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    Hey there, I purchased my third RETF last week and when I brought him home he was mottled in color. when I did some research they said he may be just stressed or other things I found was bacterial infection where he had bright green spots. I treated him with metafix and used polysporin/neosporin and now he has black spots. Think it could be scars or is it fungal? He is eating and active so I'm hoping it just a scar. I posted a few pics, first one when I first brought him home and second one that I just took today.
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    Looking better it seems


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    It does! I hope it's working, black spot doesn't seem to be going away thou :/

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    This picture was taken last night when he woke up to eat, notice the dark spots that is surrounded by the bright green?
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    Although this may not be of any help, mine had the same thing on him a while back. I observed him for about a week and didn't notice any changes for the better or worse. Then one day they were gone. I didn't change anything or even medicate. He is doing great!

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    Good to know! He acts fine so far, I have another week for the warranty so I hope he is okay!

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    He needs medication. Ask your vet for ivermectin. Keep us updated. Poor baby
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    I would have a skin swab taken on those areas... you need to know what you are dealing with there.
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    Hello! Im so sorry to hear your little one is sick. I rescued a retf about 2 years ago that had several different infections and was very poorly cared for. some of his lesions were similar to your pics. The petshop i got him from was actually keeping him in a hermit crab enclosure. .. YIKES. ... anywhoo. I live in area where exotic vets are few and if you ask them about frogs, they're like " yea i think i can help". I was introduced to Dr. Frye of Milan animal hospital. He is an awesome resource! You can email/ call his office & send pictures. He will then offer assistance with diagnosis & you can buy the meds via mail. Im not sure about sending meds in the mail to Nova Scotia, but you could send him the details & pics & he can at least give you some direction. 734-439-2273, or dr.frye.vetatmilan@gmail.com . With his help, my little Felix has done very well. Hopefully this helps!

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    Quote Originally Posted by tinkgirl77 View Post
    Hello! Im so sorry to hear your little one is sick. I rescued a retf about 2 years ago that had several different infections and was very poorly cared for. some of his lesions were similar to your pics. The petshop i got him from was actually keeping him in a hermit crab enclosure. .. YIKES. ... anywhoo. I live in area where exotic vets are few and if you ask them about frogs, they're like " yea i think i can help". I was introduced to Dr. Frye of Milan animal hospital. He is an awesome resource! You can email/ call his office & send pictures. He will then offer assistance with diagnosis & you can buy the meds via mail. Im not sure about sending meds in the mail to Nova Scotia, but you could send him the details & pics & he can at least give you some direction. 734-439-2273, or dr.frye.vetatmilan@gmail.com . With his help, my little Felix has done very well. Hopefully this helps!

    Goodluck to you & the little one!
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    Not meaning to rain on anyone's parade, but I tried contacting him for help with my WTF's coccidiosis, told him he was recommended by some of the fine folks at FrogForum, and paraphrasing the thread about medications where Metronidazole is listed by him as being an anti-protozoal medication. All he told me was he had never heard of Metro being used to treat frogs for coccidiosis, he was not aware that frogs COULD be treated for coccidiosis, and that "the information given" to me by the vet who prescribed the oral suspension form of Metro for my frogs (Dr. Frye recommended the injectable form to be used topically in the thread here) seemed "very strange" to him. Needless to say I was very disappointed and upset by the exchange, especially since I'd just lost my sHEila to prolapse After I pointed out that he was the one in the thread on medication who said Metro was an anti-protozoal medication I never heard back from him Just saying...

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    Quote Originally Posted by irThumper View Post
    Not meaning to rain on anyone's parade, but I tried contacting him for help with my WTF's coccidiosis, told him he was recommended by some of the fine folks at FrogForum, and paraphrasing the thread about medications where Metronidazole is listed by him as being an anti-protozoal medication. All he told me was he had never heard of Metro being used to treat frogs for coccidiosis, he was not aware that frogs COULD be treated for coccidiosis, and that "the information given" to me by the vet who prescribed the oral suspension form of Metro for my frogs (Dr. Frye recommended the injectable form to be used topically in the thread here) seemed "very strange" to him. Needless to say I was very disappointed and upset by the exchange, especially since I'd just lost my sHEila to prolapse After I pointed out that he was the one in the thread on medication who said Metro was an anti-protozoal medication I never heard back from him Just saying...

    http://www.frogforum.net/tree-frogs/...-prepared.html
    I apologize you did not have a good experience with Dr. Frye. But he is still worth a try. Many members on the forum have had alot of success in their interactions with him and his staff. I know for me, he saved Felix twice from undiagnosable sickness and helped me save my first retf from prolapse.

    Unfortunately, as much as we all would like to avoid adverse events and illness with our frogs, sometimes things will still occur. All we can do is be as prepared as possible. Hopefully other members can reach out to Dr. Frye for help when there are no other resources available & we can work together to continue to help save sick little ones as i have.

    Hopefully this helps, best of luck to you both.

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    Lisa (thumper) Even if your experience wasn't great with Dr Frye, he has helped out tons of frogs where people could not find a vet willing to see or knowledgeable about amphibians. I think there was obviously some type of miscommunication (I do not necessarily mean on your part) in your situation.
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    My guy seems to be doing good. So far he eats, poops and is active. His spots seem better. I have no exotic vets around so was hoping these areas looked familiar to experienced Red-Eyed Leaf Frog owners that might know what it was and if it was something to worry about. When I forst brouht him home he was very mottled and had bright green spots. The next day or two black spots showed up that wasn't there before. I have treated him with Metafix and polysporin for a week and it does seem to be better. So fingers crossed it's not an infection, just marks from his trip home.
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    That is looking better, keep a very close eye on it and maintain a quarantine away from the others just in case it were to get worse. Because he arrived ill, I would also make sure to get fecal testing done before introducing him to your other frogs.
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    My ordinary get could test that right?

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    Yes, it's a fecal float test just like they would do for your cat or dog
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    Quote Originally Posted by LilyPad View Post
    Lisa (thumper) Even if your experience wasn't great with Dr Frye, he has helped out tons of frogs where people could not find a vet willing to see or knowledgeable about amphibians. I think there was obviously some type of miscommunication (I do not necessarily mean on your part) in your situation.
    I know... which is why I contacted him. I just don't know what I did or said wrong I'm glad he's helped others though... Anyway I won't bring it up anymore. Sorry if I offended anyone...
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    Okay I'll inquire about it.

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    Also, that cricket looks pretty big, keep in mind that crickets should be no longer than the space between his eyes.
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    It was pretty big, unfortunately the batch I got was big in size. This last batch was much smaller so I pick out smaller ones for them

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