bubble/swelling on front leg

[DeeDub]

That's pretty sweet. I love when stores don't know what they have. There is a thread on here where someone picked up a "black throated fantasy frog".... Cornuta!!! Awesome find...now I need to find that stuff. All I'v found lately locally was an overpriced, turd brown with a little green fantasy that ended up with a deviated hyoid (bone in the throat?)?? I saw it when I went to pick it up and they wouldn't discount the little dude. He's still there and has at least fattened up some.

On a good note, I was pissed so I went and put an add on FC and Mikesfrogs replied pointing me to this site. Now I have two cornuta and a peppermint on the way tomorrow.. ;-)

[Burra]

Ok, he's exactly the same today, no worse, no better. He was hiding in his fake plant, probably because I scared him for the pics last night. He gets stressed much easier than my previous frog, so let's hope he's ok with his vet visit at 4:15 today! (That's EST for my far away froggie friends!)

Thanks for the help, I'll keep everyone posted on what the vet says.

[Burra]

On a good note, I was pissed so I went and put an add on FC and Mikesfrogs replied pointing me to this site. Now I have two cornuta and a peppermint on the way tomorrow.. ;-)[/QUOTE]

Awesome! I'd love to get a cornuta someday! Like, after I pay this vet bill!

[DVirginiana]

That's pretty sweet. I love when stores don't know what they have.

Except when they try to sell you a plain brown cranwelli for $40 because they are living in imagination land and think it's an ornate

[Lija]

with as much certainty as i can have over the monitor screen i think it is an abscess ( infection), location is pretty typical as well the fact of appearing over night, it needs surgical attention, take it to the vet asap. and please keep us updated.

[GrifTheGreat]

with as much certainty as i can have over the monitor screen i think it is an abscess ( infection), location is pretty typical as well the fact of appearing over night, it needs surgical attention, take it to the vet asap. and please keep us updated.

Someone has been doing their homework and some extra credit

[Lija]

Someone has been doing their homework and some extra credit

:lol:

[Burra]

Well, back from the vet. He thinks it is an infection, BUT is concerned that it might also be starting on this other leg. It's hard to tell for sure, their legs are so chubby, but if it is, then it may instead be liver failure. We are doing an antibiotic for 1 week and if there is no change he wants to do a work up to check his organ function. Until them he wants him on paper towels and as clean as possible as eco earth holds bacteria.

Here is the one thing I'm kind of confused on. The vet said that even though he is an albino, he absolutely needs some UVB light to process his calcium. He said just a few hours of a full spectrum light daily. Everything I see says different, that the UVB light will burn him. Any comments from long term albino keepers?

So $78 dollars later I have to wait a week and see. Oh, and try to medicate a frog.

[GrifTheGreat]

Well, back from the vet. He thinks it is an infection, BUT is concerned that it might also be starting on this other leg. It's hard to tell for sure, their legs are so chubby, but if it is, then it may instead be liver failure. We are doing an antibiotic for 1 week and if there is no change he wants to do a work up to check his organ function. Until them he wants him on paper towels and as clean as possible as eco earth holds bacteria.

Here is the one thing I'm kind of confused on. The vet said that even though he is an albino, he absolutely needs some UVB light to process his calcium. He said just a few hours of a full spectrum light daily. Everything I see says different, that the UVB light will burn him. Any comments from long term albino keepers?

So $78 dollars later I have to wait a week and see. Oh, and try to medicate a frog.

UVB can blind them and burn their skin. Use a calcium supplement that contains Vitamin D3. This replaces the need for UVB lighting since UVB radiation is used to produce Vitamin D3 naturally in the body. It is unnecessary and dangerous for Albinos.

When your frog Urinates is there mucus in its urine?

Liver cancer is a possibility. They will get fluid blisters and also will begin to bloat when the liver begins to shut down. There is no know treatment for Liver Cancer in amphibians.

Lets hope it is just an infection. I lost one recently to Liver Cancer.

[Lija]

Well, back from the vet. He thinks it is an infection, BUT is concerned that it might also be starting on this other leg. It's hard to tell for sure, their legs are so chubby, but if it is, then it may instead be liver failure. We are doing an antibiotic for 1 week and if there is no change he wants to do a work up to check his organ function. Until them he wants him on paper towels and as clean as possible as eco earth holds bacteria.

Here is the one thing I'm kind of confused on. The vet said that even though he is an albino, he absolutely needs some UVB light to process his calcium. He said just a few hours of a full spectrum light daily. Everything I see says different, that the UVB light will burn him. Any comments from long term albino keepers?

So $78 dollars later I have to wait a week and see. Oh, and try to medicate a frog.

that is part of keeping pets, you have to pay vet bills, I'm glad you took him in, my highest vet bill for exotic animal was over 300$ for hamster and similar for a frog (that is with huge employee discount). To medicate a frog is not that difficult by the way especially when they're tong trained.
what you were told to do sounds like a very good plan, remember to change paper towels every day

[Lija]

Now I have two cornuta and a peppermint on the way tomorrow.. ;-)

to say I'm jealous would be understatement :lol: