroyed but she is fine in herself, eating well and nesting etc. There is no sign of any puncture points or scabs but she is limping and the swelling is hot. Obviously, we love her dearly and do not want to lose her....so is there any treatment that you can suggest or anything that we can try....... some people have recommended lancing but our vet is reluctant to do this....many thanks....https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,9420,9420#msg-9420Fri, 01 May 2026 00:26:58 +0000 Phorum 5.2.23 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,9420,20369#msg-20369 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,9420,20369#msg-20369 katrina bliss Wildlife Rescue and RehabilitationSat, 03 Dec 2011 21:23:19 +0000 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,9420,19343#msg-19343 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,9420,19343#msg-19343 lee Wildlife Rescue and RehabilitationWed, 06 Jul 2011 09:14:39 +0000 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,9420,19276#msg-19276 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,9420,19276#msg-19276 smc4102 Wildlife Rescue and RehabilitationTue, 28 Jun 2011 14:18:23 +0000 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,9420,9423#msg-9423 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,9420,9423#msg-9423
This sounds to me very like a septic arthritis - popularly know as 'bumblefoot'.
The appropriate treatment is to lance the swelling and remove the pus which is inside - it will look like cream cheese.
Possibly your vet has not encountered this condition before, and is reluctant to carry out this relatively minor operation for which an anaesthetis - general or local - is quite unnecessary.

W]]> Walter Beswick Wildlife Rescue and RehabilitationTue, 29 Jul 2008 15:21:37 +0000 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,9420,9420#msg-9420 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,9420,9420#msg-9420 Cindy Wildlife Rescue and RehabilitationTue, 29 Jul 2008 14:35:55 +0000