Badly badly injured Bullfrog

[GrifTheGreat]

I'm using hose water and fresh lake water. I'll keep using the neosporin! Thank you!

Lake water will not be clean and contains bacteria that could infect the wound further and the hose water has chlorine.

[yug0]

Oh...yikes. I'll be taking him to the DNR today to see if they can help him. Surprisingly, overnight, a bit of the swelling in his leg has gone down. I'm hoping they can help him!

[GrifTheGreat]

Oh...yikes. I'll be taking him to the DNR today to see if they can help him. Surprisingly, overnight, a bit of the swelling in his leg has gone down. I'm hoping they can help him!

I commend your efforts. Most people wouldn't go through such a task to save a wild Frog.

[yug0]

Thanks...unfortunately, the DNR offices were closed today. I ended up taking him home with me (had found him on the side of the road near my grandparent's place, far out in the country). He's doing better. He's more perky, and his leg is even more less swollen. Until I can take him somewhere, I'll just keep doing what I've been doing, because it seems to be working! My grandparents had some mealworms for fishing, so i brought those home and put a few in his aquarium. I'm no expert on frogs(I joined here basically because i needed advice for this big guy), but do you think he'll eat the mealworms?

[GrifTheGreat]

Thanks...unfortunately, the DNR offices were closed today. I ended up taking him home with me (had found him on the side of the road near my grandparent's place, far out in the country). He's doing better. He's more perky, and his leg is even more less swollen. Until I can take him somewhere, I'll just keep doing what I've been doing, because it seems to be working! My grandparents had some mealworms for fishing, so i brought those home and put a few in his aquarium. I'm no expert on frogs(I joined here basically because i needed advice for this big guy), but do you think he'll eat the mealworms?

I'd offer locusts(grass hoppers), Crickets, and earthworms. Mealworms are not a good frog food.

[evangelist6589]

Thanks...unfortunately, the DNR offices were closed today. I ended up taking him home with me (had found him on the side of the road near my grandparent's place, far out in the country). He's doing better. He's more perky, and his leg is even more less swollen. Until I can take him somewhere, I'll just keep doing what I've been doing, because it seems to be working! My grandparents had some mealworms for fishing, so i brought those home and put a few in his aquarium. I'm no expert on frogs(I joined here basically because i needed advice for this big guy), but do you think he'll eat the mealworms?

Thank you for your efforts. I am so angered by the many You Tube videos of idiots and cruel people abusing frogs. Perhaps I should not look up the word frog on YouTube again. Keep us posted on the outcome of the frog.

[yug0]

Thank you for your efforts. I am so angered by the many You Tube videos of idiots and cruel people abusing frogs. Perhaps I should not look up the word frog on YouTube again. Keep us posted on the outcome of the frog.

Yup Yup! I took him to a dog/cat vet down the street, because that's the only vet around here unfortunately. They gave him some antibiotics (pill form of betadyne i believe?? not sure, it was beta-something). You're supposed to give it to him every day for ten days. I hope it's gonna help him! I've got some crickets too, how many should i give him a day?

[Pluke]

It almost looks as if the frog lost it's skin completely on that part of it's leg.. hard to tell from the pics, it's good to hear he's getting better though. Good job.

[Nevfalath]

Can he move his leg or does it feel broken?

[yug0]

Can he move his leg or does it feel broken?

Well, he CAN move his upper leg, but his lower leg/foot drags behind him...it's incredibly swollen