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    Default Re: Help! I stepped on a frog :(

    I will send you a PM with my Email address. I will also look up the Family Dollar brand that you mentioned. It looks like it is the same as Neosporine though by the ingredients you listed. So long as there is nothing listed that says pain relief on the tube, it should be ok. I am so sorry it took me so long to get back to you. My baby tree frog tadpoles are morphing and I have been very busy with them and the family. If the toads foot still looks puffy and infected, you might try soaking him in a bowl of luke warm water to loosen the scab and allow it to drain. There is something you can add to the water to treat the wound as well, I will look it up for you and send it with my PM for my Email. I hope Gilbert is ok and doing a little better at least.

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    Rather than start a new thread, I thought I could just piggyback into this one.

    At work tonight I accidentally stepped on a toad. It's a common American Toad. He seems to have no limbs broken, eyes are intact and he moves around somewhat. His pale underbelly shows signs of internal bleeding and he feels very bloated. His throat sac is puffed up as well and shows no signs of deflating.
    His mouth seems full and I question if his stomach or other organs have pushed up from where they should go. He also displays a dark, purple translucent sac on the bottom left and right of his mouth at times. I've gently pushed these sacs back down and tried to see if a lubricated finger could carefully push anything out of whack back in place but it stays as is.

    What can I do to help him?

    Attached photos:

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    The following dark bubbles can be pushed down into his mouth and as you can see by the last photo, they hide away into the bottom jaw.
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    That does not look good at all... You need to take that little guy to the vet. He looks like he may need a few stitches to hold his organs down and in lace until he heals. He may not make it otherwise. Sorry to say that, but he does not look good at all. Good luck with him, he may surprise us all and make it after all though. Frogs and toads are hardy little guys.

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    Looking online, it seems that he is actually a she.

    Her swelling went down significantly the morning after those pictures were taken (which was overnight). So two mornings ago.

    I've since set her up in a quiet tank with lots of damp dirt for burrowing, a dish of water with smooth stones for gripping. I also purchased some small crickets in case she gets hungry. I also have a sun lamp that doesn't get hot but will provide warmth.

    Her throat and belly have red blood vessel bursts from what may be the long amount of time she was swollen up. Her throat sack gives up a light seeping of clear/reddish fluid. Less and less as time progresses. It has not gotten any worse. Her throat sack, sides and belly seem to have looser skin too, I'm guessing from the severe bloating.

    Here she is last night before I left for work:


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    Well I am glad she seems to be doing better. I doubt she will eat until her insides heal up completely. If there is anything you can give her to treat an internal infection, I would give it to her. I would bet money on it that the clearish/reddish fluid she is leaking out of her mouth is from and infection from the injuries. Call a local vet and see what you can give her to treat it, or look it up on here and see what others are giving their frogs/toads to treat internal infections. I know there is something that can be given to treat it I just don't know what it is. If I find out, I will post it here for you. Good luck with the little girl, and make sure she has a dry side in her tank to get out of the water. Toads don't usually stay in the water for long. I am so glad she is doing better though, congratulations. Best Wishes; MsBlueRose

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    Default Re: Help! I stepped on a frog :(

    Well, her tank has been moist but not too wet. She spends most all of her time in a little indent ion in the dirt. I don't think she's eaten any of the small crickets I gave her but I know that she's peeing.

    I took her back out to work tonight (countryside) to let her be free since I was fearing she was starving herself. Since checking on her, she swam in the pond and then hopped some. She's gotten bloated again and her jaw sac feels very dry.

    I'm wondering if I should continue to keep her. I haven't found any info online about antibiotics and I don't have a vet, as I just moved to this area... a new state... not long ago.

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    Her throat sac alarmed me with it's crinkly-ness so I put a small bit of cocoa butter lotion on it and gently massaged it in. Two hours later and it's still nice and not crinkly at all.

    Think I will take her home again until I hear from someone on here. I wish I knew what I was doing. I don't want to smother her but I also don't want to leave her to fend for herself when she needs me.

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