Spring Sickness?

[GrifTheGreat]

Sounds like shedding to me. They do this when shoving something in their mouths. I'm not quite sure what is wrong. Have you tested your water quality lately?

[kar2888]

pretty sure he's not eating his skin. looks a lot like yawning but I know frogs don't do that. Took him to the vet, but all he did was issue some antibiotics which I hope will help. He didn't know what was wrong, but said it might be respiratory. Here's a pic of her. I put her on her rock, hasn't moved in about 12 hours. When she was healthy she never used it, was always in the water. P.H. around 7-7.5, using tetra filter and pump. water temp about 78 degrees

[kar2888]

She looks swollen to me, but the vet did say the one thing he was sure of was that it wasn't adema.

[GrifTheGreat]

She looks swollen to me, but the vet did say the one thing he was sure of was that it wasn't adema.

Just looks plump to me. Budgett's are naturally chubby, but bloating on a near fully aquatic frog is normally edema, but there are a few kinds of bloat. Hard and soft are usually how they're described. Hard bloat can be caused by a internal bacterial infection. Soft bloat is is edema, Dropsy, or issues with their osmonic system.

There are many causes of bloat though so I can't determine from here.

Is it hard or soft?

[kar2888]

usually she's not so plump, got that way when she got sick. It's a soft bloat. today was the first day she reacted to me trying to give her medicine, she tried to get away with was a good thing. She's still not moving right though, real sluggish, the vet prescribed baytril?
she looks better, but somethings still wrong.

[GrifTheGreat]

usually she's not so plump, got that way when she got sick. It's a soft bloat. today was the first day she reacted to me trying to give her medicine, she tried to get away with was a good thing. She's still not moving right though, real sluggish, the vet prescribed baytril?
she looks better, but somethings still wrong.

Antibiotics take time to work and especially in amphibians. They take a long time to heal so you will need to be patient and persevere. Keep treating her. If you are worried about her not eating you can buy some Fluker's Repta Boost and administer dosage according to the instruction sheet included in the box. This is a medicated supplement for sick and malnourished reptiles and amphibians. You will have to force feed the dose using the syringe that is also included in the box. Use a plastic spoon upsidedown placed between the upper and lower jaw to gently and carefully pry the frog's mouth open to administer the dose. Once a day or once every other day may help keep her energy level up.

[kar2888]

thanks for the info. I was a little worried cause it's been a few weeks since she last ate. Will try and pick up some tomorrow.