Frog people---Frog with colorectal prolapse.
hbwright
14 years ago
We have a colony of leopard frogs living in the pond this year. The dad has been around by himself for the 3 years up until he was able to add to his family. I was so happy to have my first set of eggs and even after thinking they were all eaten we have at least 10 or so babies now happily living in the pond. I've seen 3 larger ones, one of them obviously the original and 1 maybe a female. A couple weeks ago I noticed the 3 together and one of them had a red ball hanging out the back. Just today it hopped up on a rock and I could see there is a definite colorectal prolapse, the intestine obvious. It seeems to be surviving but I know it is uncomfortable and I worry about infection. After seeing it I talked to my husband about euthanizing him/her but want some more experienced (or any experienced) opinions. We have no idea how to humainly euthanize a frog but care about these fellows enough to not see them suffer. This one looks very thin and unhealthy aside from the prolapse but is still getting along fine, doesn't seem lethargic and moves fine. What do we do with him/her?
catherinet
Min3 South S.F. Bay CA
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