Poor frog!

[BossFrog]

He's been coming out of his hide more which is good, but remember when I said that his left arm was fractured? Well it healed but now he can't use it very well and it kinda just sticks out to the side. It also has some hard swelling around the break point... Almost as if the bone itself was growing around it. Will he be like this for the rest of his life? Is this a problem? His amputation is looking very good.

[BossFrog]

About the amputation, is seems like he flesh is shrinking back a little as part of the healing process, leaving a little point of bone exposed. Should I remove it and will it cause him any pain if he walks on it?

[Animallover3541]

You should remove the bone. It'll press against the skin when he moves and cause pain and sores. Make sure you numb him up. Is there any necrosis? Any drainage? When you remove the bone, go ahead and take something sharp against the leg tissues. It might help better if pink healthy tissue is exposed verses mostly dead tissue. The arm probably didn't heal right, but if it doest seem to be causing him any issues I'd just leave it. If you could somehow get an x-ray of that area, that would really help and you ideas. I know that might be practically impossible though.

[BossFrog]

Thanks for the advice, I'll remove the bone today. Necrosis is like rotting/infection right? It just looks like a stump! No drainage or anything, last week he did bleed just a little though, nothing huge. I probably won't be able to get him x-rayed though.
I couldn't do anything about the arm, I don't think he would tolerate any kind of splint and even if I tried to splint it he would probably just get more stressed.

[Animallover3541]

I'd see if you could somehow suture it. I don't what what kind of thread you'd need, but that would probably speed up the healing process. If you do leave a small hole because theres bound to be drainage from the damaged tissue. Let me know how the amputation goes! The best way I can think of to get an x-ray would be to ask a local vet to take one. Even if they aren't an exotic vet, you might be able to convince them just to get you some x-rays. I don't know if that would be too expensive though. Keep and eye for any sores on the arm.

[BossFrog]

Awesome, thanks! I took the bone off with no problem. It didn't bleed at all. Some vets do help wild animals for free as well. He came out of his hide today! I'm going to look at the local vet's website and see if they can help. I don't know how they'd get him to be still during the x ray.

[alane]

this is a resilient little frog, it seems.

but if its a male, it'll never amplexus again with a broken front leg. awwww.

[LetsSayWellRounded]

Hey! How would you suggest ‘numbing him up?’ I have a bullfrog in the exact same situation, on the same leg in fact. I’m kind of panicking, my mom wants me to humanely euthanize him, but I feel responsible and I need to help him (I was walking my dog and stepped on his back leg). Please, if you could, help!!

[BossFrog]

Aw poor lil boi, I know how you feel. Will you post pictures of him if possible? I suggest placing him in a paper towel lined container in the fridge for a bit, making sure to check on him every five minutes or so, and amputate when he's sleepy enough not to struggle too much but still conscious. In my situation, the frog didn't go to sleep in the fridge so I put her in the freezer but if you do this make sure it's for a very short amount of time. When you're ready to amputate, use gloves and sterilize everything with rubbing alcohol or similar. I used wire cutters for the bone and scissors for the rest... gross I know. Then I used styptic powder found at pet stores to stop the bleeding, this is very important as there are a lot of big veins and such in the leg. Sorry for the late reply and good luck, if you have more questions just ask!

P.S. you'll most likely have to force feed him for a while. I did.

[LetsSayWellRounded]

Thank you so much! I actually misidentified the frog in my panic, it’s a female Northern Green Frog (I’ve named her Aomaris). I asked around at some vets nearby and no one would help, so I decided to let her sit for a few days. This morning I checked and she actually has feeling in the broken foot. I’m at school right now, but I’m about an hour and a half I can get some pictures up. I’m keeping her in a small area of a Kritter Keeper with paper towels on the bottom right now. I’m going to get crickets and feeding tongs over the weekend- do you think I need anything else? After she heals I’ll probably upgrade her to a 10 or 20 gal long.

[BossFrog]

You’re probably going to need some sort of vitamin supplement for her, I’d also suggest getting mealworms/wax worms as treats. Sounds like you’re doing a great job so far tho! I’m glad she’s still alive. About how big is she?

[Jacobsherps]

Man thats incredible. Once i was hiking and i saw a bunch of crows in the grass following something in the grass, i scared them away and found frog all punctered. When i took it home and cleaned it it turned out to not be in that critical condition and i was able to free it to a better location by the end of the day