I need sick toad advice

[notshy]

Feeling a little frustrated here on the issue of Toad medical care. Has anyone found any really helpful sites dealing with Toad emergencies??? I, like Jessifer, need someplace to get legit "how to fix it" when **** goes down - because sometimes it does. I'm not talking about regular care, I've researched very thoroughly and am providing the best maintenance care possible for our Buntah (bufo americanus), but where do I turn when there is an emergency, something out of the ordinary? For example; about a half hour ago, Buntah blapped my daughters nose. Normally not a problem but this morning my daughter had a blemish cream on the end of her nose. What do I do with that? No Herpotologists in our area (and why do these things always happen on a Sunday??!!!) to call so I hit the internet with my list of ingredients and is this harmful to my toad or not. Half an hour of "zinc oxide poisoning in everything from dogs to livestock" but no Toad info, oh yeah, and witchcraft, the history of Toads being used in witchcraft! Seriously, I don't need to know spells involving frog-legs or toad licking, I need REAL, TRUE answers to emergency questions for our very loved Buntah!! Help anyone!!

[LilyPad]

Feeling a little frustrated here on the issue of Toad medical care. Has anyone found any really helpful sites dealing with Toad emergencies??? I, like Jessifer, need someplace to get legit "how to fix it" when **** goes down - because sometimes it does. I'm not talking about regular care, I've researched very thoroughly and am providing the best maintenance care possible for our Buntah (bufo americanus), but where do I turn when there is an emergency, something out of the ordinary? For example; about a half hour ago, Buntah blapped my daughters nose. Normally not a problem but this morning my daughter had a blemish cream on the end of her nose. What do I do with that? No Herpotologists in our area (and why do these things always happen on a Sunday??!!!) to call so I hit the internet with my list of ingredients and is this harmful to my toad or not. Half an hour of "zinc oxide poisoning in everything from dogs to livestock" but no Toad info, oh yeah, and witchcraft, the history of Toads being used in witchcraft! Seriously, I don't need to know spells involving frog-legs or toad licking, I need REAL, TRUE answers to emergency questions for our very loved Buntah!! Help anyone!!

This is where I found my vet - Herp Vet Connection

Hopefully that will help you out. Otherwise you can always call an E-vet in your area and see if they have ANY advice to dispense. If you need help urgently, you can always post a new thread on here and if someone has an answer they can help you out. Sometimes situations are just unheard of in the community or out of the realm of online advice though.

[notshy]

Thank You LilyPad! I went to that website. They had three vets listed for this area, one of them I found from another website. Been calling that one all day. Their recording says they're a staff meeting all day. On the site you suggested, I tried the other two numbers, neither are open on Sunday. One gave a number for the Animal Emergency Care - tried them, they have no one working there who knows anything about amphibian persons. I think you put it well when you said some things were outside the realm of online advice. Apparently amphibian needs are a tiny field of specialization.

We've been keeping a close eye on our girl and so far she seems fine. Will make some more calls tomorrow though, would like to feel more confident about the situation. Thank You for your input, it was helpful!

[Mentat]

... I'm not talking about regular care, I've researched very thoroughly and am providing the best maintenance care possible for our Buntah (bufo americanus), but where do I turn when there is an emergency, something out of the ordinary? For example; about a half hour ago, Buntah blapped my daughters nose. Normally not a problem but this morning my daughter had a blemish cream on the end of her nose. What do I do with that? No Herpotologists in our area (and why do these things always happen on a Sunday??!!!) to call so I hit the internet with my list of ingredients and is this harmful to my toad or not. Half an hour of "zinc oxide poisoning in everything from dogs to livestock" but no Toad info, oh yeah, and witchcraft, the history of Toads being used in witchcraft! Seriously, I don't need to know spells involving frog-legs or toad licking, I need REAL, TRUE answers to emergency questions for our very loved Buntah!! Help anyone!!

When it comes to frog/toad care... and ounce of prevention is truly worth a pound of cure. IRT case you mention and because of frogs/toads skin; they should not be exposed to any chemicals. That means limited handling and if needed, use gloves or wash hands well and follow that with a dechlorinated water rinse. Also, they should not be placed on any surface that has been exposed to household chemicals (cleaners, deodorizers, disinfectants, etc.).

As you realized with Buntah's exposure to a blemish skin cream; there is no information available. So for that kind of emergency there is not much you can do; but pray and hope the frog's liver can process or store the toxic chemical. Is some exposure situations, even a veterinary might be unable to do much and treat the frog, because there just is no previous research on how to treat it.

It does not matter Buntah is a special toad that behaves like a mammal; it is still a toad and it's care and handling has to match it's biological limitations. I'm very sorry; but we do not have the answers to every possible emergency situation . Hope Buntah is OK and good luck !