Alright update time. I have bad news and I have somewhat good news/hope.

The vet visit: our vet and his technicians all agreed that our frog Thor is in great health. Optimal weight and size for his age and very active even with the issue described above. Our vet throughoughly looked over the leg in question and he was able to tell off the bat that there was a skin infection going on in the area. He did a "feel over" of the leg and was able to tell that there was something wrong internally.

We we decided to have X-rays done. It took only one X-ray to see that our frogs leg has a severe deformity. The bones just are not straight in this leg. The vet assured me that it is not MBD but it is some type of bone disease, something that could possibly be related to genetics. We did acquire our frog from a Pet Supplies Plus store so breeding is questionable. All other appendages and bone structures appear to be clear of this issue. The skin infection is caused by the swelling of the leg which is making the skin rub upon itself.

I was presented with two options, we could either try surgery to "fix" and reshape the bones and use antiobiotics on the skin infection. There is no guarantee that this option would actually be able to help him use the leg again and the infection could just keep returning. The second option is to have the leg amputated. This takes care of the bone and skin issue all in one go. Of course I had hundreds of questions. I wanted to make sure our frog could still live a high quality lifestyle with only 3 legs. He already appears to get around and dig his burrows without this fourth leg anyway and he has no issue eating. My fiancé and I have decided to go ahead with the amputation. I will try to keep you guys up to date.

I am am fully aware that surgery on exotics like frogs isn't always successful. I know that he may not wake up after being put down for the amputation. At this point we are getting his tank prepared for him to come home after the surgery (he is staying with the vet for now). Any kind thoughts or words are appreciated at this time.

For anybody curious, this whole ordeal is going to cost around $300. I have always made sure to have money set aside for any of our pets needs so this does not present a problem for my fiancé and I. I'm only listing the cost in case other users end up in the same situation and are looking to compare prices. We know that some people would balk at the thought of spending 300$ on a frog but this wasn't even a question for us. These animals are our responsibility and we have every intention of trying to give our frog the best life possible.