Dragon wing ornate -- vomiting update

[emandkel]

I've finally figured out the pattern this little one has is considered to be "dragon wing." Actually the container was labeled "dragon" when I got it but I didn't know what that meant.

This is the one that I've had some issues with -- a few weeks back it vomited up it's worms it ate. I took it to a vet, who, after a negative fecal test, felt it was stress related and feeding too many worms at a time. Two or three days after I had posted about the worms, it ate eagerly again, and the day after, then threw up again and stopped eating for a week or so.

I then force fed it a mixture of repti-aid and pacman food and it kept the food down. Two days later, it eagerly ate a worm. Since then, I've fed it a small nightcrawler (about 3 inches) every other night and it's been fine. Tuesday night, it ate 2 small nightcrawlers. Wednesday night, 24 hours after eating, I witnessed it vomiting.

Today, I took it to a different vet along with a fecal sample (luckily it pooped last night!). Some blood cells were found in the smear but no worm eggs. The floatation, however, had unidentified worms or worm eggs that he'd never seen before. The vet gave me Panacur to give weekly for the next 4 weeks, in hopes that this will solve his issue.

Here's a couple of pictures of the little one (around 2"), taken after I got home from the vet, still in his little Kritter Keeper I took him in. I like his pattern and hope he gets through this. The other ornate I got at the same time has been fine (and is bigger, about 2.5 - 3")

[Lija]

did they check for pathogenic protozoa? keeping my fingers crossed for this beauty, hope panacur will help.

[emandkel]

did they check for pathogenic protozoa? keeping my fingers crossed for this beauty, hope panacur will help.

He didn't mention anything about that. What would be the treatment if he has the protozoa?

I wish I could have gotten him into another vet that may have more knowledge/experience (vet school). But they couldn't see him until Tuesday and I work weekdays and for a vet visit like this it would need to be a drop off/pick up or take some time off -- with my work schedule and the vet school's hours it would need to be some planned time off. I had/have Thursday and Friday off this week (planned days off).

This vet had been recommended by a knowledgeable local pet store. So I took the only appointment this particular vet had.

Anyway, hopefully the panacur will work. I have to try it and give it some time to work before I spend more money on another vet visit.

Another edit: Just called the vet clinic and had the receptionist ask the vet. He said he didn't see any pathogenic protozoa.

[GrifTheGreat]

He didn't mention anything about that. What would be the treatment if he has the protozoa?

I wish I could have gotten him into another vet that may have more knowledge/experience (vet school). But they couldn't see him until Tuesday and I work weekdays and for a vet visit like this it would need to be a drop off/pick up or take some time off -- with my work schedule and the vet school's hours it would need to be some planned time off. I had/have Thursday and Friday off this week (planned days off).

This vet had been recommended by a knowledgeable local pet store. So I took the only appointment this particular vet had.

Anyway, hopefully the panacur will work. I have to try it and give it some time to work before I spend more money on another vet visit.

Another edit: Just called the vet clinic and had the receptionist ask the vet. He said he didn't see any pathogenic protozoa.

Usually a Panacur/Flagyl suspension will rid the frog of both parasitic worms and Protozoa.

[emandkel]

I gave it it's first dose of Panacur earlier today. Tonight, he/she eagerly took a small worm. I'll see how that goes before I offer more tomorrow or the next evening.

[mikesfrogs]

If it has parasites or worms the dewormer needs to be done atleast 3 days in a row.

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[emandkel]

If it has parasites or worms the dewormer needs to be done atleast 3 days in a row.

The vet said one dose per week for 4 weeks. Is this wrong? I've seen varying opinions on this on the internet. If I give him a daily dose, how long do I need to continue it, and does it need to be repeated again after a certain time span?

[GrifTheGreat]

The vet said one dose per week for 4 weeks. Is this wrong? I've seen varying opinions on this on the internet. If I give him a daily dose, how long do I need to continue it, and does it need to be repeated again after a certain time span?

No. One dose per week for 4 weeks is the standard dosing. It should be fine. If you like you can hide the dose in a ball of Pacman Food so you don't have to force feed him and stress him out. This is how I dose those who accept Pac food.

I flatten out a piece, place the drop of dewormer on the flattened food, and then fold it into a pouch. The drop remains in the Pacman Food pocket and the frog accepts the food and meds at the same time. Far less stressful, but if he won't eat that particular night then you will have to force feed him the dose.