Pacman Sick

[KittenRD]

Hi everyone, I am a new member to this forum, but have owned frogs for many years. My pacman has not been doing well. He is lethargic, emaciated looking, and has not eaten in a while. One clue is that I did see very tiny white worms in his water dish so I am thinking of parasites. Help!

[John]

The only hope that frog has now is to be taken to an amphibian-savvy vet.

[Ebony]

Welcome to the forum KittenRD. I hope all goes well with your Pacman. Good luck.

[Iratus ranunculus]

Panacur. lots and lots of panacur. It is available online or at good pet stores for reasonably cheap. It is water soluble. I would recommend oral administration through the use of a catheter syringe or eye-dropper. The frog should swallow or absorb it.

[KittenRD]

Panacur. lots and lots of panacur. It is available online or at good pet stores for reasonably cheap. It is water soluble. I would recommend oral administration through the use of a catheter syringe or eye-dropper. The frog should swallow or absorb it.

Thanks a bunch I found one place online that sells it by the mL. How much do you think I should order? Thanks!

[Paul Rust]

Panacur. lots and lots of panacur. It is available online or at good pet stores for reasonably cheap. It is water soluble. I would recommend oral administration through the use of a catheter syringe or eye-dropper. The frog should swallow or absorb it.

I concur. You can also drop it on his back. If you can get him to eat you can use the powder form and dust his food. After you get clear of this emergency you can then treat once a month to keep parasites under control. Remember though, you don't want to kill them all.

[KittenRD]

I concur. You can also drop it on his back. If you can get him to eat you can use the powder form and dust his food. After you get clear of this emergency you can then treat once a month to keep parasites under control. Remember though, you don't want to kill them all.

Thanks. Check! That makes sense to keep some normal parasites like we need our natural flora in our guts. Do you know about dosage by any chance?

[Kurt]

If you can get him to eat you can use the powder form and dust his food.

I have been talking to Greg Mertz DVM about this method. He says that by using this method, the frogs are not getting a proper dosage and this could lead to drug resistant parasites. He was going to write something up about it for me, but has yet to do it.

[Cebby75]

Best of luck to you, I hope he/she sees it through!