What's wrong with him?! :(

[FireBellyToad]

Alright, so back from the vet. The vet examined him and said that he has a really bad infection. She said that whatever it is has eaten through the top layer of skin, and what is being seen in those pictures is his tissue. She said it could be an internal infection on top of that as well. So, she prescribed a baytril ointment, and told me I have to apply the tiniest drop once a day. Well, I just got home and applied the first drop, and let me tell you, it was one of the scariest things! He was in immediate pain, was hopping around frantically and trying to rub it off of his head with his front legs. And then, after that, it starting to bleed a lot. I mean, he actually had blood running down his little face. I felt terrible. I got a little bit of toilet paper and dabbed off the blood, and luckily, it did stop bleeding pretty quickly. Right after that I called the vet, and they said it doesn't surprise them that it happened, and that it's probably a good thing? They told me that the next application, to put it on a q-tip and apply it like that instead of directly on top of the wound. I hope this is the right thing. I can tell you I felt terrible having put that on his head and have that happen. I'm hoping this next application goes better. That was awful.

On a lighter and more interesting note, they weighed him and he weighs 3.6 grams! I always wondered how much they weighed. It was definitely an interesting experience, as I have never had to take a frog to the vet before. They all seemed pretty shocked by it, too.

[LilyPad]

I'm so sorry glad you got him some help though. Hopefully it will get cleared up now and he'll be okay

[Firebelly love]

That sounds like a pretty frightening experience to me, if my frog started bleeding I might pass out! I really hope he gets better.

[FireBellyToad]

Thank you!

So, I took some pictures this morning before and after I gave him some more medicine. I know it's only been a few days, but I think I notice a difference? Not just his energy level (which has definitely improved), but the wound looks like it's possibly getting darker/a little browner in some spots, which I'm hoping is some skin trying to grow back. I'm not sure if my mind is just playing tricks on me though?

Here he is before the medicine this morning:


Him not too happy after I had to apply it. It stopped bleeding, though!


But the good thing is, through this, he's never lost his appetite!


Thanks again for the good healing vibes. I was really worried at first, but I think I might be seeing improvement!

[LilyPad]

It looks more brown to me too! Hopefully that means he is healing. I'm glad you took him in <3

[DonLisk]

Definitely looks much better than the initial pics.
Keep up the good work on caring for his condition.

[FireBellyToad]

I haven't updated this thread in forever! I just wanted to update everyone on how Arnold is doing. Let me tell you, this has been a slooooooow process, but he's almost there! I've been keeping in contact with my vet every other week updating her on his progress. She had advised me to continue to give his antibiotic to to keep updating her on how he is coming along (she said amphibians take a long time to heal, which is odd, because for some reason I thought it'd be quicker than other animals). Here is his updated picture. It's ALMOST completely better! He has a nice layer of skin, but I'm still seeing that blue tint that I'm not liking too much..



But compared to where he was:


..it's a big improvement! I really hope he doesn't have too much longer to go, though. I hate how long he's had to stay on this antibiotic. But, I'm also really happy, because she wasn't even sure this was going to work! Better to be a slow process than not work at all. Just wanted to update everyone on how he is doing!