DMSO with Fluocin with Baytril topical for Bumblefoot?
My major bumblefoot girl is doing slightly better. Her´s probably involves the bone. The swelling is slightly less, but still bad. She´s on TMS and chlorhexidine soaks daily. The best thing I discoved was bandaging the open wound with NEW SKIN Wound & Blister Dressing. You can cut it to the size you need and if you get it on right, it stays on really well and lets the wound drain while still being covered. She´s going to have to be bandaged for a long time and it isn´t hurting the skin on her feet like regular bandages do. Her wound looks really good now... like its healing.
Hope you can keep it from getting worse. You are lucky you can jump on it right now. Maggie was stuck in a stinky over crowded Hollister dog carrier for a long time with this foot... while pregnant.
Hope you can keep it from getting worse. You are lucky you can jump on it right now. Maggie was stuck in a stinky over crowded Hollister dog carrier for a long time with this foot... while pregnant.
My skinny pig just over this,
It was traumatic. My vet prescribed some suringed medicine mixed with pineapple juice (to which he loved) and what helped is soaking it in epsom salt and warm water, he didnt figit too much.
I paniced the first time it happened but this stuff really helped!
It was traumatic. My vet prescribed some suringed medicine mixed with pineapple juice (to which he loved) and what helped is soaking it in epsom salt and warm water, he didnt figit too much.
I paniced the first time it happened but this stuff really helped!
If I may throw in a random but related question for you folks. I just saw another vetrinary use of DMSO for horses as I was researching ivermectin the other day. Is this a standard vetrinary (or human) medical product?
I'm surprised because I work in a biological research lab and the bottle of DMSO has a lot of warnings on it precisely because it does penetrate human skin and will bring along with it anything that happens to be around, in this case the antibiotic/antifungal. Latex gloves most likely will not block DMSO; you would need nitrile or possibly plastics.
Luckily I don't have a bumblefoot pig but am a card carrying nerd and so was hoping to learn a bit. Thanks!
I'm surprised because I work in a biological research lab and the bottle of DMSO has a lot of warnings on it precisely because it does penetrate human skin and will bring along with it anything that happens to be around, in this case the antibiotic/antifungal. Latex gloves most likely will not block DMSO; you would need nitrile or possibly plastics.
Luckily I don't have a bumblefoot pig but am a card carrying nerd and so was hoping to learn a bit. Thanks!
Hi everyone!
We've been battling bumblefoot in our 5 year old American breed male piggy. (Cokie) One thing we found that has really helped in addition to the antibiotics and foot soaks.... is a whirlpool foot bath. This was suggested by our vet to help increase circulation. What we do is use the bubbler for a small fish tank. Cokie is laid back enough to just sit with his one foot in a bowl of water with a little betadine added, and we hold the plastic bubbler tube in the water by his foot to make it like a whirlpool. We do this twice a day and have gotten very good results. Good luck!
We've been battling bumblefoot in our 5 year old American breed male piggy. (Cokie) One thing we found that has really helped in addition to the antibiotics and foot soaks.... is a whirlpool foot bath. This was suggested by our vet to help increase circulation. What we do is use the bubbler for a small fish tank. Cokie is laid back enough to just sit with his one foot in a bowl of water with a little betadine added, and we hold the plastic bubbler tube in the water by his foot to make it like a whirlpool. We do this twice a day and have gotten very good results. Good luck!