hurt frog in wild

[Sunshine]

It sounds like you can only get the zinc ointment from a vet? You should be able to get the reptaboost from any pet store (Petsmart, Petco). I am glad she is eating for you and moving around. Can you get her to a vet to look at her mouth?

[ribit]

I will go get her some reptaboost as soon as possible.Probabaly on Saturday. i just stuck a fake plant in her cage as well. Im not sure that there are any vets in my area that now a lot about toads though. is there anything that I could put on her mouth that I could get from the Petco or petsmart, or is there any natrual remadies I could put on her mouth?

[Lija]

you can email or call Dr Frye for meds, but if you can go to any vet and ask to any broad spectrum a/b in liquid form they should be able to sell. systemic ones would be your best bet as you need to treat a lot of wounds superficial and it seems internal too. vet would have flamazine or similar too.
you can also use topical a/b creams from human pharmacy, anything without painkillers, polysporin or anything generic, just read everything on the label if not sure ask - it has to contain absolutely NO painkillers. that would work too, but not as well and fast as systemic, since you can't really get to every single place damaged. and you can combine that with melafix treatment, that stuff is available from any pet store, petsmart will have it for sure, it is in fish section in blue tallish bottles. you prepare water as per directions on a bottle and soak the toad for 20 min and then wet paper towels that he sits on with that stuff too, you can use it to spray once in a while during a day as well.do that every day changing paper towels every day as well.
you need to change that gravel that you have to plain moist paper towels. the cleaner it sits the better outcome.

[ribit]

She seems to be getting better so I think I will stick with getting melafix for her mouth, and reptaboost for her to perk up. I`ll lay down some moist paper towls for her to sit on also. She is starting to close her mouth, that is a very good sign! I came up with a unique name, and am now calling her Princess Yallita! I do know a vet wery well, she mainly majors in dogs, cats, and goats though. I will ask her if she carries any broad spectrum a/b liquid, or Zinc ointment. I am so happy that she is getting well again!

[Lija]

that is great you know a vet, she sure will have all that stuff, any broad spectrum a/b that she'd use for dog/cat would work for a frog, you don't need much, just a few drops (2-3 if a frog is small) on a back once a day for 10 days in a row, if she could give you like 1ml of a/b that would be more then enough and ask for flamazine, it is also used for dogs/cats and actually i like to use it for kids too that would be the best way to do it.

if you are using melafix make sure you use a/b cream ( neosporine, polysporine, etc without painkillers) for whatever you see damaged.

[Mentat]

...and you can combine that with melafix treatment, that stuff is available from any pet store, petsmart will have it for sure, it is in fish section in blue tallish bottles. you prepare water as per directions on a bottle and soak the toad for 20 min and then wet paper towels that he sits on with that stuff too, you can use it to spray once in a while during a day as well.do that every day changing paper towels every day as well...

Thanks Lija, did not know you can use Melafix on frogs!
For Ribit: Make sure you read bottle instructions. There is a regular version (blue Bottle Lija mentioned) and a professional version that is 10 times stronger. It has a bactericide action although takes longer to work than regular antibiotics. For fish the recommended treatment is 10-14 days; would use for that period or until frog is well.

[Lija]

did not know you can use Melafix on frogs!

you can use anything that you'd use for fish not just melafix, of course depending on what the problem is.

[ribit]

Okay thanks! I will ask the vet tomarrow about broad spectrum a/b and Zinc ointment when we go get the babie goats disbudded! Thanks Could I use melafix on her face besides the Zinc, since it is easier to get it from the petstore?

[ribit]

I asked the vet today, and she was very surprised to see a toad brought into her office! I told her what was wrong with her, and she looked in her mouth. She said that she knows nothing about toads, but she will call someone and ask for their opinion. For now I think I will go pick up some Reptaboost, and some melafix from aquarium and pets over the weekend.

[Mentat]

you can use anything that you'd use for fish not just melafix, of course depending on what the problem is.

Hi Lija! You have no idea; but with 51 years of keeping and breeding fresh and saltwater fish, you just opened pandoras box at home !

[Lija]

Hi Lija! You have no idea; but with 51 years of keeping and breeding fresh and saltwater fish, you just opened pandoras box at home !

lol I'm glad

[Louis Charles Bruckner]

Another thing you might want to add to the tank is a place for the toad to hide under.
That will lessen the stress on the toad.