Vet Checkups: When and how often?

[IgbyKibbits]

Exactly! It's hard to locate a herp vet! I've only found one herp vet in my area. Luckily, it is at the same location as my other vet. I like your idea of just getting all the pet checks done at the same time. Hopefully, he has experience with frogs.

[Herpvet]

Exactly! It's hard to locate a herp vet! I've only found one herp vet in my area. Luckily, it is at the same location as my other vet. I like your idea of just getting all the pet checks done at the same time. Hopefully, he has experience with frogs.

Hi,

Just to add a couple of points here - it' worth a) finding a vet happy to deal with your pets, and b) probably registering with him/her, BEFORE you have a health problem with your frogs. You can assess him/her, and he/she will probably appreciate (possibly even with financial benefit to you!) some contact before a panic call out of hours.

Providing health care for more exotic species should be a cooperative effort between the vet and experienced keeper - it shouldn't be the vet dictating treatments which are inappropriate or impractical for the particular species you have, or conversely you coming with an internet printout-out demanding a specific treatment : ). The vet may not know all about the specifics of some rare species you have, but he/she will have appropriate medical/surgical knowledge, will be able to contact more experienced colleagues if necessary, and together you should be able to come up with the best plan for your pet's problem.

Hope this helps

Bruce.