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This morning i found a beautiful juvie frog swimming in my garden's huge pond. He was acting kind of weird and i took him to see what was going on.Then i saw that his inner thigs were covered with fungus thats why he could not swim very well.

Thats the second frog i found with fungus attack in my pond.I think that maybe my ducks are contaminating the water.The first one died ( a huge adult) because i didnt know what to do to kill the fungus. Id like to at least try to save that one. Any ideas?

In my garden i have half a dozen of wild frogs.They live in the land too. During the winter they hibernate.They are huge, more than one kilo i guess (adults) but they are very sweet.They are not scared of humans! Very easy to take when they are in the water. The one i took today practically swam in my direction as if he wanted me to help him!lol!

I know that BETADINE cannot be used in salamanders so probably cannot be used in frogs too. I wonder if NEOSPORIN can be used in frogs. Any idea?Thanks

Flavia

Maybe try polysporin/neosporin (with no pain reliever) and if you can I believe I read that UVB and lowering humidity should be benificial. Can you identify the type of frog for me please? (wont matter for curing it but im curious for other reasons)

I live in New Delhi, India, and although im not sure it looks like a Rana auratia (sp ?).At least i saw the photo of a Rana Auratia on the NET and it looks similar. Both have looong nose and brown golden color with dark brown stripes on the back. The one that i found is only a juvie but the adults i see in my pond are the biggest frogs i saw in my whole life. Medium size monsters.Look like trucks.I think one of their thighs are the same size of one of my wrists!!

The problem is that besides having red spots in the inner thighs the froggie has a leg and an arm swollen and the skin of that arm is melting away. But he is still very active and acting normal.

My experience with healthy frogs is small and with sick frogs is zero. Without knowing what to do i soaked it yesterday in a Bactrim solution and i dissolved a tablet of Bactrim and put on its wet sponge bed.

I think it is VERY SICK but ill try anyway to save it.

Flavia

These might be something you'd be interested in reading.
http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/npws.nsf/Content/Frog Chytrid fungus

http://www.fdrproject.org/pages/DISchytrid.htm

If it is chytrid then this is the first ive heard of it in India (was asking about species of frog becuase ive heard the American Bullfrog transports this fungus). Also I hope you do not have any other amphibians in the house.

Well i dont know what he has. I checked all the sites i found and any of them say anything about swolen leg and arm.He is still alive and behaving normal but he is not eating.Probably because he is afraid of the new tank i put him.His arm is very swolen he almost cannot move it and the leg is a little bit better than before.His leg has 2 white spots because the skin went off.The rest of his body looks perfect.

Have you ever heard about a frog disease that causes swellings?

My pond is full of wild frogs.Although they are not my personal pets i do love to see them floating in the water pretending they are dead to catch insects. I do hope i can find out what disease the juvie frog has.

For just swelling there is probably over 100 different things that could be causing it. It can range from the chlorine you add to your pond via the house hose, to bacterial or fungal infections. In the end it would be best to get a vet to tell you exactly what you have and how to treat it. Sorry I cant be of more help.

Although my vet does not treat and is not interested in reptiles or amphibians (sp?) he prescribed me by phone a very good ointment to put on the frog's leg and arm and on the places the skin is melting away. Its an AYURVEDA medicine and apparently it is working. The frog is still alive and active and his swelings and skin problems are a little better.

No chlorine in my ponds. I have a well.But im afraid my ducks are poluting the ponds' water. Ducks ARE MESSY!

Im not a frog person but im a lizard person.Look at one of my babies!!

Flavia

Nice little prehensile tailed skink you've got there. And yes ducks are messy (I think the geese around here are worse but its probably just because theyre bigger). Ducks are also notorious for carrying all sorts of things from place to place, so it easily could have originally come from them. BTW its very nice to hear that you have gone out of your way, and even purchased an ointment for a local frog.