Broken leg

[Tori Savage]

I have clove oil. Used it to put my daughter's Beta to sleep. Thanks to the cat knocking off the tank and trying to rip the fish in half. But I'm just really torn as to wait, or go ahead and put it to sleep. It may be too late to try to get him help.

[flybyferns]

Oh Tori,
I'm so sorry.
When a pet is sick they need us to make decisions for them.
Our hearts tell one thing and our minds tell us another.
It's so hard. Sorry

How about a much smaller enclosure? So he can not climb.
Then, his leg won't hang.
Lynn

[Tori Savage]

The frog is already in a smaller enclosure. It's in the smallest critter keeper they make. It's turned on it's side so he can't climb that high. But I still feel so horrible in this decision making.

This is my options....
A) Wait until Friday and see what the vet says...
OR
B) Go ahead and put the frog to sleep...

The incident happened Thursday(Thanksgiving night). I think it may be too late to even try to fix. And where the leg is broken, I don't even know if it can be fixed. Think of the frogs rear end. The leg is broke right at the hip joint. I think there is more damage than a broken bone. Even though there isn't any physical wounds besides the broken bone, but I think some veins and nerves may be severed. At this point, I'm kind of leaning more towards putting it to sleep because if they can fix it, it will stress the frog even more to have his back leg mending and hurting. That also means more of a down time, and he can't hunt as is. He hasn't eaten since the night it happened. I just think it may be smarter to go ahead and end the suffering now, and put him to sleep than to make him suffer even longer. Does any one agree/disagree?

[purplefrog1937]

I'm sorry to say, but if he's not eating, it may be his way of giving up and shutting down....

[Tori Savage]

Well, my husband and I has really discussed the options, and we are both opting for putting him to sleep. Anyone know how to do it with the clove oil?

[Tori Savage]

Well I tried the clove oil.... All it did was put him in a frenzy, and made his belly, feet and legs turn blood red. My last resort was the baby orajel qtips...... I went through 3 of them, but he's in froggy heaven now. He isn't hurting or suffering anymore. But I know my heart is. They say death comes in threes..... I wonder if this would actually count considering I put him to sleep myself??? If it does, then lord help me and say a prayer for my family!!!

Thanks for all the advice guys!




*added*
He was the only one that croaked nightly. Didn't matter if he'd just eaten, or been misted. The middle of the night was his time to talk, and he sure did. My house is silent now. No more croaking.

[flybyferns]

Well I tried the clove oil.... All it did was put him in a frenzy, and made his belly, feet and legs turn blood red. My last resort was the baby orajel qtips...... I went through 3 of them, but he's in froggy heaven now. He isn't hurting or suffering anymore. But I know my heart is. They say death comes in threes..... I wonder if this would actually count considering I put him to sleep myself??? If it does, then lord help me and say a prayer for my family!!!

Thanks for all the advice guys!




*added*
He was the only one that croaked nightly. Didn't matter if he'd just eaten, or been misted. The middle of the night was his time to talk, and he sure did. My house is silent now. No more croaking.

Sorry Tori,
I now about the croaking, I remember you mentioning that.
You did the right thing.
Oh, and by the way, I doubt the Lord will hold you responsible for the euthanasia of your froggie; on the contrary !
Humans spend hours every day on earth helping the suffering.

Have you ever read this poem? Get a tissue!

<The Rainbow Bridge
inspired by a Norse legend

By the edge of a woods, at the foot of a hill,
Is a lush, green meadow where time stands still.
Where the friends of man and woman do run,
When their time on earth is over and done.

For here, between this world and the next,
Is a place where each beloved creature finds rest.
On this golden land, they wait and they play,
Till the Rainbow Bridge they cross over one day.

No more do they suffer, in pain or in sadness,
For here they are whole, their lives filled with gladness.
Their limbs are restored, their health renewed,
Their bodies have healed, with strength imbued.

They romp through the grass, without even a care,
Until one day they start, and sniff at the air.
All ears prick forward, eyes dart front and back,
Then all of a sudden, one breaks from the pack.

For just at that instant, their eyes have met;
Together again, both person and pet.
So they run to each other, these friends from long past,
The time of their parting is over at last.

The sadness they felt while they were apart,
Has turned into joy once more in each heart.
They embrace with a love that will last forever,
And then, side-by-side, they cross over… together. >