Ruby (ACF) is bloated

[celticstarb]

The instructions say to do a water change after 5 days, but I would do a water change daily before dosing the QT.

[celticstarb]

How is she today?

[celticstarb]

Any updates?

[Collegekid]

Sorry to drop off the face of the Earth like that. She finished her antibiotics a few days ago so I put her back in the main tank but she didn't look any better and was still acting pretty lethargic. She also hasn't eaten anything since she bloated. In the days since I've stopped the treatments the bloating on her back has gone down significantly but her legs are still full of fluid. I'm also much more concerned about her behavior, she's having trouble swimming normally and when she's floating at the surface she's not straight up and down, she leans slightly to the side and backwards. I'm afraid if it continues to get worse she may have trouble getting her nose above water.

Not sure what, if anything, I can do for her at this point.

[celticstarb]

To be honest, bloat can be very tricky to treat. It may take several rounds of the antibiotics to see results. If you are worried about her reaching the surface, you can lower the water level to about 4 inches and adjust the antibiotics accordingly. You will have to be very diligent with water changes during this time since smaller bodies of water are not as stable as larger amounts.

[Collegekid]

The meds say you can repeat it once. If that doesn't work should I try a different antibiotic? She really does look much better physically but behaviorally she seems a little worse. I wonder if there's just been too much damage internally.

[celticstarb]

I would try the one repeat treatment. After that, you can try a different antibiotic. You may want to try adding a tablespoon marine salt per gallon water to the hospital tank. Clawed frogs can actually survive brackish water, so a tablespoon/gallon shouldn't harm her. She will be slightly more buoyant, so lowering the water level would be good.