Help sick green tree frog

[Mich]

Help I have a 14yr old green tree frog. He's always been easily stressed but two weeks ago I cleaned out their home. I use large stones on the bottom charcoal soil more stones. I only use hot water to clean it. But since then I feel but I may not be related.. He has stopped eating lost a lot of weight skin has gone all spotty. I took him to the vets and we are trying baytril on drop on his back every second day. He said to use for 4wks. I called the vet today to when I should notice a change. As I fear the longer I wait he may not make it!! But I wasn't able to speak to the vet and next can see him on Tuesday. I wish I could get him to eat but he's not interested at all. Is there anything I could try that could help? I've seen a few posts about the honey baths??

[elly]

So, he has some kind of skin infection or fungus? I'm not a vet but honey has some mild antibiotic properties, so a drop of honey in a bath might help and it might also give him energy for going after food, but then it might also make him more stressed.

(I'm sure some people are going to ask about things like temperature, so here's a link to some questions that might help more experienced people figure out what's going on: http://www.frogforum.net/tree-frogs/...enclosure.html

Sorry he's sick and good luck.

[irThumper]

Hi Mitch, sorry your guy isn't well The questions Elly mentioned would definitely be helpful. 14 years is a good long life for a frog, I'm just wondering if at his advanced age his immune system is no longer able to keep up with things and that's why he's fallen ill. Did the vet do a swab to determine what's wrong with his skin? Has your frog been soaking more than normal? Have you found poop from him lately? When frogs get constipated or have parasites their appetites can be thrown off too.

For a honey bath mix 3-4 drops of natural real honey (not a corn syrup-honey mix) in 8 oz of lukewarm water and soak your frog in this up to his chin (might take more than 8 oz of water if he's big) for about 20 minutes, follow with a lukewarm bath of honey-free water to rinse him off. Make sure the water is dechlorinated.

If you need to get some nourishment into him, other than the honey bath I would recommend Fluker's Repta Boost; that means force feeding it to him if he won't eat, which can be stressful too, but sometimes is the only way to help save a frog..

I really hope he will pull through for you! Let us know what the vet says when you get in touch with him.

[Mich]

Hey guys thanks for your responses. It trying to answer the questions as best I can. I don't think he's eaten for close to two weeks.
Water is changed daily. I leave the water I the sun to remove chorine. They have a water fountain to help with humitlty.
trying to load pics up but only have them on my iphone. They have plenty of space a 3/4 of meter by 3/4 of a meter. Fed gutloaded crickets.
Vet suggested calcium and mutivits. So have started the calcium using a spray that just goes on the crickets before feeding. Waiting for multivitamin in post!
Added heat only when cold here. Uv light during the day. Vet recommended taking them out side in natural light a few days a wk. but it was too stressful for my frogs.
I change their inclosure once a year but remove poos any waste regularly. I use normal at the bottom rocks charchoal potting soil more rocks.
They have three different ledgers water bowl fountain two fake plants wood and a wood branch going from the bottom to top. Been like this for a while now with no problems but did just change the soil and stuff lately. Have another frog which is going fine just getting fatter as she keeps eating the extra crickets!
this frog has always been slimmer than the other and has never been a great eater. Normally have to put the food right in front of him. But even doing that still doesn't go for the crickets.

vet didn't take any swaps! Seeing him again on tues will ask if he can!
my frogs skin has gone patchy with dark green light green and brown.
seems to have a little bit more energy at night but not much!
Gave him a honey bath with manuka honey only honey I had. Seemed more lively but still didn't go for food.
don't think he has done any poos. But found a tiny yellow blob near him yesterday...

[Mich]

He's been soaking just the same as always. How often can I do the honey baths? Vet wasn't sure If it was that said it was nothing contagious. But said to try this then go from there. He thought it could be stress related.

[irThumper]

That's really strange... what did you use for soil? Was the blob gelatinous in nature? I wonder if he's having a coccidiosis flare from the change... frogs can be silent carriers of coccidia and it not be a problem until they are stressed out. That blotchy skin sure doesn't sound good though.

I wouldn't go excessive with the honey baths, but I don't think a couple in consecutive days would hurt anything. Anyone else have any ideas on this...?