Feeding a malnourished Firebelly toad?

[Hoppity100]

Oh, glad you wrote. One cricket in the water should not cause this, do you recall when you had changed water prior to the illness or dead cricket? He may have stopped eating before you forgot about him for a week? Could it have been more than a week? A topical ointment does not work fast and how would it stay on if he gets wet? Is his skin any worse? You are going to start medication? what form, liquid? I have to ask alot of questions, otherwise I won't know. Did he swim because he ate or the water was changed? I can't figure out why he swam either. Maybe you can write and give more details? Thanks

[sjham16]

Oh, glad you wrote. One cricket in the water should not cause this, do you recall when you had changed water prior to the illness or dead cricket? He may have stopped eating before you forgot about him for a week? Could it have been more than a week? A topical ointment does not work fast and how would it stay on if he gets wet? Is his skin any worse? You are going to start medication? what form, liquid? I have to ask alot of questions, otherwise I won't know. Did he swim because he ate or the water was changed? I can't figure out why he swam either. Maybe you can write and give more details? Thanks

Yeah, I changed the water before that!
And I think the white spot thing got bigger. But he seems more active?????
I used Neosporin to treat the infected areas. I think the med would stay on because he keeps his head above water.
Dr. F recommended me some medication things, and I'm trying to scrap up money to buy them.
I hope that answered your questions....

Here are some more notes on the frog.....

He smells kinda funny???? He smells like his tank. Should I somehow give him a "bath" (no soap and water, just pouring water on him)? Or is he just a frog being a frog?
I'm going to try to force feed him tomorrow (if it works).
His skin color changes into 50 different shades of green.

[Hoppity100]

So you don't have enough money to care for him? If your tank smells and he smells then something is wrong. Mine don't change into 50 shades of green. I'm not convinced that you know what you are doing. Can't you take everything out of the tank then rinse it and change the water? Did you let your tank go? No I'm not sure you answered my questions.

[Sasha]

You need to put this frog in a CLEAN quarantine tank with a large water dish with clean dechlorinated water that should be changed at least DAILY. I don't keep firebelly's myself but I see them in the pet store all the time in just a large bowl sitting in it and hanging around the edges, so this should suffice until you can clean his tank. The frog needs a sterile environment while it's healing. While he is in there you need to tear apart his other tank and completely sterilize everything that is in there. You can clean the tank with 1 part bleach to 10 parts hot water. Then rinse, rinse, rinse until you don't smell the bleach anymore. When you think you don't smell it, rinse it 3 more times. Then when you think you don't smell it, ask someone else to smell it! Then dry it out real good. He smells funny because he has an infection on his head and he's in a dirty tank. Don't clean the tank "soon" clean it NOW!

You did good by contacting Dr. Frye and scraping up the money to get the medicine needed. Hopefully all of this is going to help your little buddy.

[Hoppity100]

Yep, this is what I would have done except I take care of my frogs every day, just got back from buying crickets in fact.