WTF has Red Leg

[Herpvet]

Thank you for this information, but I already have read this. All illnesses in frogs are "cured" with either Baytril or Panacur. Both of which I can treat with myself, but I prefer natural treatments on my animals.

Sorry but that's utter rubbish about baytril and panacur. There are plenty of drugs used with varying degrees of pharmacokinetic and anecdotal backup in amphibians.

The whole point is that the vet does not have to use trial and error like you do - he/she can carry out appropriate tests. And even if resorting to educated guess (likely more educated than you, with all due respect), he/she has access to a wide range of drug treatment options, and is in a position to consider appropriate drug, dosage, route of administration and other factors which can all combine to maximise the chance for the animal.

[Crispy42]

If you are worried about the stress of a trip to the vet, keep in mind that all of these home treatments are also causing stress to his system. You say you think he's going to die anyway now, so the trip to the vet is necessary. I have nothing against natural remedies and use them myself often, but you need to accept when a problem is serious enough to require professional medical help, and to be honest your frog has been at that point for a while now. Shortly after I got my WTFs one of them looked so sick I thought he would die, but he survived the vet visit just fine and a cheap and simple course of baytril had him back to 100% health again. You CAN save Oliver's life, but you need to get him help from a vet.

you mention the expense of the vet visit, so I wonder if this is really a matter of money? I understand being low on money, but you say you are going to buy another frog and breed (which will be an incredibly expensive endeavor) - put that money towards saving the frog you are already responsible for!