Help - Injured terrib

[clownonfire]

Update

We have secluded the terrib immediately after the incident. After talking with Cheri on the phone, we moved the frog to a 10 gallon. We have applied Polysporin Triple Antibiotics (without pain reliever) twice a day since then.

She (no clue what sex she is, but it's like that) is active. She hides of course, but will eat. She is pretty beat up, too. And even though we didn't want to name our terribs, she is now Ripley (based on the Alien character).

Here are a few pics. Yes, my thumb looks dirty, but that is after washing them and adding plants in her temporary tank.

Eric

[lnaminneci]

Awwww....I have alot of hope for Ripley!
She looks strong and will hopefully live up to her name!

I will be thinking of her and praying for a full recovery! The missing foot will give her character. It's amazing how frogs can adapt!

~Lesley

[Kisa]

Oh poor Ripley...she's in good hands Eric, I've got my fingers crossed for her.

[clownonfire]

Here's an update. She seems to be healing. The lacerations on her body doesn't seem so raw. She is also quite feisty one, always difficult to catch for her Polysporin.

And I had a question on that one. I have been applying it twice a day, and I am wondering if I should stop now. It seems the stress will slow down her healing process.

Any thoughts?

[Tony]

I would continue to apply it. In most animals a wound will scab over and topical treatments can be stopped when that happens, but the moist environment needed for a dart frog will keep that scab from forming, and also provide a more suitable habitat for bacteria. You would probably be fine with applying it once daily, but I wouldn't stop completely until the skin has regrown to cover the wound.

[clownonfire]

Thank you, Tony. I'll continue to apply it at least once a day. Clearly at this point, there's no infection. She is energetic, and is eating. But she is hiding a great deal. I am gathering it's because of a mix of injury, being ostracized from her group and lack of plants.

[blaze]

Awwe im really sorry to hear about this.. Hope she is doing better keep us updated =)

[DonLisk]

Hopefully she does well once reintroduced.
I'm sure it will take some time once back with the others to get comfortable a find her place in the viv.

[Kisa]

Glad to hear she is doing well Eric, keep up the good fight! ><

[clownonfire]

I think this will be the last post of this thread. It's been close to two weeks now since Ripley has been reintroduced with the other terribs. No sign of infection, and her skin is healing beautifully. All lesions are almost all disappeared. Whenever I add fruit flies, she's one of the first to be out. This morning, she had a good 12 to her own. And she is gaining back weight.

Before:



Now:



Eric