OMG redleg plz help:(:(

[Nicky]

Plz help!!!!

I was just cleaning my frogs cage and while I was transporting poncho ( my frog) back from her holding tank I noticed her legs and the under parts of the thighs were red along with jubjub so quickly i put jubjub in the 20 gal since shes bigger and cleaned out the 10 gal and put poncho in the 10 gal untill i figure out what to do. I think its red leg because the underside is red and the most red area is near the vagina. I'm pretty sure it's still in the early stages because i was reading a vet thigny and it said that in the early stages the leg is light red but if left untreated it will get worse and worse until it causes sudden death:( i love them so much but i'm not sure how to cure it. Does anyone know what to do or know if i should bring them to the vet or if i can buy something and if she needs vet assistance does anyone know any vets that will take frogs in the mississauag tornto area but anywhere oustide there is ok. I'm confused how they got it thoe because i thought they get it from inproper cleaning but i clean their cages once a week? I'm so worried about my babies I
don;t know what to do plz help.
kayla

[Nicky]

After 2 hours of reasearch i found this site called the frog doctor (http://www.allaboutfrogs.org/info/doctor/sick.html) hes not a vet but he recomends soaking the frog in sulfamethiazine ( 15ml for every 10 1 water) i don't understand that but if comeone does could they tell me. or a soultion of 2% soultion of copper sulfate or patassium permanganment. Does anyone every heard of that and do u know if it works or if its safe. and if so where would you get it. I'd call the vet but i don;t think there open at 2:30a.m so i'll try in the morning but if anyone has any other suggestions or knows about the dieses plz reply or pm me. I"m so worried I don't want them to die im so stupid I should of changed the water more regularly:(:(:(:(:(
thx for any info
kayla

[Nicky]

After more research i found that most frogs are very weak and refuse to eat which is the exact oppisite of my frogs there very jumpy and eat but there under legs are still light red and it's not there natural color because when i bought them they were fine i bought the sulfamethiazine and now i'm not sure if i should use it maybe there still in there still in the early stages of redleg but I don;t wanna take and chances will sulfamethiazine hurt them incase its not red leg?
plz if you know any herp vets in the toronto mississauga area or anything about this diese or about the sulfamethiazine plz plz plz reply or pm me.
thx
kayla

[Nicky]

found a reptile vet called animal hospital of high park that takes birds and exotics its a $57 examination fee and the medicine if he has red leg out of curiosity has anyone been there and would you recomend them as a good vet hopsital thx.
kayla

[Mark Pepper]

Kayla

the dosage you mentioned you were confused with from above means 15 ml of sulfamethiazine mixed into 10 litres of water, which can then be used as treatment for the frog.

good luck with the vet,

fyi i cant reply to your pm as your inbox is full

mark

[Nicky]

oh ok i'll empty it thx. oh ya about the vet thing one of my frogs jubjub is showing signs of redleg because hes become lazy which is sorta normal but he has stopped eating which is really irrugular but his legs aren;t too red just sorta a light red while my other frog poncho's legs are bright red but is eating fine and is very jumpy i don;t really have $114 right now only enough one and then by christmas i should have enough for the other do u think i should bring jubjub becuase hes showing signs but his legs aren;t reall that red or poncho cbecause her legs are really red but no symptons i'm just not sure which one is in most immediate danger. any ideas
thx bye

p.s when i called the animal hospital they told me not to use sulfamethiazine so now i guess i'll just have to bring them in.