"No" Frog

[elly]

Vet visit: anyhow the vet says Julep has one of the worst cases of nematodes he's seen. He sent me back with a low dose of Panacur, so I get to experience giving a frog medicine by mouth. Anyone have tips on this???

I also may need to strip the tank and replace the substrate.

I'm wondering how he got them at all. The larger frog had a lot of protozoa, but not nematodes. Did one of the frogs come with nematodes? Did the pet store crickets have nematodes? What about my roach colony? Did the magnolia leaves I boiled and roasted for the tank still have eggs?

I'm not feeling great right now. I would hate to strip the whole tank only to have the feeders continue to contribute worms. I'm not happy that the medicine will probably stress the little frog out more and make him less likely to eat. At least I got him checked out before he lost a significant amount of weight.

Also, even though the big frog seems healthy I'll need to get him checked out too.

[Animallover3541]

Using a gift card or something similar like you would do when force feeding would probably be the best way to give your frog its medicine.

[elly]

I did use a credit card and it worked splendidly!
I am worried I gave him too little because the dosage was so small to begin with and the syringe was impossible to empty completely.

Julep will be hanging out in quarantine until I can redo the main tank.

[Bynny Ribbit]

I am worried I gave him too little because the dosage was so small to begin with and the syringe was impossible to empty completely.

Do you mean some of the Panacur stays in the syringe tip after pushing the rest of it out? I have a similar issue with administering my frog's medication, but when I called the vet to make sure it was okay, I was assured it wasn't a problem. You can always check in with yours just to be sure.

[elly]

That's the problem. It seems like a whole lot because I'm giving a tiny half of .01 dosage.

[Bynny Ribbit]

That's the problem. It seems like a whole lot because I'm giving a tiny half of .01 dosage.

Yikes, and I thought Moochy's dosage was small. Yeah, it might be good to confirm if it's a problem. I wonder if there's a way to dilute the Panacur and make the dosage a little higher?

As for the medicine I would never use a credit card just because I'd be worried of breaking the jaw of the frog.

I've also heard of people using those little rubber spatulas to open their mouths. Might be gentler since it's soft.

[elly]

I'll keep the injecting bugs in mind. The problem is that the frog's not striking at anything at all, and he's never had a waxworm, so he doesn't know they're tasty. I don't think he'd strike at those either.

The nematodes could have come from the plants even though I cleaned them off first and rinsed with bleach/water. Or maybe it was the leaf litter which was boiled and baked. I tried, but it must not have been enough. Thanks for the reassurance though.