HELP! Kibbits very sick!

[IgbyKibbits]

I'm going to take little Kibbits to the vet as SOON as they open on Monday, but I'm terrified of how I'm going to get him through tomorrow! Please, anyone with advice, please help!

His eyes are very cloudy (been that way since I noticed last night)! His stomach looks a little bloated (but they did get a recent big meal so I don't know if it's that, or what). He's sitting in a little pond during the day (which he never did before). Mostly I'm very concerned about the cloudy eyes. Is there anything I can do to help him? Anything I can pick up at the local pet store as a supplement of some sort until I can get him the exotic vet Monday morning? I hate that I have to wait for him to open! I would rush him there right now if I could!

Please help! I love him so much and I will be devastated if he doesn't make it through!

Sarah

[IgbyKibbits]

Okay, so now I'm really confused! I just posted that message and I was moving him to a sick tank (as to not infect Igby if Kibbits is sick), and he was jumping around and fine, but shedding a lot. He's not doing any of the normal "shedding" type of behavior, you know, the opening of the mouth type thing. But he has all the filmy secretions that he's wiping off of himself. Has anyone else seen this behavior when their frog is shedding? Sitting in water to shed/secrete?

[Kurt]

Yes I have seen this behavior before, no biggie.

[IgbyKibbits]

Kurt -

Thank you so much! After having these little guys for so long, and trying to be vigilant to catch things early, I was just so surprised to see this behavior with shedding! I've watched him carefully over the weekend just to make sure there was no other changes, and he's now sleeping comfortably in one of his usual niches in the tank.

Thank you so much for your quick reply! Glad to see I don't have a sick frog on my hands. I decided to bring them both in this morning just for a good checkup. Much rather establish a relationship with the vet now, then when I really need him.

Thanks again!

Sarah

[Kurt]

You're welcome.

[IgbyKibbits]

Hi everyone! I wish I could report some good news, but Kibbits behavior has continued to be downhill.

I've looked everywhere in my area for an herb vet and there is NO ONE : ( I am hoping you guys can give me some suggestions. I've looked everywhere online for the type of symptoms he's been exhibiting and not finding any answers!

He continues to be very very inactive, and very lethargic. We have to bother him in order to have him open his eyes. When he does, I'm not seeing any sort of cloudiness. Yet, 99% of the time, the white covering is over them, even at night when normally he'd be jumping around the cage or pouncing on crickets. He is moving from place to place (to sleep) including climbing up to various limbs and trees, but continues to be very inactive at both day and night. We haven't seen him eat, but he's not losing weight and crickets are disappearing. I haven't noticed any discoloration, or color changes apart from the fact that it looks like there are more white/green spots on him than before (the normal spots that WTFs get).

Mainly, I'm just so concerned with how lethargic he seems to be, with his eyes closed all the time! It's been this way for at least two weeks now with no change!

Again, the normal cage conditions have remained the same. The cage was just cleaned this last weekend again, so fresh water, fresh everything. All crickets are dusted with calcium once a week (with the crickets being gutloaded all through captivity). The other frog (Igby) continues to be just fine.

I'm happy to take him to a vet as soon as I find one anywhere near here that will see frogs : (. After the response last time, I figured that he was just shedding and left him be. It's just the duration of the inactivity, and the continued lethargy that is scary to me. Please help!!!