My African dwarf frog is bloated with blood. Is it dropsy or sick?

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Hi, my names kayla and I have an African dwarf frog who’s about 10 years old. He has recently looked like there is a bunch of air in his stomach but I read online it could be fluid, as you can see in the last photo there also looks like there is a line of blood on his stomach and a dot on his throat and I have no clue what it is. I’ve read about frogs getting dropsy but I just don’t know if this is that. Frogs with dropsy go from normal to a ballon in a week and my frogs looked like this 3 weeks. Pet's info: Small Animal | Unknown - Small Animal | Male

Angel Alvarado, LVT · Accepted Answer

Check the water chemistry and quality. Use a home test kit or submit a water sample for testing. Most pet stores will do this for free or for a small fee. Aim for 0 ppm ammonia and nitrites with nitrates at 20 ppm or less. Perform partial water changes to stabilize chemistry and improve water quality. use only aged or conditioned water that is temperature matched to prevent stress or shock. Fast Froggy for 2-3 days then offer bits of cooked and shelled green peas. If the issue s constipation, this should help. Maintain water temp at the upper limit to aid in digestion.For ADFs, this is about 78 F. An Epsom salt bath may also decrease the bloating. Do NOT use table salt or aquarium salt. Dissolve 1/2 teaspoon of Epsom salt in 1 gallon of conditioned water and allow for a 30 minute swim once daily. If the bloating is due to bacterial infection, Maracyn 2 can be found in the Aquarium section of the local Petco. Follow label directions carefully and consider moving the frog to a hospital tank during treatment.

My African dwarf frog is bloated with blood. Is it dropsy or sick?

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