Help - Injured terrib

[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.

[bshmerlie]

I agree with Mike. The more frogs we keep the more likelyhood that this will eventually happen to us all at some point.

[clownonfire]

I have also contacted Understory Enterprises to see how much it would be to get a new one. We don't have so much loose money right now with the wedding ahead. So hopefully the news will be good on that one.

[UncleChester]

I love my frogs, and I know for some this might sound absurd.

Not absurd at all, I'm totally with you on this.

I'm so sorry to hear about your little frog. I hate seeing anything suffer. It will be hard but putting it down sounds like it's for the best, so keep strong and don't beat yourself up about it.

[Kisa]

I think it's better that you're sensitive Eric. How cruel for someone to be able to do this to their pet without feeling...I know it may be different for some breeders who have hundreds of frogs, but for the collector/hobbyist it is heart breaking...

Don't thank me I couldn't live with myself if I didn't say something, I feel so terrible for you. Stay strong. <3