Our frog got burned! HELP!

[frogboy]

Our gray tree frog jumped and bounced off the the side of a wood stove. Believe me we know how stupid it was to have him in the area of the stove. He got a pretty good burn on his belly and one hind leg. Is there anything we can do for him? Would a cream like tripleantibiotic be helpful or posionous to him? This frog is our baby and any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
frogboy

[John]

That's an interesting scenario - I don't think anyone has ever asked here or on caudata.org about a burned amphibian. My main concern would be that if the burn is serious then the skin will degrade to the extent that putting antibiotics on the frog could be dangerous in and of itself. Those triple antibiotics like neomycin are usually alright for small cuts and the like, but I'm hesitant to recommend it for a large problem like this could be. Can you photograph the wounds please?

[frogboy]

He was not happy about being held down and turned over. Here is the best pic we could get. Thank You for your time.

[John]

I would keep him on moist paper towels for the time being - change them every 2-3 days (or sooner if he defecates). You can try administering some triple antibiotic to the skin (don't need much, just a film). He will in all likelihood rub most of it off but it should help. I honestly think the burn is bad enough to make the frog unlikely to survive. If you know of an amphibian-savvy veterinarian then I would take him. Some vets will treat native "wild" animals for free but it could cost you a pretty penny.

[John]

Oh and give him something to hide under/in when in the temporary enclosure with the paper towels.

[frogboy]

Our frog seems to be getting better. He is completely healed on his belly but he does still have a lump on his hind leg that concerns us. it does not seem to be slowing him down. He became active and began eating again a couple of days ago.
It looked real bad for a time. Every day we prepared ourselves for the worst. I think the only thing that saved him was the fact that he was overweight. We put a paper towel on his perch and put a light coat of tripleantibiotic on the towel instead of on him directly, he laid on it most of the time and moved very little. We covered the rest of the cage with towels so he had nothing to hurt himself on. One day we checked in on him and a couple of larger crickets were chewing at the sore on his leg, we removed the larger crickets and only kept a few small in with him.
Thank You John for sharing your knowledge with us.