Please help - terrible RETF accident!!!

[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!