Emergency toad help needed!!!

[LazyEyedFroggie]

I feel so sorry for it! Sadly, I do believe that it would be unfair and cruel to keep a blind toad alive. He won't be able to eat and he will be completely oblivious to everything around him. It would be terrifying for him to be picked up and force fed... I see no solution :'( He should be put down as humanely as possible, unless there is a way to get at least one eye functional.

[Carl I]

So I am correct in that he needs his eye site to be able to eat? I know a blind dog can act in smell to find the food, but these guys need that movement, right?

I was thinking of getting an aquarium to put him into while I tried to get him back to health. My only thought is to try and get the eye that it popped out back into his head and hope there is some vision there. I tell ya, I have always wanted a pet toad, but not by this way.

[GrifTheGreat]

You needs to seek advice from a vet that specilizes in herps. Perhaps a vet can save the other eye and give him a chance. You cannot provide the care needed until he is checked to make sure atleast one eye is functional and can be saved. I see no other way. If you cannot get help from a vet then you will have to euthanize him humainly. You can do this by buying Neosporine that contains PAIN KILLER in it. The pain killer will humainly euthanize him. Just rub some on his back and he should slowly and calmly slip away. I wish there were more help we could provide other than this.

I hope you can get help for the poor Toad. If not you will need to Euthanize him

[LazyEyedFroggie]

I had a Wood frog with only one eye and she couldn't hunt properly. Her aim was way off virtually all of the time. She rarely caught her own meals and when she did it was a miracle. Part of the time I had to force feed her. Eventually she got a little bit better at hunting, so I released her and hoped for the best. My point is that if the toads eye can be saved he will likely need a lot of attention and be virtually surrounded by bugs just to catch one. He may get the hang of it eventually though, but he will be harder to care for than your standard toad. Good luck, and I hope he will be able to live a fairly good life. Congratulations on being so determined to help him!

[Carl I]

Unfortunately finding a vet might be out of the question. I have searched for vets to help standard critters in the area, but they only seem to take dogs/cats/and maybe birds. The standard pet-fare. Plus, I am not so sure my wife would support a vet bill for a toad I am trying to rescue. I am more than willing to turn over a bunch of time to try and nurse him back to health, but financially I am not so sure that is possible. Plus, this being a Saturday, I expect I won't be able to find one until Monday. I do intend to look, though.

Trying to help injured animals is just something I have done since I was a little kid. I learned from my mom. She had a thing for bringing home injured birds. Sadly, to this day, only one of my rescues has resulted in a success. This is my first toad, and this is probably the hardest for me since they have always been my favorite critter.

[LazyEyedFroggie]

Can you get pics of the "sealed-over" eye? It may just be some kind of discharge that can be wiped out, with any luck. I also certainly understand the difficulty of finding an exotic animal vet that doesn't cost loads too... I greatly admire you for doing your best to help injured animals.

[Carl I]

Yeah, I can get pictures. I'll post in a few minutes.

[GrifTheGreat]

If the other eye is fine and he just can't open it due to a discharge like Robin stated there may. Be hope. The other eye is a huge issue. Even if you were able to get it back in the risk of infection is extremely high and without antibiotics he may still pass. I am also proud of you for your efforts to save him

[Carl I]

Hopefully this site works with pics like this.

I know picking him up is not the right thing to do at this point, but he was in an awkward position. Plus, right now I think my gently picking him up is the lesser of his problems.



Popped out eye on the left, possible missing eye on the right.



The possibly missing eye.

[LazyEyedFroggie]

According to me, it doesn't look like his one eye is actually missing. There isn't really a definite way to tell though. Could you try gently wiping at his possibly sealed eye with a cotton swab? Make sure you hold him quite firmly while you do that so as not to cause him any more harm if he moves.

As for the eye that is out of its socket, I doubt it will ever be able to function again. :/ You could try cleaning up around it to prevent infection.