Swollen leg update, need advice!!

[DVirginiana]

On the bright side, it seems like you found a decent exotics vet. Sorry to hear that that's still the diagnosis though But yeah, everything you said just now makes sense. Hopefully your frog will be able to keep living a relatively normal life for awhile though?

[monster]

Ya I hope she will be able to have somewhat of a life and not pass on me sooner then later. And lija if u read this tonight here are the answers to your other questions, I first really noticed the back leg a couple of weeks ago. Before the leg I noticed she looked a bit big under her chin but I thought being a pacman frog that it was probably just her fattening up. It was when I noticed the leg and put 2and 2 together and thought hey wait something isn't right. I clean her enclosure every month on the 20th, is that to long? And I don't why I picked that day I just did for some reason. When I clean out her terrarium I use this fluckers reptile terrarium scrub, I was told it was ok to use and I scrub everything with that then rinse everything off and out with hot water with reptisafe in it. I then dry everything off before putting it back. I use tapwater with reptisafe for everything water wise. And even though she doesn't go in the water dish I change it every day to every second day. If im doing something wrong please let me know, my cleanings take an eternity. Oh and when she drained the liquid today with the needle she took it from the leg and the side, and yes her left side was bad it wasn't just the picture. Oops im editing because I forgot something, she has never been a good pooper but when she does go it looks healthy. It comes out in one piece no diarrhea or super hard, just seems normal. last night was the first time she refused to eat, and that would have been her normal every 3rd night feeding. And I doubt shes going to want to eat tonight after everything she went through today. And she said to give her the antibiotics bath in something that will fit in the enclosure so she wont be as stressed and she will stay warm enough.

[DVirginiana]

Ya I hope she will be able to have somewhat of a life and not pass on me sooner then later. And lija if u read this tonight here are the answers to your other questions, I first really noticed the back leg a couple of weeks ago. Before the leg I noticed she looked a bit big under her chin but I thought being a pacman frog that it was probably just her fattening up. It was when I noticed the leg and put 2and 2 together and thought hey wait something isn't right. I clean her enclosure every month on the 20th, is that to long? And I don't why I picked that day I just did for some reason. When I clean out her terrarium I use this fluckers reptile terrarium scrub, I was told it was ok to use and I scrub everything with that then rinse everything off and out with hot water with reptisafe in it. I then dry everything off before putting it back. I use tapwater with reptisafe for everything water wise. And even though she doesn't go in the water dish I change it every day to every second day. If im doing something wrong please let me know, my cleanings take an eternity. Oh and when she drained the liquid today with the needle she took it from the leg and the side, and yes her left side was bad it wasn't just the picture.

Once a month cleaning is fine. With kidney damage you may want to try cleaning every two weeks? Since they can absorb toxins through their skin it might be worth looking into (someone who knows more about kidneys should chime in on this, because it makes sense in my head, but idk whether it'd actually benefit anything or not).

Everything else you mentioned sounds fine.

[monster]

Thank you so much, that makes me feel abit better. And ya the every 2 weeks cleaning actually sounds like a good idea. Do you think I should try and feed her tonight or do you think it would be pointless from all the stress today?

[DVirginiana]

Thank you so much, that makes me feel abit better. And ya the every 2 weeks cleaning actually sounds like a good idea. Do you think I should try and feed her tonight or do you think it would be pointless from all the stress today?

Don't think it'd hurt anything to offer food.

[Lija]

Cory! Im so happy you found a vet who knows what s/he is doing. After the first vet it sounded iffy, this time all i have to say the vet def. knows what s/he is doing. All the right tests and correct game plan, antibiotics is what I was about to suggest too.
Whatever we can do over the Internet can't be compared to these specific tests that were done and the results that shows a problem.
Keep that vet phone close and don't loose it, it is the one to keep!

Please keep us updating on lillypad condition, hope it will all work out for her and you. Let's it be a xmas miracle

[monster]

I just want to thank everyone that's stuck with me the last couple days, and ya this vet even felt for tumors or any foreign masses in her stomach, and she told me NOT to put any water in the antibiotics. That other vet was clueless!! I will try and feed her tonight and will give an update in a week when the vet calls for a progress report. MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!!!

[monster]

Hello, just wanted to let everyone know who was involved in this thread that lillypad is starting to look a lot better. It was 2weeks I was supposed to soak her and then if it wasn't doing anything she was going to try a different antibiotic. But thankfully it seems to be working. She is eating and standing a lot taller and seems a lot more alert. She still has some getting better to do but all and all she is looking like a different froggy. The first couple days she didn't even try to get out of the critter keeper when I put her in the antibiotics and the last 3 to 4 days she jumps at top and tries to get out and then calms down after about 15 mins. I will post some pictures of her when I get the first chance. I feel so bad having to dig her up everyday for the soak, but I guess I have to do what I have to do. Poor girl!!