Sick whites tree frog! plz help

[Bolisnide]

Have you referred to the first aid sheet on this forum? I need to go so can't find it at this moment, goodluck.

[nannas1mom]

Lindsey- I think so, but I've read so much I don't know.

I've got her soaking in a glad container- the small kind with just enough water to come just below her chin. It's luke warm- like what you would bathe a new born in- wasn't sure how warm I could make it. And it's probably 1/3 cup of water with 3 drops of honey mixed in. I am waiting for the vet to call me back, but really he knows nothing about frogs and the closest herp vet is an hour away and doesn't have weekend hours.

[nannas1mom]

Taking her to the vet now. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[GrifTheGreat]

Taking her to the vet now. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

If your vet doesn't treat herps then he may not be able to help unless he can find info from actual herp vets on how to treat your frog. An hour drive is nothing for you if you need to save your frogs life. A specialist on amphibians is your best bet. I wish there was more I could do to help.

[Bolisnide]

Maybe the vet can at the very least weigh her and prescribe the calcium drops. The repti Aid that grif mentioned should be used if you can find it and get to the petstore. I too wish I could help more...

[nannas1mom]

UPDATE:
Dory and I just went to the vet. He was very nice and had already done a fair bit of research when we got there- he'd also contacted a friend that IS a herp vet to ask advice AND the vet that DOES treat frogs at that clinic happened to walk in just as we were leaving and took a look at her. She was quite sickly when I got there, and he radiographed her to make sure she didn't have any foreign bodies in her intestines (they were clean, with no fractures either). He gave he sub-q calcium (on the recommendation of the herp expert) and gave her metronidazole (an antibiotic) orally, and recommended I continue with the Lamasil treatment. The other vet also said since she was dehydrated we could either run her fluids or just keep soaking her in a warm bath until she re hydrated. (I chose to do the latter). Interestingly enough she perked up a LOT after the calcium, not sure if it was the stress of the injection or what- but she was actually repositioning herself into her little froggy stance. So that's good. And she's holding her head up on her own now too. I sterilized her environment (I'm throwing out her wood hutch- didn't think I could get that clean) and she's now back in there. I put 3 dusted crickets in there with her and left her alone for a little while to calm down- don't want to stress her with love. Oh and she pooped on the way home. She at least she's not obstructed.

ALSO, I saw this weird crawly bug- kinda centapedey in with her new crickets- the ones I bought after she was sick, but they came from the same place... So it's possible the old batch had them too... never seen that before.


PS- I would have totally driven an hour to the herp vet- but that vet doesn't have weekend hours and today is Sunday I would never let a car ride stop me from trying to save an animal's life.

THANKS SO MUCH!!! For all your advice, I will keep you updated on her progress and hopefully she will only continue to improve. I'm going to hold off force feeding her for a few hours- hoping the treatment the vet gave her will make her eat on her own.

[GrifTheGreat]

I'm so happy for you and Dori I really hope she makes a full recovery and am glad your vet did the research. Having someone who treats amphibians there makes it that much better. I know you would have driven that long. Anyone who goes through the trouble to do whatever they can to help their frog really loves it. I think I missed the part about the no weekend hours I wasn't making accusations I'm sorry. Post a pic of the centipede like insect maybe we can tell you what it is.

Hoping for a speedy recovery for Dori

[DonLisk]

So good to hear that the vet was well versed and had resources for helping you and Dori.