Red eye tree frog discoloration

[bshmerlie]

Just thinking....if you don't have a reliable herp vet nearby contact Dr. Frye via email. Send him photos of your frog and explain any symptoms, origin of the frog and husbandry of the frog now. His email is dr.Frye.dvm@sbcglobal.net

I think the green spots are a bacterial infection which may be treated with baytril. Left alone the frog will probably die.

[vswe711]

Thank you I will

[Tony]

As Cheri said, those spots are often a sign of systemic bacterial infection and need to be treated very quickly. Move him to a dry quarantine tank, a simple and easily sanitized setup using paper towel as the substrate, a water dish and a plant to hide in. Do not mist, the water dish should be the only source of moisture. Baytril is the best antibiotic to use but is available only by prescription from a vet. If you are not able to get it today pick up some Furan-2 at your local fish store. Mix it up at about 1/3 of a packet to a gallon of water and soak the frog in it for 10 minutes twice per day. I have had excellent results in the past using Furan until I was able to get Baytril.

[vswe711]

I do not have a fish store in the area.
Pet smart carries erthromycin, tetracycline, triple sulfa.
Any more help

[bshmerlie]

Most cities have a 24 hour or weekend vet office in case of emergencies. You can probably get in touch with one of them to get the baytril. Also post your location in your user profile that will allow us to help you better.

[vswe711]

Hopefully he will make it through the night and we will take him to the vet at 8 am.
Can you just call the vet and say you need that or do they usually need to be seen?
Thank you again

[bshmerlie]

I think they aways need to see the animal. The problem is a lot of vets don't know much about frogs. We've seen these dreaded neon spots because people post pictures of their frogs, but your average vet probably has never seen a bacterial infection on a frog. But they should have baytril. I hope it works out for you and your frog recovers. Keep us posted.