Specialist Please help-?Bumble foot

[Shannon R]

It means that either can be used. Doxy may a bit stronger and is generally not as harsh on the guts, so I would recommend to stay on it.
Have you discussed foot baths with your vet?


I was wondering- I have been rinsing the foot off after soaks cause I am so worried he is going to ingest some. Is this the right thing to do? I havent seen any notes on this part

 

[Shannon R]

Hi again,

I need some more advice! His bumble foot has not been getting better with daily soaks in chlorhexidine and two weeks of doxy. We have not been wrapping it but we are going to start. It bleeds quite heavily every couple of days

1) at which point have those of you who have had a pig with this gotten an x-ray, have they needed to be sedated?

2) How many weeks of antibiotics have you guys done in your experience? Anyone with experience in injecting antibiotics into the bumble foot itself?

3) When you soak, do you rinse the foot in water after- I do cause I am worried about him ingesting the cleaning solution?

4) How often do you change the bandaging?

Any advice helpful!

-Worried guinea pig mom

 

[Shannon R]

@Wiebke @Jaycey

 

[Wiebke]

@Wiebke @Jaycey

Hi!

I am very sorry, but I have no personal experience with advanced bumblefoot and can't answer all your questions.

Some vets prefer GA for an x-ray, but generally a mild sedation to allow your vet to position the guinea pig for an ideal shot is enough.

It can take quite a long time on antibiotics when you are dealing with well advanced bumblefoot.

 

[Shannon R]

Thank Wiekbe. We are gonna try Septra (sulfa/trim) for three weeks as well as Flamazine cream on the open area.

If anyone has any advice let me know esp in terms of soaking and wrapping

 

[Camisla]

Hi there,
I’m am absolutely no expert on g pigs having just rescued 2 last summer however my wee girl got bumblefoot. Her feet are dodgy to begin with due to poor conditions before the rescue centre took ownership of her then after a while I discovered a sore like your pic one day.
Her foot took about 8 to 10 weeks to heal. We started on metacam and one other antibiotic which I cannot remember. Vet x rayed and took swabs and after the swabs came back she changed antibiotics to bayril.
After the meds had finished her sore still looked open and red so we then bandaged it on her advice. We changed the dressing every 2 days for about 7-10 days, I have to say this really helped with the final healing process. She gave us healing gel and popped a bit on before bandaging it its stretchy bandage. It took us a few attempts on many occasions due to wriggly piggy. Think the bandage just kept it protected to allow it to heal completely as obv they’re on them all the time.

Again I am no expert but just wanted to share our experience as it sounds identical.
It will take a long time to heal but I’m sure you will get there x

 

[eileen]

if you are able to vetbed is very good for cavies with bumblefoot.i cannot comment any further as i have not experienced a cavy with advanced bumblefoot. i hope you are able to get a speedy recovery.

 

[Shannon R]

Hi there,
I’m am absolutely no expert on g pigs having just rescued 2 last summer however my wee girl got bumblefoot. Her feet are dodgy to begin with due to poor conditions before the rescue centre took ownership of her then after a while I discovered a sore like your pic one day.
Her foot took about 8 to 10 weeks to heal. We started on metacam and one other antibiotic which I cannot remember. Vet x rayed and took swabs and after the swabs came back she changed antibiotics to bayril.
After the meds had finished her sore still looked open and red so we then bandaged it on her advice. We changed the dressing every 2 days for about 7-10 days, I have to say this really helped with the final healing process. She gave us healing gel and popped a bit on before bandaging it its stretchy bandage. It took us a few attempts on many occasions due to wriggly piggy. Think the bandage just kept it protected to allow it to heal completely as obv they’re on them all the time.

Again I am no expert but just wanted to share our experience as it sounds identical.
It will take a long time to heal but I’m sure you will get there x

Thank you for sharing!

 

[Camisla]

Thank you for sharing!

You’re welcome. I invested in vetbed too so softer on her little feet

 

[Shannon R]

It looks so much better! Just wanted to send an update for those going through the same thing.

 

[Camisla]

It looks so much better! Just wanted to send an update for those going through the same thing.

Fab news!