HELP Please

[Alexander]

I have a little ornate pac man with a bloated forelimb what can I do to bring the swelling down he has been sitting with his eyes closed a lot and won't eat but he can still move the limb. The limb is twice the size it should be and the foot is red.

[missclick]

I would say take it to a vet i hope it will be okay

[jelkins]

If you don't have a decent herp vet, and I mean this in all seriousness, you may consider clipping off the affected apendage.

[osmbr]

you would really clip off the bad leg wouldnt that just kill it with the pain and how would you care for the open wound till it healed

[hyla]

I WOULD NOT attempt to amputate a limb, toe, or anything from a frog myself! There may be a simple remedy to solve this problem and certanly cutting it off would be stressful, painful and quite possibly lead to infection or sepsis and kill the frog.

[hyla]

Post some pictures atleast of the swollen limb, maybe someone will know more of what to do if calling or visiting a vet is not possible. A salt or sugar water bath may help with swelling? I dont know..

[Kurt]

If you don't have a decent herp vet, and I mean this in all seriousness, you may consider clipping off the affected apendage.

Amputations should ONLY be done by veterinarians.

And people who carelessly handle chainsaws.

[Skulldroog]

Amputations should ONLY be done by veterinarians.

And people who carelessly handle chainsaws.

Careful Kurt, don't want another accident. Lol..

[jelkins]

I've had 'decent' luck removing necrotic limbs from caudates and swabbing the area with standard bacterial/fungal solutions. It is risky I suppose, but there are no decent herp vets around (frankfort, ky) me that I know of. I've had two instances with tiger salamanders where I removed badly infected legs and some gills, isolated the animals, and changed their water daily...They recovered quite well, but I suppose it's ultimately a gamble.