Please help - terrible RETF accident!!!

[Heatheranne]

P.S. She is likely eating her shed. This will also give her some protein. Have you found any shed below where she had shed?

[Bolisnide]

thanks, heather!
I never see any shed left, she's surely eating it...

And... just thought I'd pass on my success (the frog's success), she ate one small cricket dusted in rept-boost yippee! I dropped the cricket in her mouth while she 'yawned', and miraculously she swallowed it! I would have attempted another, but she seemed annoyed. I left a bowl of crickets in her bowl dusted with repashy calcium plus, and just checked, and she hasn't eaten any of those....

I wasn't able to get a photo of her eye, but it basically looks black like the rest of her abrasions. The black is like a scab? I wasn't sure because when I gently felt the abrasions, they felt like the rest of her skin.

Thank you both for your help! I'll see how she does tomorrow night and let you know. I'll maybe try and plop another cricket in her mouth while she's shedding again? Just to get more nutrition in her...

xoxoxo
<3

[flybyferns]

thanks, heather!
I never see any shed left, she's surely eating it...

And... just thought I'd pass on my success (the frog's success), she ate one small cricket dusted in rept-boost yippee! I dropped the cricket in her mouth while she 'yawned', and miraculously she swallowed it! I would have attempted another, but she seemed annoyed. I left a bowl of crickets in her bowl dusted with repashy calcium plus, and just checked, and she hasn't eaten any of those....

I wasn't able to get a photo of her eye, but it basically looks black like the rest of her abrasions. The black is like a scab? I wasn't sure because when I gently felt the abrasions, they felt like the rest of her skin.

Thank you both for your help! I'll see how she does tomorrow night and let you know. I'll maybe try and plop another cricket in her mouth while she's shedding again? Just to get more nutrition in her...

xoxoxo
<3

Oh! I'm so excited. Good for you ! You did it !
Lynn

[Heatheranne]

You're welcome . Yay! I'm so glad it worked. I'd continue for a day or two and then let her try and eat again.

[Heatheranne]

Yes, the black is like a scab. It's actually dead tissue. My frog's skin did the same thing. It will shed off with nice new skin underneath. If I can find pictures I'll show you. It's been a while. I might still have an old one though.

[GrifTheGreat]

How's your baby doing Bolisnide?

[Bolisnide]

How's your baby doing Bolisnide?

Thanks for checking in!
She's doing very well. I had to drop crickets in her mouth for 2 nights in a row, but is now eating on her own again. Not as ferociously as before, but she is eating on her own again. I'll post an updated picture soon.
Her scabs are also doing well. She is healing, but it is taking a long time (in my opinion), but I suppose that's normal. Her accident took place two weeks ago on Monday...

[GrifTheGreat]

Thanks for checking in!
She's doing very well. I had to drop crickets in her mouth for 2 nights in a row, but is now eating on her own again. Not as ferociously as before, but she is eating on her own again. I'll post an updated picture soon.

That's good to hear. Lynn is a master of the sneak and feed while the frog is shedding. Its a good trick.

[flybyferns]

Thanks for checking in!
She's doing very well. I had to drop crickets in her mouth for 2 nights in a row, but is now eating on her own again. Not as ferociously as before, but she is eating on her own again. I'll post an updated picture soon.
Her scabs are also doing well. She is healing, but it is taking a long time (in my opinion), but I suppose that's normal. Her accident took place two weeks ago on Monday...

Hooray !
Now you can help other FF members that need help w/ feeding a RE that is under the weather! Congratulations !
They are soooooo needy sometimes.
Lynn

[Heatheranne]

Yay! Great job!

[Heatheranne]

Here are the phases of Twigs healing.

Twigs wounds...abscesses and bacterial infection. Poor little guy.


As they were healing, the outer skin died...sorry for the poor picture, but you can see the blackness.



Here is Twigs now...new blue skin grew in underneath and the black sloughed off...

[deranged chipmunk]

that is awesome!! i lurked this thread and learned a whole bunch. i am so happy for you that Twigs is doing so much better!! great job!!

[Heatheranne]

Thank you .

[Bolisnide]

Here are the phases of Twigs healing.

Twigs wounds...abscesses and bacterial infection. Poor little guy.


As they were healing, the outer skin died...sorry for the poor picture, but you can see the blackness.



Here is Twigs now...new blue skin grew in underneath and the black sloughed off...

Thank you for sharing, Twiggy looks great! Mine still has black 'scabs', but they are shrinking, slowly... Her eye drops will be done tomorrow (dr. frye said 2 weeks on the drops, and her eye is still not completely healed), but he didn't specify how long to use the SSD cream? Should I continue to use the cream and eye drops until the black scabs fade? Stop the eye drops after tomorrow, and continue the SSD cream?
Again, thank you for the help, and all of your concern.

[flybyferns]

Thank you for sharing, Twiggy looks great! Mine still has black 'scabs', but they are shrinking, slowly... Her eye drops will be done tomorrow (dr. frye said 2 weeks on the drops, and her eye is still not completely healed), but he didn't specify how long to use the SSD cream? Should I continue to use the cream and eye drops until the black scabs fade? Stop the eye drops after tomorrow, and continue the SSD cream?
Again, thank you for the help, and all of your concern.

Hi Bolisnide,
I would update Dr Frye. If he is unaware of how the healing is progressing , he is unable to adjust the original treatment plan. It's really that simple. This is one of the those situations where : #1 he is really terrific and will continue to help you; #2 you have worked so hare , you don't want any chances of stopping anything too soon !
You are doing this! It's rewarding work..right ! Is is hunting for his own crickets? If he is still reluctant put MORE in! How frequently are you dusting with both vits and calcium. What are your crickets eating?


Congratulations !

Twiggy's story is amazing. He was really sick. I think Heath spends her days off driving to yuckie pet stores lking for rescues!

Lynn

[Heatheranne]

Hi .

Yes, I think you're right Lynn . It must be the nurturing part of us . I can't bear to see things hurt without wanting to help. I love to see them happy and hopping around, calling, etc., as they should.

I went to a pet store on Tuesday. Of course I browsed through the frogs and reptiles. They had a dead/dehydrated green tree frog in the tank. So sad . If he were alive I'd have brought him home, no doubt.

I'm going to have to start that zoo I speak of someday if I keep healing them. I could use a co-owner btw .

I would estimate it to take about 6 weeks for healing. This is the trend I have observed. Dr.Frye guided me through the process. He basically had me continue the antibiotics until they were healed. I sent him pictures along the way. I would recommend too that you contact him, as Lynn has mentioned, so he knows where in the healing process your frog is. My estimate is 6 weeks of treatment though.

Is he eating? Is he still resting a bit extra? How does his energy seem?

Keep up the great work! These are valuable frog care lessons you are learning. You'll be amazed when he is better knowing you are the one that pulled him through.

Just like kids, they can get sick and injured. I think these skills are important to know, especially considering the lack of herp vets. We are very fortunate to have a vet that will work with us in this manner.

This is the great part about a forum. We can share photos, great stories, care tips, and valuable lessons. Plus, we meet great friends along the way who love frogs too .

[Bolisnide]

Thanks, Ladies/Mamas!
I do very much feel like this frog's mom, even though I'm the horrible cause of her injuries
Heather, I would love to be a worker at your zoo ! Too bad we're far away from one another!
I will update Dr. Frye, and see what he would advise. It seems though, based on your experience, I should continue with the antibiotics....?
Here are a couple new photos. They're pretty bad quality, but you may be able to see the light spot underneath the left eye, on her back? This was black, but is now bright green. Hoping this is new skin and not another problem I should be concerned with?

I still can't get a very good photo of her eye. But it looks black, like before.... Her eye, BTW, is fine, it is only abrasion near the eye, at the corner.
She's eating, only about 1-2 crickets per night, last night zero.
She still rests a lot, and energy is still low.
I feed the crickets Repashy Gut load, produce (carrots, kale, lettuce, apples, celery), and they were also getting flukers thirst quencher fortified with calcium, but I am now using the Repashy Hydro loader instead of that (as of a couple days ago).
I dust the crickets with Repashy Calcium plus at every feeding, and on the two nights I fed her while she shed, the crickets were dusted with ReptiBoost (which really helped her to start eating on her own again).



This has been so hard, but I really feel devoted to all of my animals, and always do what I need to do to get them better (just like my child).
I have learned so much, and am so grateful for all of your help!

[Heatheranne]

She is healing well. Yes, continue the antibiotics, ssd cream, and eye medication. I would actually continue the full 6 weeks. Each of the 3 times I've done rescues it has taken 6 weeks for full recovery for them.

Cut back to calcium every other night now. That will be plenty. Too much can be bad too. Every other night is just right. If she doesn't eat at least every 2 to 3 days, feed her when she sheds. I'm so glad you didn't have to force feed her.

Accidents happen. You've done a great job recovering her. They can sometimes get hurt on their own, so now you'll know what you need to do. Sometimes bad experiences can turn into great learning experiences. You'll be able to teach others now too .


Serena, Hector, & Cassie....before & after

[Bolisnide]

Cut back to calcium every other night now. That will be plenty. Too much can be bad too. Every other night is just right. If she doesn't eat at least every 2 to 3 days, feed her when she sheds. I'm so glad you didn't have to force feed her.

This has been an ongoing debate in which I can't get a concrete answer on....
Above is the Repashy Calcium Plus, which states to dust with every feeding? It's like a cricket balancer, from what I understand. It contains vits and calcium.
Would you still advise every other night with this stuff? Of course if that is better, I will switch to every other night...

Thanks for your encouragement, you all have been so nice!

[Heatheranne]

My buddy uses repashy too. He uses his every feeding. He has pixies and a pac. It could be fine. I use fluker's, which may be the difference. Golly, I can't say that I'm sure now. Maybe make another post. Repashy is excellent, I hear. I think the directions would be accurate. I think it should be good.

Yw Happy to help.