White-lipped with cut eye (progress report)

[Erica]

-last night I put him in a plastic tub with a calcium-coated cricket for 20 min.
no progress

-wedged his mouth open with a very clean guitar pick and force-fed him cricket ... first time he's eaten in four days-
*progress

-white-lipped tree frog is currently climbing glass walls of the cage while the white's tree frog stares at a metal bar through glass
*Progress? -well... it's good that the injured frog is moving around...

-I will go to pet store and vet place to get antibiotic ointment for his eye and infection today~ I will search untill I find it ... last resort= order it online for overnight delivery
_progressive__

[NVfrogger]

Good luck glad the frog is at least moving around hopefully he/she has a full recovery.

[Erica]

I just found some emegancy calcium deficiency liqued for amphibian/reptile from Scales n' Tales in my junk cabnet that I had used an a sick beardie, and was wondering if I should give my frog some so he doesn't wind up with red leg. Would you recommend this? Reply quick cause' my dad really wants to give this to him.

[Erica]

-I have orderd overnight shipment on terramycin opthalmic ointment
*progress

-I have now moved my injured white-lipped tree frog to a "hospital cage"
*progress

pictures are on "bacterial infection?" thread

[billschwinn]

Erica, a few things, one, you should contact a moderator and ask that they combine both of your threads, it is easier to follow that way. Two, calcium will do nothing for Red Leg. Red leg is a descriptive term used to describe the appearance of symptoms of a very bad bacterial infection, which causes the cappillaries on the underside of the rear legs to leak and break down (bleed) , giving a red appearance to the legs, otherwise known as red leg. If you were able to go to a vet, the Baytril could be used to treat for that as well, that is why we strongly suggested going to a vet if possible.

[Erica]

Well thank you- I had always thought my first frog had died of redleg... but aparently It was calcium deficiency and his legs were just pink...

[Erica]

Originally Posted by Erica

pictures are on "bacterial infection?" thread

Sorry had some technical difficulties and couldn't post pictures

[Ed]

Originally Posted by Erica

Well thank you- I had always thought my first frog had died of redleg... but aparently It was calcium deficiency and his legs were just pink...

The red coloration can also occur from irritation or even how the blood pools in the lower portion of the body after death. Red leg is at best a symptom and not a disease as there are a lot of things that can cause the lower portions of the frog's body to become red in color.

Ed

[Erica]

-I ordered an overnight shipment of the ointment yesterday but its 7:15 and I still haven't got it!
NO progress

-Willow (white-lipped) is currently a very nice color of green- that's a good sign; it was a muddy brown color when he first cut his eye and spazzed out.

-he has been resting now for about 25 hours (expected) his color pleases me and he seems to be less stressed.
*progress

[frogface]

Erica, I'm really impressed with how proactive you are about taking care of your frog. I think you're doing a great job