Friend's White's Treefrog is sick - looking for extra advice.

[Raiden]

Hello.

I have a friend who lives in Colorado that I got interested in keeping frogs, and he has kept a White's for about a year now successfully.

Over Chirstmas, his parents gave him another one as a gift.

Now, one of them (he isn't sure which) appears sick, and had been acting odd for a while. He showed me some pictures he took of it, and it has the pink/red coloration on its belly, which I understand to be the sign of a bacterial infection (other symptoms include lack of appetite and general inactivity).

I have used API's Furan-2 successfully for minor infections in the past, so I advised that he used that (I gave him the correct dosage) and used some baby electrolytes to help him fight the infection.

Is there anything else he can do himself without seeing a vet? I'm aware of some sort of honey bath that can be used, but I don't know about much other than the Furan. I told him he might need to see a vet anyway, but he's in school, and he doesn't have a lot of money to throw at this.

Also, if he does need to see a vet (he lives CO; I don't know of the availability of vets there), what can he expect for cost?

Here are the pictures of the frog for reference:

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If someone could give me some other options or ideas of ways to help the frog, that would be great.

[mim]

im unsure of wot is wrong as im no expert but i would suggest to ur friend to seperate the frogs if he thinks there is a problem. did he quarantine the new frog before introducin it to the tank? this should b done with all new frogs. is the frog eatin and poopin ok? i know u say lack of apppetite is one of the symptoms but puttin the sick frog into a seperate place to eat would b a good idea to find out if it is actually eatin or not. it may b that he is just not seein this frog eat. wot does he mean by 'actin odd'? as far as im aware a honey bath will give the frog a sugar boost and shouldnt b done often. i hope hes better soon

[Raiden]

Update;

His frog shed, and seemed to feel better for a short while after that, but then returned to acting sick and general inactivity, which would lead me to believe that this is indeed an infection of some sort.

I told him to keep doing what he is doing, but I wanted to try adding salt to his water as well; I do not know the dosage for this, and I was wondering if someone could tell me the proper dosage for a juvenile WTF. I also told him to try a honey bath to replace sugars.

Any other ideas? If the salt and honey don't make a difference, the vet is the next step.

[GrifTheGreat]

Update;

His frog shed, and seemed to feel better for a short while after that, but then returned to acting sick and general inactivity, which would lead me to believe that this is indeed an infection of some sort.

I told him to keep doing what he is doing, but I wanted to try adding salt to his water as well; I do not know the dosage for this, and I was wondering if someone could tell me the proper dosage for a juvenile WTF. I also told him to try a honey bath to replace sugars.

Any other ideas? If the salt and honey don't make a difference, the vet is the next step.

I am no expert and do not own Whites, but I may be able to assist some. The Honey bath is to give your the frog an energy boost. There is no exact dosage. Just use one drop of honey per ounce of water. Make sure its de-chlorinated water and luke warm. Salt must be without iodine so no iodized salt. Natural sea salt is best. I believe you add half a tea spoon into luke warm water. I'm not sure of how many ounces of water though. You definetly don't want it to be too strong. He could also try a Pedialyte bath. Buy unflavored Pedialyte use a. 10 to 1 ratio. For every 10 ounces of water add one ounce of pedialyte. If the infection is external he can apply neosporine to the wound. He must make sure that its original Neosporine that does not contain a pain killer. ABSOLUTELY NO PAIN KILLER! It will kill the frog.

If no change occurs seek vet treatment imediately. I hope the frog recovers.

[Greenfrog]

I have read that you use baytril for bacterial infection. It is .3ml or cc per one gallon of water. Use this water as the water in their dish and spray them often with it also. My frog sounds exactly like your friends frog. WTF, not eating at all for over a month (two wax worms) and he was sitting in his water for long periods of time. Shedding. His legs are red.
I am just not sure if it is chytrid or bacterial infection. Ugh!