socksrock98
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My brother had been moving a basketball hoop the other day and did not realize a toad was living beneath it. As he moved it, one of the poor creature’s back leg was completely ripped off and was left with a bloody bone. After i found out about it, i knew i couldn’t leave it out there like that. I brought it inside and put it in a temporary critter keeper with damp paper towel (used dechlorinated water), a cave to hide in, and a shallow dish to soak in also with dechlorinated water. By the next day, it was evident he needed vet treatment so i rushed him to an exotics vet who has performed surgery on a toad before. I paid $350 for him to have the mangled bone that remained of his leg amputated and for all the medicine following the surgery. It is now the second day after the surgery. I am to give him antibiotics and anti-inflammatory medicine administered by mouth once a day, but here’s the issue, the poor little guy will not open his mouth. I have tried everything and can’t get it in. On top of that, i have offered him every type of insect imaginable and he has no interest. Please give me any advice possible! His name is Dobby and I’ve grown rather attached to the poor creature after everything it has went through. By the way, seeing as he only has one back leg now and cannot hop, he will be kept in captivity for the rest of his life if he lives through this. Also i change his substrate once a day to help minimize the risk of infection.