Injured White's "Dumpy" Tree Frog!

[Tiffandi09]

Oh, and the Neosporin I have contains:
Polymyxin B sulfate 5,000 units, bacitracin zinc 400 units and neomycin 3.5 mg. Also contains a base of cocoa butter, cottonseed oil, olive oil, sodium pyruvate, tocopheryl acetate and white petrolatum.

Is this the right kind?

[John]

Yes - I don't see any anesthetic in there. It would tout the anesthetic if it had it.

[Tiffandi09]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! You are *literally* a life saver (I hope)!

I'm going to keep her seperate from the other frogs and free of dirt until she heals (unless you tell me different).

****! I forgot to ask how often I should clean the wound... Hopefully this will be my last question! Again... THANK YOU SO MUCH! I appreciate all your help!

[John]

I would do it the one time and see how she does - I wouldn't hit it with peroxide again. Keep her on some paper towelling or in a bare-bottomed tank with a hiding place but nothing in there than could get into the wound. Clean this little hospital terrarium daily and keep an eye on the wound. I think it's quite likely she'll get better on her own but I am not a vet - as Kurt advised, a trip to the vet is probably the best thing for her, but if that's not possible for you then this is an alternative. Obviously we can't promise anything though.

[John]

Oh and you should find out what caused the wound in the first place and remove it from the terrarium.

[into]

My whites (Dumper) had a similar but smaller spot (like a pimple) when I first got him. Of course at the time, I didn't think much of it since I had no real experience and Dumper's skin was a wreck. But anyway, it faded away after a couple days but left a permenant white spot that continues to fade where it used to be. His pet store home was terrrible, 6 WTFs in a <5 gallon (dirty) space and I think that may have been part of the cause. Hopefully your whites condition is minor like Dumper's was.

[Tiffandi09]

Sounds like you saved yours from a bad situation! That's awesome! We got Andrea (the giant) in a pet store that specializes in reptiles and amphibians, but she was in a tiny enclosure with another white's that had a sore on her lip. We were going to get the other, but the sore made up nervous. When we realized that Andrea (the giant) had a club foot, it was all over! We had to have her!

[Tiffandi09]

I understand! Thank you very much!!! And I found a broken staple in the half-pipe log that was in the terrarium. I have removed it! Thank you, John and Kurt. You both have been very helpful!!! I'll keep ya'll posted on how your advise helps!

[Kurt]

You're welcome.

[John]

Yes you are quite welcome - we'll keep our fingers crossed for her recovery.