American Toad, Medical Emergency

[AmericanToads]

Hi,
I just joined the forum today, mainly because of my problem. I've kept many amphibians over the years, but only recently acquired a juvenile American Toad. He is about 1 and 1/2 inches long and pretty round. I keep him in a small glass terrarium by himself with a water bowl and feed him small mealworms every other day or so. Lately, I noticed that he (I don't actually know the gender), seemed very weak and lethargic. When I picked him up, he fell over and seemed to seize or shake, for lack of a better description. I did some digging and decided it was MBD due to vitamin D deficiency, I wasn't giving him any calcium along with his diet though he gets regular sunlight. I started supplementing and dusting his worms as well as giving him a bottle cap of calcium, but he isn't improving. I think he might actually be worse. Today I examined him and found what looks like a possible infection on his stomach (looks like a pus-filled circle, not like his poison sacks). I will post a picture when possible. Does anyone know what I should do? Is euthanizing him the only option? He is young and eats well but can't walk or stand up easily.
Thank you.

[AmericanToads]

Update: I moved him to a plastic tub with a bottom of paper towels and two water bowls. It is currently in half sunlight.

[Sarah03110]

Hello... I wouldn't put him down...
most people here would probably tell you to bring him to a herp vet to be treated.. What I would do, is get as many vitamins and minerals in him as fast as possible. It sounds like he isn't just calcium and vit d3 deficient, but deficient in just about everything.
I suggest getting this https://www.vitacost.com/morningstar...WWsxoCNi3w_wcB , put it in his water bowl with his water (make sure his water is clean and non chlorinated, like city tap water is). Also get him some other kinds of food, like crickets, and gut load them before feeding them to your toad. Hopefully it's not too late for him, and he'll come out of this

[AmericanToads]

Hello... I wouldn't put him down...
most people here would probably tell you to bring him to a herp vet to be treated.. What I would do, is get as many vitamins and minerals in him as fast as possible. It sounds like he isn't just calcium and vit d3 deficient, but deficient in just about everything.
I suggest getting this https://www.vitacost.com/morningstar...WWsxoCNi3w_wcB , put it in his water bowl with his water (make sure his water is clean and non chlorinated, like city tap water is). Also get him some other kinds of food, like crickets, and gut load them before feeding them to your toad. Hopefully it's not too late for him, and he'll come out of this

Thank you! I'll check that out and see if I can order some. I use non-chlorinated drinking water in his bowls. I can pick up crickets tomorrow and I have some Flukers gel to gut load them. Would a pedialyte soak be okay for him?

[Sarah03110]

Do you mean those flukers orange cubes? You can give him Pedialyte for now, but it doesn't compare to the other stuff in the link I gave you, which has a ton of minerals and nutrients in it. Pedialyte just has a few electrolytes in it as far as I know.
Also, I wanted to add that unlike reptiles, toads don't typically bask in the sun to absorb D3, so they would probably rely on their food for d3.

[AmericanToads]

Do you mean those flukers orange cubes? You can give him Pedialyte for now, but it doesn't compare to the other stuff in the link I gave you, which has a ton of minerals and nutrients in it. Pedialyte just has a few electrolytes in it as far as I know.
Also, I wanted to add that unlike reptiles, toads don't typically bask in the sun to absorb D3, so they would probably rely on their food for d3.

Thanks again, I'll order the supplement and see if that helps out. And yes, the Flukers gel is the orange cubes that come in a clear jar.