How do I treat bumble foot?

I need to know how to treat bumble foot b/c my guinea pig, Bear, has it. His one back foot is really swollen and the other one is just starting. Should I start cleaning his feet on a daily basis? Help?How do I treat bumble foot?
Bumble foot (Ulcerative pododermatitis) is tough to treat. It is not likely your bedding. We have had pigs on pine shavings for over 40 years and have never had a case. The suspect cause is a chronic bacterial infection, typically with Staphylococcus aureus, though there may be other factors as well.





Hygiene is a must. Keeping the cage clean and cleaning the feet will help. Some breeders report success with daily chlorohexadine soaks. Topical antibiotic might help but I think that you need to go to the vet for either injectable or oral antibiotics. Baytril is the most commonly used.How do I treat bumble foot?
You need to get him to a vet. Since it's in both feet and it's almost impossible to tell how much the infection has spread he will need oral antibiotics and probably a booster shot of antibiotics. Antiseptic rinses such as peroxide or witch hazel, topical antibiotic creams, and bandaging probably won't hurt either. Bumblefoot usually only happens if kept on a wire floor cage, so if that's the case please buy a cage with a solid bottom.
First of all, eliminate the REASON he got bumblefoot.





This can be caused by an uneven flooring and the rodent has not had a normal, flat surface to rest their feet on.





Make sure that your cage has plenty of room for him/her to run around and soft, clean bedding.





What are you using for bedding anyway? you should be using carefresh, or a paper-based bedding. Flannel works well too, and you just throw it in the wash every couple days with the rest of your laundry.





use some sort of soft material they can snuggle up with while sleeping.





MAKE SURE YOUR CAGE IS ALWAYS clean as well. This can make the rodent develop bumblefoot if the cage is filled with feces and urine.





Now, what you should do to treat:





Give the guinea new bedding every couple days until better.


You might want to take it to the vet if it's a really bad case. You should try to avoid touching their feet as they will probably not like you touching it. It's very painful. If you can, get 10/90 salt/water mix so that you can lightly clean the wound. This will burn a little bit, but it will also clean infection and there's no harm of them licking their feet (like if you used neosporin or anything else).





Good luck.
Soak his feet in warm water daily and buy some antiseptic wipes from the chemist, wipe them and let him walk on one everyday if you see no change after a week you 100% need a vet it can be very painful and end in death if it gets really bad.





Pine bedding isn't good, look on my website www.guineapiggie.com on the bedding page, I cant be bothered to write it out. It tells you the good and bad beddings.


Don't mind the blank pages by the way, only started it today
there is no way to completely treat it. you can make it temporarily go away but it may come back. some antibiotocs from your vet can be useful. you guinea friend is hardly likely to die.
Pine bedding is bad for guinea pigs. It causes respiratory problems. It is also pretty rough and too hard.


Use carefresh, alfalfa or some blankets.