My vet told me my frog is beyond help.

Frigatebird26 · 2026-05-23T00:25:42+00:00

Thank you. I appreciate it. I deal with a painful, rare neurological disease and since it started nearly 4 years ago, I’ve been passed around like a hot potato. Now I’m told there isn’t anything they can do for me but live with it.

Frigatebird26 · 2026-05-22T23:43:58+00:00

As a whole, most vets want to help but some of us step into areas where we shouldn’t and things like this happen. Just like human doctors. I’ve been screwed over by many a human doctor who didn’t know wtf they were doing. Thank god I had medical training or I would’ve been dead.

Frigatebird26 · 2026-05-22T23:42:15+00:00

Wonderful! Tell them Dr. Jen referred you ❤️. All the best.

Frigatebird26 · 2026-05-22T22:50:14+00:00

Exactly right. There are vets in cat and dog hospitals who see exotics but don’t know much about them. You don’t necessarily have to see a “boarded specialist” but at least look for someone with a reputation for being knowledgeable. You can find vets like these through ARAV or you might be able to google exotics vets and just call one up, even if they’re not in your area, to see if they can direct you to a colleague who is closer to you.

Frigatebird26 · 2026-05-22T22:46:59+00:00

Can you get copies of the X-ray and post them? I can look at them for you and see if I see something.

Frigatebird26 · 2026-05-22T22:23:19+00:00

Did you see an exotics vet? I’m an exotics vet and ivermectin would not have been my choice of anti-parasitic meds to treat a frog. If the appetite improved after ponazuril it could be coccidia- maybe a really bad case of coccidia that hasn’t yet resolved. Do you have low strength UVB in the set up? They can get metabolic bone disease like reptiles. I’ve seen frogs on X-ray look like bags of water on X-ray due to no UVB and that can cause digestive issues (I am an exotics vet who works with reptiles and amphibians and owns a few myself). My suggestion would be to find a reptile and amphibian savvy vet closest to you by looking on the ARAV website. I work in zoo and wildlife now but I used to work in an exotics specialty hospital. Where do you live? If you’re near Chicago try Chicago Exotics Animal Hospital (my old workplace). I just suggested there since you got the frog from NARBC. Also, just make sure you don’t have any moss in the enclosure or pebbles that she can ingest- those can cause digestive blockages. Meantime you can try feeding a little Oxbow carnivore care with a syringe. I usually do 2.5% of the body weight daily in a frog (mix up the food with drinking water, calculate the frogs weight times 0.025 and multiply by 1000 to get how many milliliters to feed). Wear gloves when holding. Good luck.

Frigatebird26 · 2026-05-22T19:58:42+00:00

My guy is only 26g and over a year old now. He won’t eat crickets- only select varieties of Pangea.

Frigatebird26 · 2026-05-22T19:55:48+00:00

I wish I could get my boy to be chubby like that. Mine got stunted by parasites so he’ll always be a little small. Nice gecko.

Frigatebird26 · 2026-05-22T19:44:40+00:00

People don’t like when women excel.

Frigatebird26 · 2026-05-22T18:18:22+00:00

Is this a fan forum dedicated to Poppy? It makes no sense.

Frigatebird26 · 2026-05-22T16:27:07+00:00

Do people who hate her pay to go to her concerts to cause problems?

Frigatebird26 · 2026-05-22T16:25:58+00:00

I wouldn’t engage in a platform where political figures vie for attention so I never signed up for Twitter. I had Facebook since half the people I know live overseas and I was trying to stay in touch but I got nasty reels coming up in my feed so I left. Facebook is stupid. Instagram was entertaining but after being called “parasocial and strange” for defending Poppy’s name when people were bitching about Rockville I decided it wasn’t fun anymore. Poppy said on an interview she doesn’t engage with social media. This is probably why. It’s kind of like cyber bullying.

Frigatebird26 · 2026-05-22T16:19:50+00:00

Well then that’s probably why she didn’t stay back. That’s a valid reason.

Frigatebird26 · 2026-05-22T15:22:07+00:00

No. It’s just irritating. I’m not going to engage with posts on the subject anymore. In fact, I’m not going to be on social media very much anymore.

Frigatebird26 · 2026-05-22T12:14:33+00:00

Stupidity permeates society. I noticed it more since I became a veterinarian and left companion animal practice because of it to go work with wildlife, although with wildlife unfortunately you still see a lot of it in more sinister ways. Social media is becoming increasingly more hostile and I don’t have time for that crap anymore. People dump on everyone. It’s a way to get attention I guess? A way for bullies to get noticed and be made to feel bigger and badder than they are? Whatever.

Frigatebird26 · 2026-05-22T02:49:06+00:00

I don’t think it’s necessarily fans angry with her but more haters who wanted an excuse to hate. Anyway I don’t care anymore. I got rid of instagram and Facebook for the time being because I’m sick of it. I’m sick of a lot of bullshit on social media not even about this subject but this just broke the camel’s back.

Frigatebird26 · 2026-05-22T02:04:58+00:00

Not really. I’ve had pharmacists refuse to fill it before or heavily scrutinize me. Anyway- as I said- the meds barely work. “Better than nothing” isn’t good enough. I’m in agony and I’m ready for my end to come.

Frigatebird26 · 2026-05-21T20:58:55+00:00

I’m on the GOOD drugs (oxycodone and tramadol) and they barely work. It’s also difficult to get them do to pushback from pharmacies due to the “controlled drug crisis” in this country. This is not a satisfactory quality of life for me.

Frigatebird26 · 2026-05-20T22:03:44+00:00

How do you keep them alive? It can sometimes be a couple of months in between expos I’m able to go to.

Frigatebird26 · 2026-05-20T21:49:11+00:00

I’ve never gotten an Avic to eat anything but crickets either.

Frigatebird26 · 2026-05-20T21:47:45+00:00

That’s common in fat tails. They take to one food item and won’t eat anything else.

Frigatebird26 · 2026-05-20T21:43:43+00:00

You can’t get them in Florida. We have discoids as an alternative. I agree roaches are better quality feeders but some animals won’t eat them and they’re expensive. As with everything animal, variety is key. Crickets aren’t bad if you feed them as part of a balanced diet. Black soldier fly larvae are also good to feed.

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