Help - Injured terrib

[Tony]

The major issue with an injury like this is that the wound site is wide open to infection. In all honesty I would put it down if it was my frog, but if you want to try to save it you need to get it into a very clean environment. I would use a sterilite tub, paper towel for substrate and plastic hides for ease of cleaning and disinfection. You should also get it started on antibiotics as soon as possible, my preference is Baytril but you may have to go with another depending on what is available in Canada.

[clownonfire]

Thank you Tony. I know you and Michael are trying to find the easiest way of doing it and I appreciate, I will put it down today. I am just so fuc**ing upset and sad.

[Tony]

Thank you Tony. I know you and Michael are trying to find the easiest way of doing it and I appreciate, I will put it down today. I am just so fuc**ing upset and sad.

I know the feeling, I hate losing a frog. **** luck hits us all, try not to get too discouraged.

[clownonfire]

I know the feeling, I hate losing a frog. **** luck hits us all, try not to get too discouraged.

Tony, can you let me know what to do? Mike suggested Orajel, but I was tearing up too much couldn't follow the thread.

[Tony]

Applying Orajel to the underside of the frog (belly and the "drinking patch" toward the rear) should bring a quick and painless end.

[MikeM670]

Eric,

Man I am so sorry to hear about this. I too fear the little escape artists we keep and our family cat that loves to go into the frog room when she can. Right now she attacks the aquarium fish and I'm afraid of her actually pulling the tank over. Crazy thing.

I'm not sure from who I heard this from but a escaped frog will eventually happen to all of us.

[bshmerlie]

Eric I'm so sorry for your loss. Please try not to beat yourself up too much on this. Sometimes things happen. We all try our best to prevent these things, but frogs can be very fast sometimes. We all underestimate just how quick they are at times. I agree with Tony the way you described him it would be best to put him down. Besides cats have a lot of bacteria in their mouthes and punture wounds or open wounds would surely get infected. You are in my prayers.

[clownonfire]

Thank you everyone. I'm an extremely sensitive and emotional being. I love my frogs, and I know for some this might sound absurd. They are not just little captive beings that I want to breed. They are my morning routine, and night one too. I had been counting obsessively the terribs since I got them.... I just don't know how it escaped.

I bought some Orajel and will take care of this once I get home. i am so so saddened by this. I can't believe this happened.