A picture is essential here. If the skin is tight and shiney and the color is blotchy then survival is unlikely. The clear gooey substance is a result of the baytril treatment and happens quite often when I treat my frogs.
Hello. I'm anna and i have two Whites Tree Frog's- porkchop and lambchop. i have had them for about two years now, and i love them dearly. lambchop recently fell ill, and in searching for answers, this site seemed to understand her symptoms the best, so here i am! I noticed neon green spots on lambchops back about 2 nights ago. the www kept referring to this as the "neon spots of death" (comforting) so i called around to find an vet, but even in 24hr las vegas, I couldn't find an exotic vet at 11pm. after separating her from porkchop, i noticed what appeared to be violent dry heaving followed by a period of lethargy. the next day (yesterday) we went to the vet. She took lambchop for a long while and then came back and asked if i would be willing to hospitalize her and or put her through x-rays and surgery due to a bowel obstruction .The thought of exposing such a small creature to radiation, knock out gas, and a scalpel scared me out of my wits, especially when the signs pointed to infection (i work in a hospital for humans plus I had read up on the symptoms all night) so i asked the vet for antibiotics (baytril) and i got her home. she has had two doses of the abx, i came across a thick clear substance in a glob in her water dish today- i scooped it up with a q tip but it dissolved when i put it on a coffee filter to examine. after more reading, we force fed her this evening to get her back a little mass and hopefully build up some strength and energy. so far, she's held it down, now i guess we wait, any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
A picture is essential here. If the skin is tight and shiney and the color is blotchy then survival is unlikely. The clear gooey substance is a result of the baytril treatment and happens quite often when I treat my frogs.
she is blotchy, but the shine is a result of the light and her skin is no tighter than normal- sorry about the picture quality, it was the fastest way to get one up, but i'll see if i can get better tomorrow. Thank you for your quick response. She is isolated as i mentioned before, but i wonder if i should remove her normal bedding from her temporary home and place paper towels in instead (see the fibers on her skin). Also, i'm a little unsure about how often i should force her to eat, im thinking a small amount every other day until she returns to her normal size.
this morning, she is looking better overall. plump and green and a bit more active, but she still has the spots, and doesn't appear to be very hungry, but progress is progress!
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