Red, raw genatilia - I'm incredibly worried! HELP!

[mpmistr]

Skittish frogs are healthy frogs. Sounds like you're making good progress if the redness is going down. Sadly I am without internet for at least a week because my new house needs line ran for the installation. Ugh.

[CaitlinAnn]

Update:

I'm beginning to feel more confident that Ghost is going to get better and is beating this. I've been closely monitoring his eye and it looks to be healing and his cloaca looks to be healing as well, and is less raw looking. It appears he's shedding a lot, but I wonder if that is part of him trying to kick whatever it is that happened to him.


One thing that confuses me, is his "dirty hands" (nuptial pads) seem to have disappeared. I know Ghost is a he, he sings and he had nuptial pads, but now they're gone. A side effect of the illness and shedding?

Ghost during healthier times with nuptial pads.

[mpmistr]

There's no real pattern to when they have nuptial pads and when they subside. He may just not be 'in the mood' because of the recent issues. Even my females some times have 'dirty hands' from time to time but not to the degree my male does.

So long as the swelling and redness is going away I would not worry.

[Mentat]

Hi Caitlin! Your frog is suffering an infection and needs some help getting over it. Get a bottle of Melafix (natural mild antibiotic) at your pet shop fish area and use it daily following label instructions for a week. Let us know how it goes with it. Do not use any products that provide a "slime coat" since the binders can harm aquatic organisms in the long run. And yes, glad you got rid of the fish and snails; both are a source of pathogens. Good luck !

[CaitlinAnn]

Thank you. I found it very difficult to refrain from treating him, so I'm on my fifth day of treating with maracyn two.

[CaitlinAnn]

Hello..I thought I'd update!

The antibiotics I was giving Ghost were complete a few days ago and I'm back to weekly water changes (vs. daily). Actually last night I did a 50% water change and cleaned the filter a bit. So here's what I've done.

Cleaned out the intake filter and impeller.
Replaced the carbon biobag cartridge and rinsed the black sponge that came with the filter.
Removed a plant that was beginning to rot
Vacuumed up the algae in the gravel and scrubbed the sides of the aquarium

Either this weekend or next week I'm going to grab some more anubias, as they seem to be the best plants for Ghost and this aquarium. Hopefully it will make up for the few I had to throw away and the small ones that are coming a part.

He still does not have his "dirty hands" back and he's not singing yet, but I'm finally positive that he's going to mostly recover if not fully.
His eye is still not healed fully. It looks like his lens is missing and I'm watching to see if he's going to be blind in that eye, but its no longer red and shows signs of healing, as does his cloaca. He's also feistier. Instead of just floating on top, if he hears me walking around he'll torpedo down to the bottom like he used to (something he didn't really do while he was sick).

What I'm worried about is he seems a little lumpy when before he was smoothe and I'm wondering if its not some form of soft bloating. He's actually smaller than he was before this illness began, but his skin is not as smooth as it was and its also more yellow in appearance.

Anyways, here are my update photos.

The tank as it appears now.


Ghost resting on my hand last night. He'll still give "cuddles" like this, but he's no where near as docile as he was. I was also over feeding before he was sick so maybe its just normal weightloss from eating less.

Anyways thanks again you guys!

[Mentat]

Maracyn Two is a good anti-biotic if the bacteria you are dealing with is Gram Negative. If not; it's ineffective. Recommend do a week of daily Melafix treatments to try and get rid of bacteria fully. Yep, that eye appears to have physical damage to it's insides and is probably gone .