is this a sign of MBD or something different

[lynnsey]

OK everyone here is an update...I am great...baby is great.. He was 8lbs 4 oz and the best delivery possible...no pain and he slid right out. My pacman is still alive and eating...he is on moist paper towels...I found a rescue that said they would take him but they blew me off at the last minute. His rear leg that was infected has healed...the abscess in the pic is healed and he has drainage holes that opened up and are healing. His other rear leg swelled up and he had a hole on upper thigh. The swelling was so bad I had to disinfect a needle and make numerous pokes in the thinner parts of skin..he drained out and the swelling has gone down in 2 days. He has healing sores and swelling went down. He looks kinda blah but he is still eating and moving. I have been soaking him in warm water daily. I have been adding...now don't attack me cuz I didn't know what else to do and couldn't find a vet out here. I was soaking him in warm water and the liquid water conditioner with aloe for fish tanks...supposed to condition water and aloe is supposed to aid in healing. I ran out of that and then wondered bout the hand sanitizers. I know they clear up abscesses really good. I looked up the ingredients and if it can be used on frogs and could not find anything bout it...so I added a lil in his soaking water and have been and it has helped a **** ton with healing and swelling. I figured I had to try instead of not. He ate 5 big nightcrawlers today and is now happily digesting. I know people on here are freaking out about what I used....I'm prolly going to get cussed out but I made do with what I had and my frog looks a lot better than what he did. I am hoping he doesn't have any long term issues with anything I used...any feedback..even neg feedback..is welcomed... Please don't be mean bout it..like I stated...I am doing the best I can with what I have and considering my circumstances...I couldn't just kill him or let him die without trying. I figured as long as he is eating and has a will to live I will try my best

[DVirginiana]

The needle thing is something that's worked wonderfully on some of my snakes with mouth infections that were too small for antibiotics.

I'm glad the hand sanitizer seems to have helped with the swelling without hurting him, but I'd really recommend not using it again. The alcohol and other chemicals in hand sanitizer could really hurt a frog. One option that might be available to you is plain neosporin. You need to be sure to get the kind WITHOUT painkillers (not trying to sound obnoxious with the all-caps, it's just that if you use the kind with painkillers they will kill the frog). You can apply that directly to the skin, so it might be more effective than soaking in a diluted solution anyway.

Can you put up some pictures of him and the bad leg??

[GrifTheGreat]

OK everyone here is an update...I am great...baby is great.. He was 8lbs 4 oz and the best delivery possible...no pain and he slid right out. My pacman is still alive and eating...he is on moist paper towels...I found a rescue that said they would take him but they blew me off at the last minute. His rear leg that was infected has healed...the abscess in the pic is healed and he has drainage holes that opened up and are healing. His other rear leg swelled up and he had a hole on upper thigh. The swelling was so bad I had to disinfect a needle and make numerous pokes in the thinner parts of skin..he drained out and the swelling has gone down in 2 days. He has healing sores and swelling went down. He looks kinda blah but he is still eating and moving. I have been soaking him in warm water daily. I have been adding...now don't attack me cuz I didn't know what else to do and couldn't find a vet out here. I was soaking him in warm water and the liquid water conditioner with aloe for fish tanks...supposed to condition water and aloe is supposed to aid in healing. I ran out of that and then wondered bout the hand sanitizers. I know they clear up abscesses really good. I looked up the ingredients and if it can be used on frogs and could not find anything bout it...so I added a lil in his soaking water and have been and it has helped a **** ton with healing and swelling. I figured I had to try instead of not. He ate 5 big nightcrawlers today and is now happily digesting. I know people on here are freaking out about what I used....I'm prolly going to get cussed out but I made do with what I had and my frog looks a lot better than what he did. I am hoping he doesn't have any long term issues with anything I used...any feedback..even neg feedback..is welcomed... Please don't be mean bout it..like I stated...I am doing the best I can with what I have and considering my circumstances...I couldn't just kill him or let him die without trying. I figured as long as he is eating and has a will to live I will try my best

I'm glad everything with you, the baby, and your frog is going well.

I will recommend to not use the hand sanitizer again. It is quite toxic to frogs. Alcohol is especially dangerous, but at least you did what you could to help him. A sterilized needle can be used for abcesses that are easily accessable and not near any vital areas like the eyes.

Use Original Neosporin or Bactine for his healing wounds from now on. This will speed up the healing process and help prevent further infection. Also go out and buy some UNFLAVORED PEDIALYTE. Prepare a warm bath at a 10 to 1 ratio. So for every 10 ounces of dechlorinated water add 1 ounce unflavored pedialyte. Soak him for 20 minutes and then rinse him off with warm dechlorinated water and return him to the hospital tank. This will help him feel better because he will have lost electrolytes while fighting the infection.

Keep us posted.