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| Sick Rat | 11/19/2009 |
Q: I saw that you had a rat that died from nasal tumors...I was wondering if there was any symptoms of ...
A: Are you sure he isnt sneezing porphyrin instead of blood? This is very common and also normal, esp ...
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| Oral abscess? | 11/18/2009 |
Q: my name is Sarah & Im from the UK. I have an elderly male Siamese Albino rat, he is in excellent ...
A: How long have you been giving him the medication and what is the exact name of it? Sometimes ...
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| Scared rat | 11/18/2009 |
Q: I have had my two female rats for just over a month now, and they were happy to come out and play ...
A: Have you added anything new to the room in the past few days? Sometimes rats may notice a new ...
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| Exotic vets | 11/18/2009 |
Q: you very kindly recommended an exotic vet at Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston to me, and I am ...
A: Here is a link to Vets that belong to the Association of Exotic mammal Veternerians. Try it and you ...
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| rattie bumps | 11/18/2009 |
Q: i have a 5 month old female blue agouti dumbo rex rat. since we got her we noticed a bump or two on ...
A: For starters, all rats can develop acne. However, your using bedding that is very bad for rats. Pine ...
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| galastop | 11/17/2009 |
Q: My 2 yo female rat had a mammary tumour removed last week. The surgery was successful although I ...
A: As of this writing, I am not aware of any vets in United States using Cabergoline, which lowers ...
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| Rat Emergency | 11/17/2009 |
Q: I know that in the instructions you posted that in the case of an emergency, I should not email you, ...
A: Is there any way to get a photo to me? I would really need to see it before I could tell what it ...
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| Lump on toffee's tail | 11/17/2009 |
Q: hoped your well. Toffee. Came through her last lump op fine however got a small abscess by the wound ...
A: I am doing somewhat better lately, hope your well. As for the lumps, these lumps can be anything ...
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| Inner Ear Infection? | 11/16/2009 |
Q: I have a pet rat who is sick. I took her to the vet a few weeks ago and she said that it was an ...
A: Can she use her front paws to hold food? Is she able to chew and swallow? I am worried she may not ...
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| weight loss in rat | 11/14/2009 |
Q: I'm from the UK. I have 3 pet rats. One of them seems to have lost quite a lot of weight. They all ...
A: It would not be a bad idea to look into changing the rats diet to lower protein and fats. The corn ...
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| Protrusion in lower abdomen | 11/14/2009 |
Q: Sandra Todd, for your answer to my question about the protrusion in the lower abdomen of my rat. In ...
A: I am so sorry for this. You have no idea. I am also really outraged too. There is NO EXCUSE for ...
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| Balding | 11/14/2009 |
Q: A few months ago, I noticed that my blue rat's fur was turning brown. I asked a different rat ...
A: Corn is not good for rats due to the fact it can contain a fungus that is toxic to rats. High ...
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| pet rat | 11/14/2009 |
Q: my son bought two "feeder rats" for a science project 7 months ago. While they were fun for a while, ...
A: Absolutely not, they could never live outside and survive. These rats deserve a good home. They ...
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| Swollen eye and other issues | 11/13/2009 |
Q: A little over a week ago, my rat Katrina almost lost her right eye. It literally almost popped out. ...
A: She may have a tumor behind her eye or an abscess. Has the vet checked using an xray? Sometimes ...
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| My rats | 11/13/2009 |
Q: In April of 2009, I got a rat from a nearby pets store for my birthday and she died in October of ...
A: I am so sad to hear about your little rat that passed away. Sadly if they have a certain type of ...
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| Antibiotic type for rats | 11/13/2009 |
Q: my female rat has had recurring respiratory problems for a couple months now, and my old vet (who I ...
A: Cefa drops are a good drug for infections such as urinary tract infections, inner ear infections and ...
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| please help!!! | 11/13/2009 |
Q: I will try and make this quick.I bought 2 rattys from my local pet store and brought them home. I ...
A: The rat community has, for many years, shared a recipe using horse worming paste. The truth is, this ...
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| Broken rat tooth and ringworm | 11/12/2009 |
Q: About a month ago I bought two male rats from Petsmart. Recently I have noticed 3 problems with ...
A: Dr. Alvin Atlas Facility: Riverview Animal Clinic 4640 Highway 280 South Birmingham AL 35242 ...
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| thermal reaction of albino rats | 11/11/2009 |
Q: ! i have 12 albino rats...3 males and 9 females. they all are going well. i just want to know how ...
A: Your rats are so cute. I love baby rats and in particular, PEWS are one of my favorites aside from ...
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| Mycoplasma | 11/11/2009 |
Q: I'm in Norway and there aren't really any really good rat vets so I've been pretty much on my own ...
A: I would suggest trying the zithromax and doxy but keep in mind that after three days if you do not ...
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| Tumour, blindness & loss of coordination/energy, female | 11/11/2009 |
Q: and it may be too late for me to do anything now BUT everything is worth a try: I currently house ...
A: Sadly your little girl sounds like she is suffering from a pituitary adenoma. The signs are all ...
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| rat tumor | 11/11/2009 |
Q: Our rat had a tumor removed last week. She had one removed in May that the doctor said was a ...
A: This is one reason I do not own female rats any more, as they are very prone to mammary tumors that ...
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| multi mammats lose use of leg | 11/10/2009 |
Q: just to let you know pixie died in his bed a week last friday night, i did everything i could with ...
A: I am so sorry for your loss. I wish I could help more but all I have to give are educated guesses. ...
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| New cagemate? | 11/8/2009 |
Q: We just suffered the loss of an extremely sweet rattie (7 mo old, male). The vet that treated ...
A: I am so sorry that I have taken so long to respond to your question. I have been going through a ...
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| Seizures and Self Mutilation | 11/8/2009 |
Q: I first wanted to say thank you for everything that you do for us rat owners, it really is something ...
A: First of all I have to say I am soooo sorry for the delay in response. I have been going through a ...
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| Balding | 11/8/2009 |
Q: A few months ago, I noticed that my blue rat's fur was turning brown. I asked a different rat ...
A: Her protein levels are probably a bit high. Please refer to my website for ideas on proper nutrition ...
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| rattie not eating! | 11/6/2009 |
Q: His 2 brothers died when they were very young without any symptoms from genetic heart disease. This ...
A: Sometimes the rats medication needs to be upped some as time goes on. You should discuss this with ...
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| colds/congestion | 11/6/2009 |
Q: Can rats get a cold? this morning when i went to see my rats one of them looked like he was coughing ...
A: No, rats are immune to the 200 plus strains of viruses that cause the common cold virus. What he ...
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| staples/surgery | 11/6/2009 |
Q: Sandra, Sorry to bother you but I'm at my wit's end with my rat isabel. She had stitches put in two ...
A: Is she on oral antibiotics? I would suggest not using any staples and have the Vet sew her from ...
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| respitory disease | 11/6/2009 |
Q: My little Nummy has had respitory problems. She has taken antibiotics + been on a nebulizer. I ...
A: I dont usually suggest vitamins to be honest. As long as the rat is getting a properly balanced ...
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| The Grrreat wall | 11/5/2009 |
Q: I have 2 female rats,at the moment i let them run around every evening in my bath room but they eat ...
A: You can save your money and simply use cardboard. If its at least 4 feet high, they cant jump it ...
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| Penny's lump | 11/4/2009 |
Q: I am writing to you because I think you can help my little buddy. Penny is a black hooded female rat ...
A: This is outrageous in price, the highest I have seen in a long time. I disagree with the vet. He ...
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| Rat lost tooth, other is loose | 11/1/2009 |
Q: For some reason my rat, Chi, loves to jump out of my arms toward his cage when I walk near it. I ...
A: He needs seen by a vet right away. Chances may be he has a tumor or abscess behind his gums that is ...
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| pet rat tumors | 11/1/2009 |
Q: One of my pet rats, Sammy, has a tumor. It is about the size of a golf ball and he has had it for ...
A: First choice below, with Dr. White as second. I hope you can make it to one of their clinics. ...
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| pet rat tumors | 11/1/2009 |
Q: One of my pet rats, Sammy, has a tumor. It is about the size of a golf ball and he has had it for ...
A: DO NOT USE THIS VET! Keeping food will make the rat not be able to absorb the anesthesia properly ...
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| rat wound | 10/31/2009 |
Q: i have a male hairless rat that is roughly 8-9 months old. he always gets a few cuts here and there ...
A: There really is not much else you can do aside from trim his nails for him and keep it clean. I ...
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| SDA | 10/29/2009 |
Q: I bought two fancy rats from a pet shop that were fine for about two weeks. One was leaving with my ...
A: No dont switch. Just because the rat has respiratory illness doesnt mean its always related to ...
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| SDA | 10/29/2009 |
Q: I bought two fancy rats from a pet shop that were fine for about two weeks. One was leaving with my ...
A: Sounds like strep pneumoniae, which is very contagious. It has nothing to do with strep throat, so ...
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| Baby rat, broken back | 10/29/2009 |
Q: I work in a pet store, and have 5 rats of my own, and yesterday at work I saw a young (3-4 months) ...
A: I am so glad you brought her home. Your doing all the right things to help her heal. Keeping her in ...
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| Mycoplasma Contagious ? | 10/28/2009 |
Q: My daughter's pet rat, Coco, died in August, despite our best efforts and some very good vet care. ...
A: Yes absolutely, let the new rats slowly meet Mojo. As for mycoplasmosis, please read my website ...
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| Abscess? | 10/28/2009 |
Q: My male rat had what looked like s small bite mark on his back a while ago, we presumed it would ...
A: Sounds like a dried up sebaceous cyst. They usually do this. They will dry up and can be removed as ...
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| SDA | 10/28/2009 |
Q: I bought two fancy rats from a pet shop that were fine for about two weeks. One was leaving with my ...
A: How do you know the rat had SDA? SDA is not usually fatal like that, not that fast. What signs of ...
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| pet rat tumors | 10/28/2009 |
Q: One of my pet rats, Sammy, has a tumor. It is about the size of a golf ball and he has had it for ...
A: To be honest, I do not think it is cancerous (they rarely are) and if he has had this for a year ...
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| Wanda has a huge lump | 10/27/2009 |
Q: We've spoken many times. My pet rat (doe) Wanda who is 2 yrs 4 months old has a huge lump appear ...
A: Can you show me a photo of the abscess? I have had alot of personal issues at home here so I am ...
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| What did we do wrong? | 10/27/2009 |
Q: I'm writing to find out what we did wrong, so we can fix it for the next pet rat. My 10-year-old ...
A: I am so sorry for the losses you have experienced lately. Your rat could have had a problem unknown ...
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| rat tumor | 10/26/2009 |
Q: lelke in north brunswick nj. i am trying to locate this dr but have not had any luck. do you know ...
A: Save your money. Even if it is cancer, its not like your going to have radiation done on it so its ...
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| Abscess? | 10/25/2009 |
Q: My male rat had what looked like s small bite mark on his back a while ago, we presumed it would ...
A: That looks like a growth more than an abscess. It could be nothing more than a cyst, which, if that ...
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| Rat Surgery-stitches | 10/25/2009 |
Q: You have helped my wife and I in the past with our rats. Our newest rat Izzy had surgery 4 days ago ...
A: She will heal without them. I would not continue to put her through the staples and stitches. I bet ...
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| Mouth Abscess | 10/25/2009 |
Q: I have a rat that is about a 1.5years old, a few months ago he got an abscess on his mouth at the ...
A: Can you submit a photo? You can attach here on the message. Also, I dont like baytril for ...
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| Medications for head tilt | 10/25/2009 |
Q: My female rat had a lump removed back in late August, no complications. The lump was removed from ...
A: Absolutely she needs steroids. I am glad to hear she is still using her forelimbs. Does she walk ...
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| 2 year old female with sudden odd behavior | 10/24/2009 |
Q: I have two female rats that are about 2 years and 2 months old, and one of them, Ziggy, has had a ...
A: Sometimes a surge in hormones will cause changes in rat behavior. The fact you moved to a new place ...
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| My pet rat | 10/24/2009 |
Q: I have 2 female rats living in the same cage. They are very active and sometimes they fight a little ...
A: She has head tilt and needs a vet. Please read more about it here on my site: ...
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| Rat fits | 10/24/2009 |
Q: I've a year old dumbo rex, but i didn't have him from birth. I've had him for three months. Lately, ...
A: Your rat his having seizures. He may have an underlying problem such as diabetes, brain tumor or ...
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| sudden rat death | 10/24/2009 |
Q: I am 11 years old and my rat just died. My mom and I are wondering - what happened? One day, my ...
A: I am very sorry your rat died. Why did your rat go without food in her bowl for two days? I do ...
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| My boys | 10/23/2009 |
Q: Ive got boy rats two of them im only 12 ive been through 8 rats now so im kinda experinced with ...
A: Your rat likes you, which is why he goes to the bathroom on you. It sounds gross, I know, but its ...
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| second opinion | 10/23/2009 |
Q: on monday i noticed he had become very weak and not very lively,i took him to the vets,the vet ...
A: He very well could have heart disease which can cause weight loss despite eating well. If he is ...
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| does my rat have a cold | 10/22/2009 |
Q: hiya i have 2 rats and one of them is having trouble breathing through its nose and i don't know ...
A: Keep them together, they both carry the same bacteria that can cause this respiratory infection. ...
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| training | 10/21/2009 |
Q: From reading allexperts answers to other questions my question is more basic but I have done some ...
A: You do not in any way want to force yourself on your rat. That sounds like someone I know that ...
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| My rats, Sampson and Hollywood | 10/21/2009 |
Q: I have emailed you before with a rat question, and here I am again. My rats were in a 75 gallon ...
A: Sorry for the delay. Flu!! Anyhow, sounds like plenty of room for the rats and yes, its normal for ...
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| my rat has gotten thin and dizzy | 10/21/2009 |
Q: i adopted 3 female rats temporarily from my sister and really have grown attached to them quickly. ...
A: She very well could have an inner ear infection which is treated super easy with antibiotics and ...
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| My 2 rats Sneez alot.. | 10/21/2009 |
Q: I got my 2 girls from Petsmart about 2 weeks ago id say there about 3-4 weeks old "i forgot to ask ...
A: Please read my website on proper diet and bedding and also take a minute to read up on ...
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| Found Baby Rat | 10/20/2009 |
Q: About a week ago we had a rain storm and the next morning I found a young rat barely moving in a ...
A: WHy not keep him? I promise you, he has no viruses. He was too small. Now if he were an adult ...
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| Rat with Malignant Tumor | 10/20/2009 |
Q: I have a pet rat that is around 3 years old. She developed a mammary tumor under her right armpit at ...
A: Usually tumors are not cancerous when dealing with estrogen fueled mammary tumors, but they do tend ...
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| multi mammats lose use of leg | 10/20/2009 |
Q: i have 3 multi mammats and they are all brothers and nearly 2 years old, recently one of them kept ...
A: Its not akward to do tests when they know what they are doing! A little drop of blood will tell ...
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| Lump in mouth | 10/19/2009 |
Q: You gave me some advice about my rat Stripe a while ago and helped me find a good vet so I'm hoping ...
A: Please do not put your rat to sleep if she still acts happy. Do me a favor and check out my page ...
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| My rat is peeing blood | 10/18/2009 |
Q: My rat, Katy, started peeing blood over 2 weeks ago. We took her to the vets, and she was on ...
A: Was a culture done on the urine? Of course now that she was on baytril this may alter the results ...
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| My baby rat has a lump under her neck. | 10/18/2009 |
Q: I have a ten week old baby female rat and I just recently found a lump under her neck. I got her ...
A: I would be really shocked if this is a mammary tumor, esp at her age. I am thinking it is either a ...
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| multi mammats lose use of leg | 10/18/2009 |
Q: i have 3 multi mammats and they are all brothers and nearly 2 years old, recently one of them kept ...
A: Ahhh....well it says Germany on your message. Where in England are you? I can find a vet there ...
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| Rat tumour | 10/18/2009 |
Q: My rat has what I think to be a mammary tumour by the base of her tail. Do you know how long or how ...
A: As you know, You can have it removed before it becomes too vascular. Its easy to do it any time, of ...
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| Possible sinus or respitory infection, what to do? | 10/18/2009 |
Q: I have a question, I have a Blur rat as a pet, who is having a problem, his face is swollen on his ...
A: Rats usually do not suffer from sinus infections. Usually what we look for when there is swelling ...
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| my rat :) | 10/17/2009 |
Q: I have one male rat that I hand raised since he was a baby as I purchased his mother from a pet ...
A: Why not just get another male his age and save your money on surgery? Male rats can live together ...
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| My rat is extremely sick | 10/17/2009 |
Q: My rat that i have owned for roughly two years is extremely sick. It has all happened over the last ...
A: Sounds like heart or kidney related. Both can cause weight loss despite eating, although heart ...
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| fighting | 10/17/2009 |
Q: I have two baby rats which i have had for less than a week, last night I had some of my friends ...
A: Are you sure it was blood and not porphyrin discharge? Often they will secrete the porphyrin ...
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| my baby rats are ill and dying | 10/16/2009 |
Q: for the past week or so my baby rats that are roughly 3-4 weeks old or getting ill and dying within ...
A: DO not use these two to breed again, obviously, mainly because if they indeed have sendai virus, ...
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| multi mammats lose use of leg | 10/16/2009 |
Q: i have 3 multi mammats and they are all brothers and nearly 2 years old, recently one of them kept ...
A: Try the B12, it wont hurt. However, he needs a good exam by a qualified vet. He could simply have ...
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| Orphan Rat Behavior | 10/16/2009 |
Q: I am hand raising 2 baby male rats since they were ~5 days old when their mother was killed by a ...
A: I am so happy you called and they talked to you. Not many vets are willing to do that without an ...
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| my baby rats are ill and dying | 10/16/2009 |
Q: for the past week or so my baby rats that are roughly 3-4 weeks old or getting ill and dying within ...
A: It sounds like the babies have picked up the Sendai virus which is a brutal dangerous virus that can ...
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| rat food | 10/16/2009 |
Q: I was wondering about rat food. We have been using Mazuri rat and mouse block, but I found Oxbow ...
A: Your lucky that you can find Regal rat at the pet store. I recommend it over any other rat food, ...
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| Hi, I think my rattie has an abcess? | 10/15/2009 |
Q: Ms. Todd, you have assisted me before in ratlet matters and I think perhaps you can help me again. ...
A: It sounds like an abscess but its hard to be sure. Can you take a photo and attach it here on your ...
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| Orphan Rat Behavior | 10/14/2009 |
Q: I am hand raising 2 baby male rats since they were ~5 days old when their mother was killed by a ...
A: This is amazing that you were able to get the pups to survive. Do you know that it is almost rare to ...
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| new baby rat | 10/14/2009 |
Q: I recently lost a rat to a tumor, she left behind three cage mates. They have all adapted well, ...
A: Oh my....I am in love with that sweet girl. Slippers. What a cute name. Shes a cutie! I had the ...
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| tumor | 10/14/2009 |
Q: My mum was looking after my two pet rats whilst i was on holiday. Poppy was regularly being taken to ...
A: I am sad to say the vet that saw Poppy most likely had no idea what to do and so she just made ...
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| rat tumor | 10/14/2009 |
Q: lelke in north brunswick nj. i am trying to locate this dr but have not had any luck. do you know ...
A: This can certainly wait till you get back. It should not be this huge mammoth tumor in just a few ...
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| Lump and misc. | 10/14/2009 |
Q: My father saved her from a friend who didn't want her anymore and was gonna release her in the wild. ...
A: It may be a cyst or a tumor, but dont worry, they come off really easily. You need a really good vet ...
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| rat tumor | 10/14/2009 |
Q: lelke in north brunswick nj. i am trying to locate this dr but have not had any luck. do you know ...
A: Being she is a long time client of her vet, I do believe it was under $100. Jacky had numerous ...
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| Does an Older Male rat need a Companion? | 10/14/2009 |
Q: This week I am getting a male rat (I have never had a rat before) from a vet school. He is about ...
A: I think it would be a good idea to get him a friend. He is still young enough that bringing in a ...
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| rat tumor | 10/14/2009 |
Q: lelke in north brunswick nj. i am trying to locate this dr but have not had any luck. do you know ...
A: I know the lady that owned Jacky and Dr.Lelke is not seeing any new patients. How far are you ...
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| Lump and misc. | 10/14/2009 |
Q: My father saved her from a friend who didn't want her anymore and was gonna release her in the wild. ...
A: I am hoping this is an abscess....and oh, before I go on, thank you SO much for saving her. I cannot ...
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| Flesh eating tumor??? | 10/14/2009 |
Q: i went on vacation and had my cousin take care of my pet rat. I came back two weeks later to find ...
A: Sounds more like its an abscess or an abscessed tumor. Have you tried to clean it out? If it came ...
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| Lump on neck/cheek | 10/14/2009 |
Q: a couple of days ago i noticed a lump on one of my female rats (white 1 1/2 year old) right cheek so ...
A: Sounds like your vet is not very up to par with rats. For starters your rat is FAR from being too ...
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| Male Rat? | 10/14/2009 |
Q: I was thinking of getting a pair of male rats and would like some advice. This is because I've heard ...
A: I love both rats but prefer males for several reasons. For starters, females, unless spayed at a ...
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| Follow up on Gonzo | 10/13/2009 |
Q: I just thought I should let you know that sadly I had to have Gonzo put to sleep today.... :'( For ...
A: Your very welcome. I do know how heartbreaking it is....as a rat owner, you have to condition ...
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| My rat, Orpheus, weepy eyes | 10/13/2009 |
Q: Hullo! I've had my rat for about two months now and he was eight weeks old when I got him. I noticed ...
A: Are you new to rats? Do me a favor and check out my website and this page (URL Provided) let me ...
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| rat | 10/12/2009 |
Q: 5 ml every 12 hours it seemed to help but its been 2 weeks and hes doing it again please help its ...
A: This is very scary for both you and your rat. There are many causes for seizures, from metabolic ...
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| dead rat | 10/12/2009 |
Q: i had two healthy male rats. not sure how old they are (were). i've had them 3.5 months, the lady i ...
A: I am very sorry for your loss. I know this sounds a bit harsh, but its actually better to lose ...
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| Losing Hair | 10/12/2009 |
Q: I recently bought a young male blue rex rat about 6 weeks ago. He was fine until about 2 weeks ago i ...
A: This is pretty common for a rex coat. He may make many changes to his fur while he is younger going ...
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| toe sores | 10/12/2009 |
Q: You may remember me from a year or so ago, I have the rat with no fur. that should have fur. lol ...
A: Ack!! Danged Vets so scared of steroids. I wish they would think twice about that. For pete sake ...
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| toe sores | 10/12/2009 |
Q: You may remember me from a year or so ago, I have the rat with no fur. that should have fur. lol ...
A: You got it! The circulation was being cut off. I ALMOST asked you if he has any blankets in his ...
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| broken front leg? not sure, worried | 10/12/2009 |
Q: 2 days ago I noticed that my female rat 'Maple' was limping and not using her front right leg. She ...
A: It doesnt really look broken, and the fact she is using it even if she isnt using it to climb is a ...
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| Skinny rat | 10/12/2009 |
Q: I have a skinny rat with labored breathing... Do you have any advice on how to help her get her ...
A: In order to get her back to a healthy weight, you should address her labored breathing first. ...
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| toe sores | 10/12/2009 |
Q: You may remember me from a year or so ago, I have the rat with no fur. that should have fur. lol ...
A: I sure do remember Jasper! I have him as a featured case on my critter city site, I do believe. ...
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| Wheezing, won't walk, eat, drink, is he dying? | 10/12/2009 |
Q: My rat has been breathing really loudly for a while now. At first I thought it was nothing, but then ...
A: I never heard back but I am hoping you got my last email with the name of a vet in Cape Coral. I ...
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| Follow up on Gonzo | 10/11/2009 |
Q: I just thought I should let you know that sadly I had to have Gonzo put to sleep today.... :'( For ...
A: I am very sorry to hear that, but thank you for telling me. I really do care about all the rats ...
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| My rat is dying! HELP! | 10/10/2009 |
Q: My female dumbo rat is at least one year old. We got her from a pet store so her exact age is ...
A: She needs an ER vet that knows about exotics, or at least one that can sustain her in oxygen. Her ...
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| Wheezing, won't walk, eat, drink, is he dying? | 10/10/2009 |
Q: My rat has been breathing really loudly for a while now. At first I thought it was nothing, but then ...
A: Yes he needs a vet. The pet store vet knew he could not treat the rat which is why he declined to ...
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| broken front leg? not sure, worried | 10/10/2009 |
Q: 2 days ago I noticed that my female rat 'Maple' was limping and not using her front right leg. She ...
A: A few days is all she needs to heal, and by limping, this is her way of nursing it back to its ...
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| respitory disease | 10/10/2009 |
Q: I've got a 2 year + rat who i rescued about 6 months ago she's had respitory problems the whole time ...
A: Your rat is not getting the best treatment available, but instead, she is getting the most commonly ...
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| Scabs/Sores all over rat | 10/10/2009 |
Q: My rat has scabs and sores all over her neck, shoulders, and back. They're not healing and my other ...
A: Her problem is the reggie rat and the diet in general. Even if it is mites, her diet needs changes ...
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| now not drinking or eating at all | 10/10/2009 |
Q: I have a ratty question for you if u have time. I just had my 1 year old female spayed and a small ...
A: I have a very good friend that is also my mentor standing by that is wonderful enough to help me ...
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| Follow up to Cyst On Rat, Surgery Advice? | 10/9/2009 |
Q: I have some small bad news, but overall good news (I think!) First of all though, thank you for ...
A: I love happy endings!!!!!!! keep up the good work and remember, you can find alot of common ...
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| baby rats | 10/9/2009 |
Q: I have 3 mother rats the white rat has had babes 1 time before, this is the black rats first time ...
A: Your not bugging me! Ask me whatever you want and even if it says too many follow ups, just make a ...
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| Inner Ears, Bulging Eyes, Blindness? | 10/9/2009 |
Q: Well hello; yet again. I have a female hooded rat that is just under a year old. When i first got ...
A: An x ray will probably not show a PT as they only show bone and not tissue. A CAT scan would show ...
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| ughhh... | 10/9/2009 |
Q: i have 2 2 yr old rats and 1 3yr old rat. they are all girls and live in the same cage until ...
A: For starters, is the 2 year old with the tumor looking thing; is this protruding from her vaginal ...
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| Scabs/Sores all over rat | 10/9/2009 |
Q: My rat has scabs and sores all over her neck, shoulders, and back. They're not healing and my other ...
A: Alot of times this is related to diet and high protein levels. Sometimes it effects only one rat ...
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| Rattie Eye problems | 10/9/2009 |
Q: I've posted a question here few times before concerning respiratory infection, I went to vet with my ...
A: http://www.sandyscrittercity.com/bloodynoseandeyes.htm Refer to the link above to learn just what ...
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| Drinking excessively after surgery | 10/9/2009 |
Q: I have a ratty question for you if u have time. I just had my 1 year old female spayed and a small ...
A: Do you have a heating pad? You can put that under one side of her cage where she is laying, on low, ...
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| baby rats | 10/9/2009 |
Q: I have 3 mother rats the white rat has had babes 1 time before, this is the black rats first time ...
A: Your Dads girlfriend needs to read up on breeding ethics. Never should just "any rat" be bred ...
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| Scared Rat | 10/8/2009 |
Q: My g/f and I have owned two loving rats for a couple months now, Chloe and Xena. They have always ...
A: Cats and dogs are smart....rats? Smarter! A rat is afraid of a cat by natural instinct. My rats ...
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| RE: Gonzo's weigh loss cont.. | 10/8/2009 |
Q: I ran out of follow up ques so had to start a new one! I'm not sure how many viral's they are ...
A: I am very sorry to hear this. Weight loss like this is often an indicator of kidney disease or ...
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| revolution for mites | 10/8/2009 |
Q: I had talked to my vet about my old boy Mr White having mites and we gave him some revolution. I ...
A: I am very sorry to hear about this. I do remember this case too, as the nasty bacteria, klebisella, ...
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| Sage. | 10/8/2009 |
Q: The infection is related to her runny eye issue that she's had for a long time. The vet said that ...
A: Ahhhhh yes, I see the pus in the corner of her eye!! I wish I saw that sooner or I would not have ...
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| tooth loss | 10/8/2009 |
Q: He is on two meds for 6 weeks and doing well thus far. Meanwhile his brother first broke, then ...
A: If his teeth are properly aligned, the tooth would not have grown past the normal tooth. ...
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| Follow up to Cyst On Rat, Surgery Advice? | 10/8/2009 |
Q: I have some small bad news, but overall good news (I think!) First of all though, thank you for ...
A: No of course I am not sick of you! I like it that your wanting to learn as much as you can learn ...
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| tooth loss | 10/8/2009 |
Q: He is on two meds for 6 weeks and doing well thus far. Meanwhile his brother first broke, then ...
A: Sounds like your rat may have malocclusion. This is when the jaw is misaligned and when the rat ...
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| Half swollen face and eye looks like it could pop out. | 10/7/2009 |
Q: My rat, Sage, has always been very sneezy all her life, and occasionally her left eye gets a goop ...
A: I will try to find a good vet for you. Some are actually turning sympathatic because of the econmy ...
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| Front leg paralysis | 10/7/2009 |
Q: About 2 months ago, my 20 month old boy had an enormous preputial abscess (above and to the left of ...
A: I would love to be wrong. In fact, I hope I am wrong, but through the years I have seen so many ...
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| Inner Ears, Bulging Eyes, Blindness? | 10/7/2009 |
Q: Well hello; yet again. I have a female hooded rat that is just under a year old. When i first got ...
A: A pituitary tumor would cause the eye to bulge out but should not really cause blindness. Is she ...
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| Pet Hairless Rat | 10/7/2009 |
Q: My daughter has a pet hairless rat, that's 3 1/4 years old. She recently started growing a tumor ...
A: I am in North Caroina, but in Charlotte, so we are a bit of a distance from each other. However, how ...
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| where to buy rats | 10/7/2009 |
Q: i bought a rat from petco, but it was sick so i took it back to be treated. they called my and told ...
A: I dont like it when these pet stores tell the rat owner to return the rat for treatment. They dont ...
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| baby rats | 10/6/2009 |
Q: I have 3 mother rats the white rat has had babes 1 time before, this is the black rats first time ...
A: 20 babies is too many for one mother to handle. Divide them up for the other rat to have. You sure ...
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| Front leg paralysis | 10/6/2009 |
Q: About 2 months ago, my 20 month old boy had an enormous preputial abscess (above and to the left of ...
A: Sorry your little man is having so many problems. I hate to be the one to bring more bad news, but ...
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| Half swollen face and eye looks like it could pop out. | 10/6/2009 |
Q: My rat, Sage, has always been very sneezy all her life, and occasionally her left eye gets a goop ...
A: You asked what you can do to help her and you need to get her to the vet as soon as you can. She has ...
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| Rat having trouble putting pressure on his one foot. | 10/6/2009 |
Q: I hope you can help me... My rat Yoko, is a little over 2 yrs old, and last night we noticed that he ...
A: Sorry for taking so long. I have had the flu and also an article deadline for a rat magazine I had ...
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| my pet rat | 10/6/2009 |
Q: i woke up yesterday morning to find my pet rat down on the bottom layer of her cage with her fur all ...
A: Sounds like her ear infection is back. It should have been treated for 30 days to keep it from ...
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| Rat's Tail | 10/6/2009 |
Q: About two days ago me and my husband went to Petsmart to pick up our dog from being groomed. While I ...
A: Sounds like he had a little abscess there and some necrotic tissue, which was the black scab that ...
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| Rat hair loss/ skin condition | 10/6/2009 |
Q: My male rat Leo is almost a year old. He was in a very large cage with 3 other young rats. I believe ...
A: Probably mites. Start with neosporin on that nasty area to help infection. You can use some ...
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| Very sick rat | 10/5/2009 |
Q: I have 4 rats. 2 boys and 2 girls (guys and gals in separate cages). They are all very young. One of ...
A: I wish I could help and you probably know what I am going to say....so I wont say to try to find a ...
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| rats sneezing | 10/5/2009 |
Q: I have 8 rats. 2 females, and 6 males. My boys have been sneezing a fair bit and I've been ...
A: You said you do not know what else to do? Well, here is one thing I strongly suggest You need a new ...
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| how long should steroids take to start working? | 10/5/2009 |
Q: Trencher has been given prednisone 1mg tablets, one a day,14 tabelts, which i have been crushing up ...
A: They usually work immediately, if not, at least within a few hours. I am sorry:( I have to be ...
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| porphyrin discharge | 10/5/2009 |
Q: Just recently I bought two hooded female rats from a Petco in my area. I have a black and ...
A: Sounds just like you suggested, porphyrin discharge. They can even get it on their little front paws ...
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| Rat Food | 10/4/2009 |
Q: I was reading your answer about male and female rats and I read that you had a link to make there ...
A: Sure, the link is to my website, Critter city. Use the menu to the right and find the page on ...
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| my rattie has a tumor :( | 10/4/2009 |
Q: i was heartbroken when i just saw that my rat Layla had a small tumor between her front legs. i know ...
A: Let me know if these vets are near you! Dr. Tania White Hancock Park Veterinary Clinic 5178 ...
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| Rattiess | 10/4/2009 |
Q: I have one baby boy, (he's getting a buddy REAL soon!) but he seems to have blood coming out of his ...
A: Have you been to my website Critter City? This place here, its not mine. I am just a volunteer ...
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| Cause of my rats death | 10/4/2009 |
Q: I originally had 2 pet rats (they where sisters). The first one died around 2 months ago and the ...
A: I am very sorry for your loss. While accidents do happen, this doesnt seem to be what happened. ...
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| Follow up to Cyst On Rat, Surgery Advice? | 10/4/2009 |
Q: I have some small bad news, but overall good news (I think!) First of all though, thank you for ...
A: Wheres the bad news? I dont see any bad news at all!! In fact, its good news. If it has shrunk down, ...
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| Myco | 10/4/2009 |
Q: I have five rats that I adopted recently and it looks like they have the Myco resp infection. I ...
A: Is it baytril your using? You can mix it with strawberry syrup, add a bit of water to make it ...
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| my rattie has a tumor :( | 10/4/2009 |
Q: i was heartbroken when i just saw that my rat Layla had a small tumor between her front legs. i know ...
A: I am so sorry about your rat. However, let me help you overcome some of your fears. First of all, ...
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| Rats. | 10/4/2009 |
Q: i have 4 rats. 2 sets of girls. we got them a few weeks apart so for the first few days of having ...
A: It sounds like your girl Smokey needs to learn to trust again, which takes time and patience. Never ...
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| MY rat | 10/3/2009 |
Q: My rat is bleeding right above the tail near his/her peeing area i am wondering why this is ...
A: Animal Health Care of Myerstown 1 Krall Road Myerstown PA 17067 (717) 866-7387 Veterinary ...
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| I will do this.... | 10/3/2009 |
Q: I just figured out what to do about Cookie. I am going to continue her antibiotics for longer (as ...
A: Oh hey dont have to explain squat to me, trust me, I know. I am not wallowing in millions myself. ...
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| response about blood in urine | 10/3/2009 |
Q: You helped me back in June when my little Oreo was sick, she passed away. Now I have a problem with ...
A: I answered you on the other message you sent. However, you asked where to draw the line? The way ...
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| cant hold food with her front paws | 10/3/2009 |
Q: RE:Trencher She hasnt got one eye bulging out or anything and pupils look same size but i have in ...
A: Yes, it does sound like a pituitary tumor. I wish I could say it didn't, but it does. Try giving ...
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| Old rat, tumor | 10/3/2009 |
Q: I tried to find if you had already answered a similar question, but all the rats mentioned seem to ...
A: Congrats on having a grand rat. I have had several, and they are special rats for sure. My oldest ...
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| Skin loss | 10/3/2009 |
Q: I have two pet blue rats. Both have recently been ailed with a condition that my vet cant figure ...
A: I asked another Vet, who is a "cyber buddy" of mine and I told him about your sweet angels. I told ...
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| Mites/Lice | 10/2/2009 |
Q: Our rat is between 6-8 weeks old. He has mites/lice and the vet informed us that he is to small to ...
A: I have to disagree with the vet. You can safely use revolution on young rats but they must be 5 ...
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| My rat, Sampson. | 10/2/2009 |
Q: I've recently brought Sampson (Sam) home w/ another rat, Hollywood. For the first few days he seemed ...
A: I wouldnt worry about it unless you notice loss of fur,scabs or ulcers etc.. Rats can be a bit ...
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| MY rat | 10/2/2009 |
Q: My rat is bleeding right above the tail near his/her peeing area i am wondering why this is ...
A: I am sorry, but the only way to help is to see a vet. Sounds like she has a urinary tract infection ...
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| blood in urine | 10/2/2009 |
Q: You helped me back in June when my little Oreo was sick, she passed away. Now I have a problem with ...
A: I do remember Oreo and it stuck with me I think because I also had an Oreo myself, a little fat ...
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| Introducting Older Rats | 10/2/2009 |
Q: We've sought your advice in the past about our rat, Bear, who had sarcoma. We always appreciate your ...
A: I swore I answered this and sent it out days ago and here it is again....hoping this did get to you ...
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| Skin loss | 10/2/2009 |
Q: I have two pet blue rats. Both have recently been ailed with a condition that my vet cant figure ...
A: Oh my gosh, that is absolutely horrible. I am so sorry for your loss. I cant even imagine what on ...
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| IMPORTANT..about Jenna | 10/2/2009 |
Q: Jenna just had a horrible choking episode. I thought for sure she wasn't going to make it. She had ...
A: Oh man, Deb, I hate that.I hate choking, and your helpless to do anything when its happening too! ...
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| abcess | 10/1/2009 |
Q: My rat, Poppy, broke out with an abscess 2 weeks ago. We cleaned and maintained the sore which we ...
A: Oh my.........you need to get him to another vet right away!! This looks like (from what I can ...
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| Base of rats tail and nose is turning greyish/black | 10/1/2009 |
Q: I have recently noticed that 1 of them has developed a greyish/black colouring around the base of ...
A: Hmmmmmm.....can you send a photo? What your describing is almost a type of rat that is bred called ...
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| Nearby Vet | 10/1/2009 |
Q: My pet rat has started coughing and sneezing (I guess it's sneezing). Right now I'm just watching ...
A: Dr. Keith Contarino DVM Town & Country Veterinary Clinic 1343 Gresham Road #A Marietta, GA ...
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| New love of my life | 10/1/2009 |
Q: I got my new baby Freckle about a month and a half ago. He's a really big sweety, automatically ...
A: Congrats on the new rat. As for diets, if you want to give him the best diet start by tossing out ...
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| abcess | 10/1/2009 |
Q: My rat, Poppy, broke out with an abscess 2 weeks ago. We cleaned and maintained the sore which we ...
A: Can you take a photo of it? Is there a black scab or black crusting on the abscess? If so, this is ...
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| Dying Rats | 10/1/2009 |
Q: My 14 year old daughter has 2 male rats. She's had one for 5 months and one for 2 months (purchased ...
A: It may be too late for the one that is sicker, but that doesnt mean anything. He still has a chance. ...
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| Dying Rats | 10/1/2009 |
Q: My 14 year old daughter has 2 male rats. She's had one for 5 months and one for 2 months (purchased ...
A: Lisa Your rats more than likely have pneumonia caused by mycoplasmosis pulmonis. They are born ...
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| Trencher again | 9/30/2009 |
Q: Firstly, thank you so much for such a prompt reply. Im very glad of your help and advice. I know ...
A: If you can, keep them together if you think the other rat wont mind. I think she probably will be ...
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| My rat is losing lots of weight | 9/30/2009 |
Q: I adopted two new rats about three months ago. One has lost a lot of weight and she is breathing ...
A: Flu here, keeping me behind on getting to everyone. I do want to stress that she really does need a ...
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| pet rat health | 9/29/2009 |
Q: I am quite sure that I am getting the flu or at the very least a BAD cold. My question is: can my ...
A: The rats will be just fine, dont worry, just take care and get well soon! Most things that make us ...
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| Rat hair loss/ skin condition | 9/29/2009 |
Q: My male rat Leo is almost a year old. He was in a very large cage with 3 other young rats. I believe ...
A: Is the skin flaky? Is the residue on the rats skin almost like a wax like substance? Is there an ...
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| small red bubble on face | 9/29/2009 |
Q: its a little bigger than a pinhead. Hes nearly 2 years old and he is fairly happy in himself ...
A: ...thanks for getting the photos to me!! It appears to be a cyst and the skin on his back sounds ...
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| Skin loss | 9/29/2009 |
Q: I have two pet blue rats. Both have recently been ailed with a condition that my vet cant figure ...
A: Is there a way to take photos of them? You can either attach one here or send several to my private ...
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| My rat has a swollen belly | 9/29/2009 |
Q: My rat Arden who is a little over a year and a half started experiencing some strange symptoms last ...
A: At this point, mix her meds with anything you have that she will like that will mask the taste. ...
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| hairless rat having swallow,breathing diff | 9/29/2009 |
Q: our 3 year old hairless rat became grey colored, seemed to be struggling to breath. retracting in ...
A: A tumor should show, but sometimes it wont. It also came on suddenly, which is not really something ...
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| My rat has a swollen belly | 9/29/2009 |
Q: My rat Arden who is a little over a year and a half started experiencing some strange symptoms last ...
A: Ascites, which is fluid in the abdomen, can be caused by several things, from liver problems to ...
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| Cyst on rat. Surgery advice? | 9/28/2009 |
Q: You seem to really know your stuff when it comes to these guys! :-) One week ago I found a small ...
A: Matthew J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania tic Pets 3900 Delancey Street ...
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| Has our rat had a stroke? | 9/28/2009 |
Q: shes a year and ten months old. 2 weeks ago she had the sniffles and she was a little bit wheezy ...
A: For starters, you need a new vet. I HATE HATE to say this, but your vet is way off. Big time. ...
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| Pet Rats | 9/28/2009 |
Q: How can I tell how far along my rat is in her pregnancy? I placed her in a 10-gallon aquarium today ...
A: Whoops I said they, didnt I? Sorry! Someone else wrote to me and has possibly four females ...
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| rats bag legs splay out from underneath her | 9/28/2009 |
Q: My pet rat Trencher had bumble foot on both heels but after a course of baytril for 10days they ...
A: She may be developing hind leg paralysis. This is very common in older rats, esp if they are on the ...
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| Respitory illness? | 9/28/2009 |
Q: I recently adopted two black and white rats, which I believe are approx. three months old. Today I ...
A: Bird & Exotic Animal Hospital Write a review 902-7380 King George Highway Surrey, BC V3W 5A5, Canada ...
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| Just got 3 male rats - do they have a URI? | 9/28/2009 |
Q: We just bought 3 male dumbo rats from a pet store and they are still pretty young. However, 1 ...
A: Are you new to rats? Even if your not, you would benefit from my website, Critter City. Start with ...
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| Lump under Ratties Ear | 9/28/2009 |
Q: My Rocko is about 2 years old (I can't be sure as I got him and his cagemate off a girl who didn't ...
A: I hope the vet is right and I am wrong. I really do. Sadly, I see this all the time, the vet is not ...
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| rat eye care | 9/28/2009 |
Q: my rats eye has been having a little bit of crusty red blood around one of her eyes and i was just ...
A: Is she eating, drinking, acting ok? How long have you had your rats? What type of bedding do you ...
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| Update on Jenna | 9/28/2009 |
Q: I wanted to give you an update on Jenna. If you remember, I was taking her in to the DR for surgery ...
A: I am really sorry to hear about this. I will say I totally agree with the vet to bow out on the ...
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| Jr. (the not so small rat) 's Skin Issue | 9/27/2009 |
Q: My baby boy's name is Jr. he lives in a large cage with 2 other males with plenty of room to roam ...
A: I do not use any seed mixes as this type of food does not provide adequate nutrition for rats. Have ...
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| miscarriage | 9/27/2009 |
Q: I have had this rat for about 5 months now, I bought her from a pet store as a companion for the ...
A: Oh geeze! I feel for you, I really do. Years back, I had 8 boys of my own but I saved two girls ...
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| Pet Rats | 9/27/2009 |
Q: How can I tell how far along my rat is in her pregnancy? I placed her in a 10-gallon aquarium today ...
A: Her age seems young to us, and ideally, hobby breeders usually start to breed females around 4 ...
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| small red bubble on face | 9/27/2009 |
Q: its a little bigger than a pinhead. Hes nearly 2 years old and he is fairly happy in himself ...
A: When your rat had his ear infection, was he given steroids? If not, this is why he still has the ...
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| pet rat has a sudden lump | 9/27/2009 |
Q: i just noticed a couple of hours ago that my female albino rat, Snarky, has a lump on her lower ...
A: Is this lump under the thigh? I am hoping its an abscess too. Usually an abscess will appear out of ...
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| RE: Gonzo's weigh loss cont.. | 9/27/2009 |
Q: I ran out of follow up ques so had to start a new one! I'm not sure how many viral's they are ...
A: I would not consent ever to having the blood taken from the heart. As you said, this is very ...
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| Gonzo's weight loss cont.. | 9/27/2009 |
Q: He is around 18months old and used to weigh alot (around 900g) he has lost loads of weight recently ...
A: Blood tests can tell almost anything, but it depends on what types of tests are being run. It can ...
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| Gonzo's weight loss cont.. | 9/27/2009 |
Q: He is around 18months old and used to weigh alot (around 900g) he has lost loads of weight recently ...
A: Ahhhh.....the panic attacks. I am really glad you told me about these. How is his breathing? Often ...
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| help for my rat's runny eye and antibiotic questions | 9/27/2009 |
Q: I have two eighteen month old spayed female rats named Keiko and Tiny. One of Keiko's eyes has been ...
A: Is your vet trying to say that rats, in general, can only take baytril and clavamox? If this is ...
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| breathing & balance problems | 9/27/2009 |
Q: Last night my rat started having some breathing issues (it sounded like his nose was congested) and ...
A: The vets below are vets with a strong interest in exotics and have alot of experience working with ...
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| Respitory illness? | 9/27/2009 |
Q: I recently adopted two black and white rats, which I believe are approx. three months old. Today I ...
A: Where are you going to, as far as vets go and where in Canada are you located? I can try to find ...
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| I think my rat is depressed... | 9/26/2009 |
Q: My rat Aspen's cage mate died last night, and today Aspen has hardly moved. She won't eat anything, ...
A: Sounds like Aspen may be sick. What did the other rat die from? When they are depressed from loss ...
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| Hickory Nuts | 9/26/2009 |
Q: I have a hickory tree which is pelting my home with hundreds of hickory nuts. There's a thick green ...
A: No, not a really good idea. They are too high in protein and fats and are not the most edible nut. ...
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| Gonzo's weight loss cont.. | 9/26/2009 |
Q: He is around 18months old and used to weigh alot (around 900g) he has lost loads of weight recently ...
A: Start with baby foods, letting him lick it from your fingers if he wants. Also, offer him soy milk ...
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| Moufette's tumour | 9/25/2009 |
Q: New thread as I ran out of follow-ups! Thanks for responding so quickly and providing me with ...
A: ....but I did want to ask...How am I not knowledgeable on this subject? You gave me a really low ...
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| Flesh-coloured bump above left eye | 9/25/2009 |
Q: I was just tending to one of my ratties and noticed he had a small swelling above his left eye. It ...
A: The saline wont hurt his eyes. Basically that is what contact lens solution is made from. More than ...
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| Yellowish/green vaginal discharge, female rat | 9/25/2009 |
Q: My little girl is a little over a year old and is currently on Amoxidrops to treat what my vet and I ...
A: The vet is treating her for porphyrin? There is no need to use eye drops for porphyrin discharge as ...
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| Sick rats | 9/25/2009 |
Q: I would like to thank you for your previous advice of the antibiotic to cure our rat Ferra's ...
A: Crown Point Animal Hospital 8-900 Watters Rd Ottawa, Ontario K4A 0B4 tel: 613-845-0254 ...
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| pet rat bites | 9/25/2009 |
Q: I got a pet dumbo rat from a family who had to many pets and couldn't give him enough attention. He ...
A: Please let me know how it goes. If it doesnt work, we can keep trying other things. I trained a ...
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| pet rat bites | 9/25/2009 |
Q: I got a pet dumbo rat from a family who had to many pets and couldn't give him enough attention. He ...
A: Two things...he doesnt trust your hand, for starters, and second, by showing him fear, he has picked ...
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| Mites | 9/25/2009 |
Q: Ive been watching my little guy Hank very closely the past couple of days, and Ive been reading a ...
A: Ivermectin will be or at least should be either injected or put on topically on the back of their ...
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| Horrible Eye Infection? | 9/25/2009 |
Q: I have a 10 month old hairless rat, female, and I think she may have an eye infection. Her eyes ...
A: Hairless rats are very prone to eye infection due to the fact they lack eyelashes that normally ...
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| Lump under Ratties Ear | 9/25/2009 |
Q: My Rocko is about 2 years old (I can't be sure as I got him and his cagemate off a girl who didn't ...
A: I do not advise it to be removed. An abscess does not need surgically removed and if it is zymbals ...
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| Toffee and her 4th lump.. Continued!! | 9/24/2009 |
Q: She is ok. I put her on a 2 week course of baytril 3 weeks ago as her breathing wasn't great. I had ...
A: Vicky, I am going to be super honest here. You know from reading the things I write that I rarely ...
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| rat cough | 9/24/2009 |
Q: My fancy rat of 15 months old has developed a cough type sound, more present when happy or being ...
A: Dr. Barry Stuart Advanced Care Small & Exotic Veterinary Hospital 1991 Route 22 West Bound Brook ...
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| rat cough | 9/24/2009 |
Q: My fancy rat of 15 months old has developed a cough type sound, more present when happy or being ...
A: I hate to say this but unfortunately, since rats are prone to respiratory infections caused by the ...
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| Baby Rat Issues | 9/24/2009 |
Q: I just purchased two baby hairless rats about a week and a half ago. One seems healthy other than ...
A: The only way to help her is to take her to a vet that is qualified in treating exotics. I can give ...
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| Tumor? | 9/24/2009 |
Q: I have a 2 year old female rat who started having vaginal bleeding about a week ago. I was a bit ...
A: Dr. Rick Harmon Oaks Veterinary Clinic 2030 27th St Des Moines IA 50310-5422 Phone: 515-279-3654 ...
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| Tumor? | 9/23/2009 |
Q: I have a 2 year old female rat who started having vaginal bleeding about a week ago. I was a bit ...
A: To be honest, it does sound like uterine prolapse. You can attach a photo right here at the end of ...
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| Serious rat fighting | 9/23/2009 |
Q: first of all, i'm from Belgium, se excuse me for the language. We currently have 4 male rats. ...
A: I love rats and I favor males myself.....but this is one thing that I do NOT like about males, and ...
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| Toffees Lump?? | 9/23/2009 |
Q: Hope your well. Well Toffees lump is getting bigger. It’s down near her reproductive organs, so I ...
A: That just stinks. I hate that you are going through this left and right. I cant tell you NOT to do ...
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| Rat health concern | 9/23/2009 |
Q: I have two pet rats, who I adopted from Petco (their previous owner couldn't keep them), so I don't ...
A: For starters, the vet at the office where the dog is treated is more than likely NOT a certified ...
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| Rat health concern | 9/23/2009 |
Q: I have two pet rats, who I adopted from Petco (their previous owner couldn't keep them), so I don't ...
A: She needs a vet right away. She needs checked out because its either lung infection or heart ...
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| Rescuing a rat. | 9/23/2009 |
Q: My mom and I have rescued two baby mice(who have passed on) and own two female fancy mice we bought ...
A: I have a good website for you to learn all about rat care and proper nutrition. The seed mix you ...
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| my rat | 9/22/2009 |
Q: My rat's tail is somewhat cut off it got stuck in a cage door i am scared it may get infected but we ...
A: Your rats tail was degloved, but the good news is, it has healed some and should continue to heal. ...
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| Medication Advice for Indie | 9/22/2009 |
Q: Sorry, this has come as a new question as the site said I had asked you too many follow up questions ...
A: I am sorry to hear it was cancerous. Did the vet do a biopsy I presume? Also, tamoxifen can be ...
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| Rat labored breathing | 9/22/2009 |
Q: So glad you are out there to help. I have a male rat named "Dutch" that my kids and I rescued from ...
A: Sounds like he has pneumonia and it is in his lungs for sure. I do think the name of the other drug ...
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| Cyst on rat. Surgery advice? | 9/22/2009 |
Q: You seem to really know your stuff when it comes to these guys! :-) One week ago I found a small ...
A: Your right to go with your gut ...there are risks, such as death. Thats a pretty big risk to leave ...
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| Need some advice and a point in the right direction. | 9/22/2009 |
Q: My wife noticed one of our pet rats was chewing off his foot last night. We did everything possible ...
A: Your story is heart wrenching. I am so sorry you lost him. I hate to say this but it sounds ...
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| Jr. (the not so small rat) 's Skin Issue | 9/22/2009 |
Q: My baby boy's name is Jr. he lives in a large cage with 2 other males with plenty of room to roam ...
A: This looks like "buck grease" which is caused by an accumulation of grease secreted from the rats ...
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| Sick rats | 9/22/2009 |
Q: I would like to thank you for your previous advice of the antibiotic to cure our rat Ferra's ...
A: How are things going? I have been looking for a Vet in your area and man did I take foot, insert in ...
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| Klebsiella pneunoniae | 9/21/2009 |
Q: We had noticed some blood clots coming from our rats vaginal area on sep 9th. It was 1 am and the ...
A: Hmmm....I am just a bit confused as to why the vet would say that pyometra is rare when it is a ...
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| Pet rat is blonded | 9/21/2009 |
Q: I just got a pet rat about a month and a half ago. She is very lively and friendly, well groomed and ...
A: How old is she? How are her stools? I would refrain from the peanut butter for a few reasons: its ...
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| My rat has lost a lot of weight | 9/21/2009 |
Q: I have had my rat, Daisy, for just over a year and a half. she is generally a very curious, walk ...
A: Is she breathing faster than she usually does? Check her forelimbs and back feet as well, let me ...
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| Flesh-coloured bump above left eye | 9/21/2009 |
Q: I was just tending to one of my ratties and noticed he had a small swelling above his left eye. It ...
A: I loved the illustration.....really, it helped me alot. I do think its a tiny abscess and it may ...
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| Sick rats | 9/20/2009 |
Q: I would like to thank you for your previous advice of the antibiotic to cure our rat Ferra's ...
A: Moufette is still young enough that having surgery to remove the tumor would be the best way to go. ...
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| Old Timer Quirk | 9/20/2009 |
Q: I have 3 rats and the eldest (2 yrs 7 months) is having an issue. Well more like a quirk. Anyway ...
A: Sounds like your grand old girl is showing signs of hind leg paralysis. This is caused Degenerative ...
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| can i give children's tylenol to my dying rat. | 9/20/2009 |
Q: 3 years ago my friend deployed and left me her 2 rats. One died within a few months of a lung ...
A: Sounds like she has malocclusion. The teeth grow sideways from the jaw being misaligned. This could ...
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| dramatic loss in weight | 9/20/2009 |
Q: i have had my pet rat nearly a year. and he has just droped a dramatic ammount of weight. im unsure ...
A: Please do not worm your rat unless he has parasites. The Vet obviously is a dog/cat vet that sees ...
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| dramatic loss in weight | 9/19/2009 |
Q: i have had my pet rat nearly a year. and he has just droped a dramatic ammount of weight. im unsure ...
A: You worm him? Why would you do that? Does he have a history of internal parasites? What do you use ...
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| Possibly biting own tail? | 9/19/2009 |
Q: I have a pet rat named Rascal. He is about three years old, a very lovely beige fellow with dark red ...
A: Sounds like the grand old man has tiny abscesses going on. This is more common in older rats due to ...
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| Pet rat not eating, losing weight! | 9/18/2009 |
Q: Two weeks ago my girlfriend and I took one of our pet rats (Stewie) to the vet for a large growth on ...
A: Please keep me posted. I would like to know what this is and if it is indeed zymbals, I am keeping ...
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| Pet rat not eating, losing weight! | 9/18/2009 |
Q: Two weeks ago my girlfriend and I took one of our pet rats (Stewie) to the vet for a large growth on ...
A: Here are two places you can use should this thing fill up again. I do not like the fact he cannot ...
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| Pet rat not eating, losing weight! | 9/18/2009 |
Q: Two weeks ago my girlfriend and I took one of our pet rats (Stewie) to the vet for a large growth on ...
A: This has me very concerned. Has the abscess healed at all? Please take a look at my website here ...
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| Bathing Rats | 9/18/2009 |
Q: I have 5 19 week old male rats, 1 19 month old female and there mother. I give the boys a bath every ...
A: Still sounds like he is having porphyrin and it is just being produced during his bath. Does he like ...
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| Pet rat is not acting herself | 9/18/2009 |
Q: I recently took my rat to the vet after I noticed that she was stumbling around a bit. After a check ...
A: We need to find you a vet that knows about rats for starters. I have a database even for the UK, the ...
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| Rat keeps rolling | 9/18/2009 |
Q: My female rat Rowan is almost two years old, and she's had head tilting issues. I took her to the ...
A: I cant tell you what the appt. fee would be, nor the meds, since it all depends on the Vet and what ...
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| Rat keeps rolling | 9/18/2009 |
Q: My female rat Rowan is almost two years old, and she's had head tilting issues. I took her to the ...
A: Oh my goodness, it sounds simply that your little rat has an inner ear infection. Why on earth ...
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| poss. skin disorder | 9/18/2009 |
Q: ive read through ?'s but this one never came up. my rat, rupert, all of a sudden has yellowy patches ...
A: !! Your little "big boy" has what is called "buck grease" The reason I asked you what I did is so ...
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| Rattie | 9/17/2009 |
Q: Just a quick update on Sniffy. She seems to be feeling a bit better, she is venturing out of her ...
A: Sometimes the reception up front do not get messages back to the Vets on time, so he may not have ...
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| Pet Rats | 9/17/2009 |
Q: My daughter persuaded me to buy her two girl pet rats which we got from a pet shop in London, ...
A: I am so sorry for your loss. The rats are delicate, despite their reputation of being tough and ...
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| rat hurt her foot | 9/17/2009 |
Q: Our little rat hurt her foot last night while running on her wheel. We weren't in the room when it ...
A: Sounds like she really twisted her little foot. Trouble is, those wire wheels are not real safe. ...
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| Two new rattie boys, general questions? | 9/17/2009 |
Q: I finally got my new ratties, two males named Monty and Beau. They are about 5 weeks old and are ...
A: So your a rat momma now, huh? Sounds like your little Beau is just shy from not being well ...
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| Flesh-coloured bump above left eye | 9/17/2009 |
Q: I was just tending to one of my ratties and noticed he had a small swelling above his left eye. It ...
A: Hmmm...its pretty hard to tell without seeing a photo and I am unable to really get a visual in my ...
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| Neutering male rats | 9/17/2009 |
Q: For the time being we're gonna stick to our regional exotic pet vet as he's done good by us for the ...
A: If you let the girls meet outside the cage gradually, they should get along ok, and to be honest, ...
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| Rat Wheezing | 9/17/2009 |
Q: My rat has been wheezing lately, and I am worried about him. I don't know what I should do to help ...
A: What you can do to help him is find him a vet that knows how to treat rats. Please allow me to help ...
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| poss. skin disorder | 9/16/2009 |
Q: ive read through ?'s but this one never came up. my rat, rupert, all of a sudden has yellowy patches ...
A: I wish I could see a photo. If possible, can you take a photo and attach it here during our follow ...
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| Baytril/Doxy combo | 9/16/2009 |
Q: Hey Sandra I am sorry to bother you because I know how busy you must be, but my two ratties, Coffee ...
A: Dont mix them together, just simply give them the baytril first, doxy second. You can mix the ...
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| force grooming | 9/16/2009 |
Q: So I have two female rats and they are both around one. They were not raised together, and I got ...
A: To be honest with you? I tell people this: There are one or two things you can try and if it doesnt ...
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| rats getting along | 9/16/2009 |
Q: Up until 2 weeks ago I had 4 female rats. Three were sisters (triplets), about 6 months old. The ...
A: She needs to get used to them more. I would keep the cage side by side and let her get used to them ...
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| jerking motion in abdomen | 9/16/2009 |
Q: My daughter's 10 month old male rat had a respiratory infection about a month ago. Although we ...
A: Dr. Kevin Wright Arizona Exotic Animal Hospital 744 N. Center St. Mesa AZ 85201 Phone: ...
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| hairless rats and how long do they live for? | 9/16/2009 |
Q: How long do hairless rats live for? Also how many times can the same rat have babys?
A: It depends how well they are cared for. If they are kept in a well ventilated cage and if they are ...
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| jerking motion in abdomen | 9/16/2009 |
Q: My daughter's 10 month old male rat had a respiratory infection about a month ago. Although we ...
A: You need another vet, to be honest, because not only do you treat respiratory infections for 30 days ...
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| My Rate Fern | 9/16/2009 |
Q: I have read a quest that has been asked to you, it was the one about the three year old rat with the ...
A: I am sorry you lost your rat. How long was she treated before she was put down? She was pretty ...
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| Rattie | 9/16/2009 |
Q: Just wanted to follow up and thank you again for all your help with our little rattie girl. I took ...
A: I am lucky Dr.C doesnt dislike me....some vets like me, others see me as a major threat and do not ...
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| Neiths broken jaw | 9/16/2009 |
Q: My poor little rat Neith has been through the wars recently. Just over a week ago, we found her ...
A: It would take a heck of a bang to really break her jaw. Its hard to say without an xray, which ...
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| Saved wild baby rat | 9/16/2009 |
Q: He scurried away and it turns out the little guy/girl wasn't hurt and since I have pet rats already, ...
A: I did not use gloves. I wanted Holly to learn my scent and the gloves would only confuse her. ...
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| apidly growing lump on the top of Indie's head | 9/16/2009 |
Q: Could you have a look at the photo of our friend Indie, which is attached please, and let me know ...
A: Oh wow I did not know France was so big! LOL! Someone once told me that it was no bigger than our ...
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| Mamory Tumor. | 9/16/2009 |
Q: Hey Sandra, Haven't had to email you in a long time! So, i only have one rat left, my poor lonely ...
A: Sorry to hear about the rats health problems:( Lets start with the scabs...mites and lice are tough ...
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| apidly growing lump on the top of Indie's head | 9/15/2009 |
Q: Could you have a look at the photo of our friend Indie, which is attached please, and let me know ...
A: Do you know of the Vet I suggested above? I was just curious. Also, if you want to let me know who ...
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| apidly growing lump on the top of Indie's head | 9/15/2009 |
Q: Could you have a look at the photo of our friend Indie, which is attached please, and let me know ...
A: Its hard to really see in this photo but it may indeed be spindle cell sarcoma (which is cancer ...
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| Cage for pet male rats | 9/15/2009 |
Q: I may be rescuing two male rats. I have a rat cage that I kept two females in with 1/2 inch spacing ...
A: Oh, they should fit fine. Adult males usually have broad shoulders and...well....fat ...
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| Beech wood | 9/15/2009 |
Q: Is ordinary Beech wood, straight from the tree, safe for rats to chew on? I am in the process of ...
A: Honestly? Any wood can splinter so I would say no. The good news is that rats absolutely do NOT ...
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| Neiths broken jaw | 9/15/2009 |
Q: My poor little rat Neith has been through the wars recently. Just over a week ago, we found her ...
A: I just have to ask, how did your rat break her jaw? This is so uncommon due to all of the cartilage ...
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| Rattie | 9/15/2009 |
Q: Just wanted to follow up and thank you again for all your help with our little rattie girl. I took ...
A: Dr. C wrote me about your visit and we both seem to agree mycoplasma is probably the culprit, esp ...
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| Sudden onset of weekness in my rats hind legs | 9/15/2009 |
Q: Up until 4 days ago he was fine no indication of weakness in his back legs getting around fine so it ...
A: Hopefully the Voren helps esp a second dose. One thing I forgot to mention: When my rats become ...
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| Saved wild baby rat | 9/15/2009 |
Q: He scurried away and it turns out the little guy/girl wasn't hurt and since I have pet rats already, ...
A: Congrats! Your now the proud owner of a wild rat. I had one myself....my sweet Holly who lived to ...
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| Rattie | 9/14/2009 |
Q: Just wanted to follow up and thank you again for all your help with our little rattie girl. I took ...
A: Give her as much as she wants every few hours. I hope she is OK! I am happy you liked Dr.C. He ...
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| My rat injured his back leg. | 9/14/2009 |
Q: I noticed yesterday that my male rat injured his back leg. I'm not sure what he did to it, but he ...
A: Thats good news,I am so glad it isnt swollen like the photos! Its probably a twist or sprain like ...
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| My rat has a lump... | 9/14/2009 |
Q: I understand you probably get a lot of these types of questions. She is around a year and 4months ...
A: Dr. William Lewis The Wylie Veterinary Centre 196 Hall Lane Upminster Essex Phone: 01708251200 ...
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| Sudden onset of weekness in my rats hind legs | 9/14/2009 |
Q: Up until 4 days ago he was fine no indication of weakness in his back legs getting around fine so it ...
A: He seems a bit young for this to be hind leg paralysis but nothing shockes me really, I dont usually ...
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| Himalayan Rex Rat | 9/14/2009 |
Q: I am a pet owner of 6 rescue cats. I saw the rex rat which was up for adoption a fews weeks ago. I ...
A: Ahhhhhhhhh ha! QUESTON POOL! Caitlin, this was not sent directly to me. I am sorry for the ...
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| Type of Bedding | 9/13/2009 |
Q: I have just aquired a new female pet rat for my daughter - upon cleaning her cage, I noticed it ...
A: The saw dust and pine and cedar beddings are very irritating to the rats delicate lungs. You can ...
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| My rat has a lump... | 9/13/2009 |
Q: I understand you probably get a lot of these types of questions. She is around a year and 4months ...
A: If it is an abscess, it will come to a head soon. It usually forms a black scab and once that is ...
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| Rattie | 9/13/2009 |
Q: My little boy's girl rattie is walking with head tilt and has discharge from her eyes. She only ...
A: She will be FINE! I told you the LOW dose. To be honest, you can give her the high end dose just ...
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| Draining and Cleaning an Abscess/Cyst | 9/13/2009 |
Q: One of my rats, Neeva, had a pea size bump on the side of her neck near her ear. We noticed it a ...
A: OMGosh I thought I took that out about the spelling correction? After I put it, I thought I sounded ...
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| Rattie | 9/13/2009 |
Q: My little boy's girl rattie is walking with head tilt and has discharge from her eyes. She only ...
A: Yes I know of Dr. Hines and have read much of his material. As a matter of fact, if you read my ...
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| Rattie | 9/13/2009 |
Q: My little boy's girl rattie is walking with head tilt and has discharge from her eyes. She only ...
A: Is the discharge she has from her eyes reddish brown or dark red, almost like blood? If so, this is ...
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| Rattie | 9/13/2009 |
Q: My little boy's girl rattie is walking with head tilt and has discharge from her eyes. She only ...
A: How old is the little girl and do you an idea of her weight? She can take childrens motrin/ibuprofen ...
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| weight | 9/13/2009 |
Q: We have 2 brother rats, Manny & Moe. Manny has been losing weight recently and we finnally realized ...
A: Do you leave food down all the time for them? Thanks for the compliment about my site, but not sure ...
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| Draining and Cleaning an Abscess/Cyst | 9/12/2009 |
Q: One of my rats, Neeva, had a pea size bump on the side of her neck near her ear. We noticed it a ...
A: Sounds like an abscess for sure. I have a page on my website on how to get them to burst and when ...
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| Rat babies | 9/11/2009 |
Q: Sandra, I wrote to you recently about 2 pregnant mother we had bought from a pet shop who went on ...
A: I think you have done well by putting the mothers and their babies in their own cages. Often there ...
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| hind leg paralysis | 9/11/2009 |
Q: Been looking through the questions regarding paralysis of the hind legs, found a few questions but I ...
A: If he is doing all of those things, esp eating, he is not suffering at all and thats good. Keep ...
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| hind leg paralysis | 9/11/2009 |
Q: Been looking through the questions regarding paralysis of the hind legs, found a few questions but I ...
A: If he has a minor injury to his back, believe it or not, he can recover. I have seen it before, and ...
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| Is this normal behavour at 7 days old? | 9/11/2009 |
Q: While at the Humane Society the worker picked up an igloo to show us one of the new arrivals and was ...
A: Mom is scared and doesnt like her surroundings. Usually they dont like other female adult rats ...
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| Sick rat | 9/11/2009 |
Q: I have a 10 month old male rat who has had some mild respitory problems before and has had what we ...
A: Is he breathing fast at all? Is he still having problems with a respiratory infection? He could ...
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| My rat injured his back leg. | 9/11/2009 |
Q: I noticed yesterday that my male rat injured his back leg. I'm not sure what he did to it, but he ...
A: As long as it isnt swollen or red it is probably twisted, pulled or sprained. Check out my ...
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| Medical questions | 9/11/2009 |
Q: I asked these questions in a follow up, but they were possibly accidently overlooked. So I thought ...
A: Have you thought about going for a second opinion? The more I thought about it the more it seems ...
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| female dumbo rat | 9/10/2009 |
Q: we have a baby dumbo rat. About 4 months old. This last week we have noticed little spikey things on ...
A: Can you send a photo? You can attach it right here at the end of the message under the ATTACH tool. ...
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| my rat jolie | 9/10/2009 |
Q: jolie is on trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole for her respiratory problem, and she has what seems to be ...
A: I am so sorry. It almost sounds as if she may have had a pituitary tumor rather than an inner ear ...
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| Ibuprofen to help with hind leg paralysis | 9/10/2009 |
Q: I have a great female rat (Prima) who is 33 months old, just in the last two weeks she has been ...
A: The proper dose give or take a drop is: 15 mg/lb to 60 mg/lb. The high end dose is for both pain ...
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| excessive urination and thirst | 9/10/2009 |
Q: I asked this previously but did not pose the question to accurately convey the problem. A 4 month ...
A: Unless he was born with kidney problems, it would be rare that he would had kidney problems this ...
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| Rat babies | 9/10/2009 |
Q: Sandra, I wrote to you recently about 2 pregnant mother we had bought from a pet shop who went on ...
A: The aggression and being timid are from not being socialized, but you can overcome both, I promise ...
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| my rat jolie | 9/10/2009 |
Q: jolie is on trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole for her respiratory problem, and she has what seems to be ...
A: Yes this is good to use but steroids are really the better choice. How long as she been on the ...
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| Medical questions | 9/9/2009 |
Q: I asked these questions in a follow up, but they were possibly accidently overlooked. So I thought ...
A: Sometimes it goes in my SPAM folder and I get alot of questions per day, its easy for that to ...
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| My Rat's Testicles | 9/9/2009 |
Q: about a week ago, and it seems that sometimes his testicles are bigger than others. They just seem ...
A: As long as they return to normal, this is pretty normal. Even a certain position can make them look ...
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| Please Help Me!!!!!! | 9/9/2009 |
Q: I just got two 3 month old baby rats, and i think one (Zander) might be sick. He makes weird sounds, ...
A: Chances are the sites you read this on were not written by rat experts, but by pet owners that use ...
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| Rat paralysis | 9/8/2009 |
Q: My rat has suffered paralysis on the back legs. I now know this is common amongst rats. I've ...
A: Sure, you can put them in a nice roomy single story cage. Here is a photo of one I found at ...
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| don't know what to do with my miserable rat | 9/8/2009 |
Q: I come to you in desperate need of advice. One of my boys has been plagued with upper respiratory ...
A: Few things first: has he ever been on baytril or has it only been zithromax? Why does the vet ...
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| Rat Breathing | 9/8/2009 |
Q: Hey, I've sent a question here before about my Rat girls. It was about sneezing and breathing ...
A: I heard it this time and the vet that told the girl that it is something her rat just adopted? He ...
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| Rat paralysis | 9/8/2009 |
Q: My rat has suffered paralysis on the back legs. I now know this is common amongst rats. I've ...
A: No, your right about your thoughts, making this out of a plastic storage bin is just like keeping ...
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| Rat with Shaking Hind Legs | 9/8/2009 |
Q: I have a male pet rat called "forrest" who is getting older each day (i think he is 2 years) and he ...
A: No, they dont get Parkinsons, but it does sound like he has hind leg paralysis starting, which first ...
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| Joco's swollen wound isn't healing, could it be infected? | 9/8/2009 |
Q: Joco, my 3 1/2 year old rat got a fairly large wound on his back, by his side. At first, I decided ...
A: OH MY GOSH!! I answered this and its back again. I am totally upset that you never got my first ...
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| Please Help Me!!!!!! | 9/7/2009 |
Q: I just got two 3 month old baby rats, and i think one (Zander) might be sick. He makes weird sounds, ...
A: He needs off of the pain immediately. This is dangerous to use, regardless if it is klin dried or ...
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| Does she need to be put down? | 9/7/2009 |
Q: my rat Pop cant move her back legs and tail due to what i think are tumors. The same thing happened ...
A: Do you have a vet for her? 2 is not that old. I would say if she were 3 I would not consider it, ...
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| my rat died suddenly:( | 9/7/2009 |
Q: i had three rats last week one of my rats died from old age. One of my other girls became very ...
A: Its very hard to know what could have killed her...but you said your other rat died from old age. ...
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| Does she need to be put down? | 9/7/2009 |
Q: my rat Pop cant move her back legs and tail due to what i think are tumors. The same thing happened ...
A: Do you see tumors? Also, is she older? Do you know that rats can get a condition that causes this, ...
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| Rat Tumor? | 9/7/2009 |
Q: . I just noticed a lump on one of our rats. She is approximately 10 1/2 months old. Its on her ...
A: Sounds like a mammary tumor. She is pretty young for this so I would suggest a few things here. One ...
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| BITING RATS!!! | 9/6/2009 |
Q: I recently purchased 3 female rats from a local pet store. The one is awesome, sweet and has never ...
A: Truthfully? I would not return none of them. They will toss the biter rats in the feeder bin and ...
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| Rat babies | 9/6/2009 |
Q: Sandra, I wrote to you recently about 2 pregnant mother we had bought from a pet shop who went on ...
A: Dont ask HOW but this letter was in my spam along with many other allexpert messages. EEK! I am so ...
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| Yet another lump on toffee | 9/5/2009 |
Q: I've found another lump on toffee.. This one I'm not sure there is anything they can do. It's right ...
A: I dont like to hear this kind of stuff....geeze..... but to answer your question, yes, its a common ...
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| Rat Breathing | 9/5/2009 |
Q: Hey, I've sent a question here before about my Rat girls. It was about sneezing and breathing ...
A: I think your email was lost in my spam I know, excuses excuses, but still have to apologise first ...
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| Different food/Homemade toys? | 9/5/2009 |
Q: In previous questions I have asked you about food, and you said that the Kaytee Forti-diet I bought ...
A: I am so excited for you! Your all ready to go now. I cant wait for you to bring them home. I ...
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| How to care for newborn rats | 9/5/2009 |
Q: A week ago I purchased 8 week old 2 female rats from my local pet store. When I brought them home ...
A: That is great news that they are all doing so well. A few things: once the babies eyes are open, it ...
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| loss of mobility | 9/5/2009 |
Q: My pet rat is about 2 years and 4 months and in the last two months I have noticed that her ...
A: She may have hind leg paralysis. You can read up on elderly rats and this condition on my website. ...
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| rat's foot got bit | 9/5/2009 |
Q: one of my boys was walking on top of the cage of a friend's rat who i was watching for a few days, ...
A: Try to get it to drain. What you can do is try (yeah, try..LOL) to get him to let you hold a warm ...
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| Baby Sneezing | 9/4/2009 |
Q: Okay..earlier in the month I wrote to you of losing two rats within 10 days of one another to a ...
A: Check out my web page and the page about myco to better understand it and to get accurate advice, ...
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| Questions on Rat Blocks for 6 Week Old Rats | 9/4/2009 |
Q: I have two new baby rat boys, both 6 weeks old and I have a question about lab blocks as I seem to ...
A: Yep, its confusing alright, and all that you said is true, from the corn being the first ingredient ...
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| mices | 9/4/2009 |
Q: I have two mices? One is boy and one girl. Is raising mice like dogs. You can name them and they ...
A: No you cannot take them outside like dogs. they are too small. They will run away from you and get ...
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| mices | 9/4/2009 |
Q: I have two mices? One is boy and one girl. Is raising mice like dogs. You can name them and they ...
A: Are the mice together? If so, you will not have just two mice, you will end up with 20 mice or ...
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| help i dunno what to do | 9/4/2009 |
Q: my female rat is about a year old. i came home to day to find her vagina open and blood around it. ...
A: It could be pyometra which is a nasty and posbbily deadly uterine infection. Since rats do not go ...
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| rat's excessive thirst and urination | 9/3/2009 |
Q: A young male rat is drinking at least twice as much as the other boys. He also urinates constantly ...
A: Doxy wont help a urinary tract infection like it would a respiratory infection. He needs to be put ...
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| My rat was bleeding from ear and falling over. | 9/3/2009 |
Q: Sandra, Late last nite I noticed Frenchy, our pet rat shaking and falling over alot, I was up most ...
A: I am so sorry....sounds like she may have had a brain tumor possibly located in the brainstem ...
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| curled up paws | 9/3/2009 |
Q: My daughter's pet rat is sick and I'm afraid won't live much longer. He is unable to move hardly at ...
A: Sounds like either a stroke or a pituitary tumor. Did it come on suddenly? Poor little thing. How ...
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| Rat Sickness | 9/3/2009 |
Q: tail and genital area. He also sleeps alot of the time and if you put him down on the floor to ...
A: Yes if he helped the hamster, he can probably help the rat too. I would take him in right away. ...
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| Weight-loss and fitting | 9/3/2009 |
Q: My male pet rat Gonzo who is around 18months old has recently lost quite a bit of weight (around ...
A: The proper and safe method to obtain to blood samples is from the saphenous vein (found in the rats ...
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| sick rat | 9/2/2009 |
Q: My pet rat spike is getting old now (about 3 1/2-4) and started to show his age I have seen this ...
A: What a grand old man you have there. I have had several grand old rats (I categorize grand rats ...
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| Weight-loss and fitting | 9/2/2009 |
Q: My male pet rat Gonzo who is around 18months old has recently lost quite a bit of weight (around ...
A: Hmmm....my first thought would be kidney disease if not heart, as these two ailments cause ...
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| What is a | 9/2/2009 |
Q: I went to a PETCO near me to look at the ratties they had for sale, and the two cages with the rats ...
A: As for pet stores selling feeder rats, would it make a difference if they were males? (I probably ...
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| Simba has thinning fur and dandruff | 9/2/2009 |
Q: I have spoken to you many times regarding my rats Wanda and Simba (buck and doe). Wanda is now 2 ...
A: Cant get any better than that as far as their rat pellets go. What brand are they? Being your in ...
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| Simba has thinning fur and dandruff | 9/2/2009 |
Q: I have spoken to you many times regarding my rats Wanda and Simba (buck and doe). Wanda is now 2 ...
A: Hmmmmmmm....I would have suggested mites but since you said the last vet visit said they were ...
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| My boy rat Oreo, just need advice | 9/2/2009 |
Q: I asked about a head tilt about a month ago on here and you said it could be an ear infection. I ...
A: I am afraid the pine is what is making your rats very ill, which is why I asked what type of bedding ...
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| What is a | 9/2/2009 |
Q: I went to a PETCO near me to look at the ratties they had for sale, and the two cages with the rats ...
A: For starters, please look over my website, Critter City. I started it back in 2004 with new rat ...
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| What is a "Small" or "Medium" rat? | 9/1/2009 |
Q: I went to a PETCO near me to look at the ratties they had for sale, and the two cages with the rats ...
A: Small and medium are used mostly to describe the body size so snake owners will know what size rat ...
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| My boy rat Oreo, just need advice | 9/1/2009 |
Q: I asked about a head tilt about a month ago on here and you said it could be an ear infection. I ...
A: oh no, I am so super sorry you lost him, but you did the right thing for sure. If he declined that ...
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| Rat noises | 9/1/2009 |
Q: My rat is a little over a year old. When i woke him up and picked him up on a very hot day to dip ...
A: You are in luck! You have access to one of the BEST Clinics for rats, ever! Here is the info: ...
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| Rat noises | 8/31/2009 |
Q: My rat is a little over a year old. When i woke him up and picked him up on a very hot day to dip ...
A: Yes, this is caused by a respiratory infection. You hit the nail on the head by describing the ...
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| Holding my pet rats | 8/31/2009 |
Q: I just purchased two male rats at petsmart today. One is a hairless male and the other is a cream ...
A: How do they act toward you? Are they shy? Do they hide? Let me know how they are first and we can ...
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| My boy rat Oreo, just need advice | 8/31/2009 |
Q: I asked about a head tilt about a month ago on here and you said it could be an ear infection. I ...
A: Its always worth a shot to try to save your babies. They are both very young rats and have the ...
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| abdominal | 8/30/2009 |
Q: One of my daughter's rats, a ~one year old female, has a swollen abdomen. It started about a week ...
A: Oh this is good news!! I am happy this vet is the right one for you. Please let me know what ...
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| Male Rat -- Inflamed Penile Sheath | 8/30/2009 |
Q: My sweetie, Little Chef, about 22 months, appears to have an inflamed penile sheath. During the ...
A: Yes, he needs a vet and as soon as tonight if not tomorrow. Below is the names of two clinics that ...
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| Simba has thinning fur and dandruff | 8/30/2009 |
Q: I have spoken to you many times regarding my rats Wanda and Simba (buck and doe). Wanda is now 2 ...
A: Yes I do remember you and Wanda and Simba! I am thrilled to know they are still going strong! As ...
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| Baytril Tablets | 8/29/2009 |
Q: Petmeds offers the Baytril tablets in all the doses except the one you suggested. I looked around ...
A: Oh wow, MY BAD! I thought I answered you about this!!!!!! Well slap me silly!! How is ...
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| Baytril question | 8/29/2009 |
Q: Hey Sandra. A quick update on Rat-O, his incision has healed nicely and he had his staples removed ...
A: Baytril otic is not to be used orally. You CAN get the tablets for the rat and simply crush ...
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| Weight loss | 8/29/2009 |
Q: over the past week or so my rat has lost a lot of weight she about 4months old now and still seems ...
A: This says alot. I do not think she is ill, but do think she is perhaps not getting enough ...
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| How to care for newborn rats | 8/29/2009 |
Q: A week ago I purchased 8 week old 2 female rats from my local pet store. When I brought them home ...
A: ! I do believe mom rat will stop being so aggressive as time goes by. The important thing is that ...
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| abdominal | 8/29/2009 |
Q: One of my daughter's rats, a ~one year old female, has a swollen abdomen. It started about a week ...
A: Dr. Hendrik DeZeeuw Sunrise Animal Hospital 1 Sunrise Ave Mount Pearl, NFLD (Just outside St. ...
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| rat-o has cancer | 8/28/2009 |
Q: dr. dielo just called me and said that the mass was a rare type of malignant tumor. i don't ...
A: I would ask her if its worth more surgery, to be honest, and let him live his life and let him be. ...
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| Please Help | 8/28/2009 |
Q: My youngest rats out of the two I have keeps pinning down and seems to be trying to reproduce, the ...
A: I am going to assume they are all three the same sex...and this is very normal behavior. Much of it ...
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| abnormally large, brown bump on my rat's cheek | 8/28/2009 |
Q: my rat is about 6 months old. out of no where, this gigantic large bump appeared on the side of her ...
A: Sounds like an abscess. The brown you see is probably a scab or necrotic tissue. You need to apply ...
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| Hyperactive rat? | 8/28/2009 |
Q: My girlfriend and I have recently bought two female rats. Phoebe has a brown/white coat and pink ...
A: Typical young rat. Always wanting to explore. Take a look at my website and the page about my ...
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| abdominal "mass" | 8/28/2009 |
Q: One of my daughter's rats, a ~one year old female, has a swollen abdomen. It started about a week ...
A: I doubt the amoxil had anything to do with it also, but I do not like the sound of things. Did the ...
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| Tumor | 8/28/2009 |
Q: My rattie has a large growth just behind her front right leg. It's growing pretty fast. She's about ...
A: I wish it were that easy, but it needs removed by a qualified Vet. The location you say it is in ...
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| My Rat has... help!..? | 8/28/2009 |
Q: I have 3 rats. I have 3 females and used to have one male. The male had to be put down due to ...
A: Is there blood coming out on its own or when she passes a stool? The good news is she is acting ...
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| Weight loss | 8/28/2009 |
Q: over the past week or so my rat has lost a lot of weight she about 4months old now and still seems ...
A: Her diet seems pretty good, but I am wondering if the rat mix is the mix made up of mostly seeds ...
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| Baytril question | 8/28/2009 |
Q: Hey Sandra. A quick update on Rat-O, his incision has healed nicely and he had his staples removed ...
A: Hmmmmmmm.....Petmeds.com doesnt require a script from the vet? I mean, if it doesnt and you can get ...
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| My Dumbo rat seems injured. | 8/28/2009 |
Q: I have two rats and have had them for a few weeks now my dumbo rat (lanna) was my boyfriends before ...
A: Limping? She may have twisted her leg somehow. If she continues to improve, that is awesome news. ...
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| Male Rat Problem | 8/27/2009 |
Q: My 6 month old male rat Ben has one testicle up in his abdomen. Is this normal? My other male rat ...
A: He needs a vet and probably neutered. His testicle is undescended which can present problems in the ...
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| Baytril question | 8/27/2009 |
Q: Hey Sandra. A quick update on Rat-O, his incision has healed nicely and he had his staples removed ...
A: Good deal on Rat-Os improvement!! Also, glad you asked that about baytril. I have info and a photo ...
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| Vets | 8/27/2009 |
Q: I read one of your Q/A for someone and saw that you know of a vet that treats rats in Centennial ...
A: Sure thing, here is what I have: Homestead Animal Hospital 6900 S. Holly Circle Centennial CO ...
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| My Dumbo rat seems injured. | 8/27/2009 |
Q: I have two rats and have had them for a few weeks now my dumbo rat (lanna) was my boyfriends before ...
A: It seems she has some neurological problem more than an injury. How old is she? It seems that she ...
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| Rat Lump & Losing Hair & Weight Loss | 8/27/2009 |
Q: My husbands 2 yr old rat developed a lump about 2 weeks ago. It grew to the size of a grape in a ...
A: Where is the lump located, for starters? Also, no, I do not suggest she be put down. I agree to let ...
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| male rat with blood in urine | 8/26/2009 |
Q: We just recently got our pet rats. They are weeks old right now. We have had them for 4 days and ...
A: No, dont upset him by taking him from his cage buddy,he is not contagious, but he needs a vet right ...
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| Vets in my area | 8/26/2009 |
Q: I was wondering if you know of any good "rat vets" in my area. I live in Brunswick, OH...in between ...
A: I am originally from the Youngstown-Cleveland-Pittsburgh area.....what a small world. I live in ...
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| Testing Costs at the vet for C.H.F.... | 8/26/2009 |
Q: I live in Stockton, CA and I was wondering if you knew a rough estimate of how much an MRI or ...
A: To be honest, all you need is a good vet with a good ear and willing to use medication to treat the ...
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| pet rat got attacked | 8/26/2009 |
Q: I think my cat attacked my rat on the nose. My rat is breathing fast constantly and won't eat or ...
A: I think your rat is sick, but I dont think its from the cat. It sounds like your rat has porphyrin ...
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| Sick Rats | 8/25/2009 |
Q: I have two rats (Kanga and Roo). They are both just about a year and a half old. Kanga had an ...
A: While its hard to say when a rat will succumb to illness, I can assure you your rats are not yet ...
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| Rat infection in jaw | 8/25/2009 |
Q: I have a rat that I adopted at Christmas from the Humane Society, who told me he was about a year ...
A: Bactrim is a sulfa based drug. As for cancer, this is not a common area for it, esp if it is in ...
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| taming pet rats | 8/24/2009 |
Q: Sandra: I have written a few times before when getting ready to adopt pet rats. I love your ...
A: Sounds like your girls are not socialized properly. This of course, doesnt mean they cannot be ...
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| marking | 8/24/2009 |
Q: i have a male hairless rat that is roughly 6 months old. whenever someone holds him he marks ...
A: Ah yes, marking! it is something rats do both male or female, but males do it more than females. ...
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| Rat infection in jaw | 8/24/2009 |
Q: I have a rat that I adopted at Christmas from the Humane Society, who told me he was about a year ...
A: It does sound like she may have an abscess in the root of the bottom tooth, but its hard to say. ...
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| Update on Jenna and a couple questions | 8/24/2009 |
Q: Remember Jenna? She had that horrid abbcess that ended up having a tumor beneath it. Anyway, Jenna ...
A: I am happy to hear from you! I think about Jenna alot and in fact, I use her story for reference ...
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| i have babies. | 8/24/2009 |
Q: i am 15 and have no idea how my beautiful white rat named kitty gave birth, i have only had her 15 ...
A: Sounds like she got pregnant at the petstore. Gestation is 21 days so she came to you a week ...
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| My Girl Faye | 8/24/2009 |
Q: I have a nearly 2 yr old PEW rat. She has a history of tumors, 4 which I have had removed. So she ...
A: I am so sorry to read about this. It sounds like she may have a pituitary tumor. I would first try ...
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| she isnt walking with her arms | 8/24/2009 |
Q: i came home the other night and my rat floyd(its a she) was liming so when i looked he up and down ...
A: Is there any way you can attach a photo of her? Is there any redness along with the swelling? Is ...
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| Is this cage big enough for two male rats? | 8/23/2009 |
Q: I saw this cage on petsmart.com and was wondering if it would be large enough for two male rats. ...
A: I was confused on that too so I finally figured it out: For the smaller cage you first showed me, I ...
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| Is this cage big enough for two male rats? | 8/23/2009 |
Q: I saw this cage on petsmart.com and was wondering if it would be large enough for two male rats. ...
A: CAGE CALCULATOR http://www.fancy-rats.co.uk/information/guides/cagecalculator/ Try the cage ...
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| Rat sudden paralysis | 8/23/2009 |
Q: He has always been healthy and happy until today. We've been gone most of the day, and came home to ...
A: I am so sorry for your loss. Its always so hard to lose them, esp when its unexpected like this. ...
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| Rat sudden paralysis | 8/23/2009 |
Q: He has always been healthy and happy until today. We've been gone most of the day, and came home to ...
A: Can he eat, drink, what can he do? How does he seem? Lethargic? How far are the drops in the cages ...
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| I don't know if i should get a male or female rat | 8/23/2009 |
Q: I have never owned rats before and am currently trying to get one. I have been researching which sex ...
A: Dr. Tara Gunn Avian and Exotic Veterinary Clinic 9330 Waldemar Road Indianapolis IN 46268 Phone: ...
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| Protrusion of Oscars Eye.... | 8/23/2009 |
Q: My sons rat, Oscar, who is about 2.5 years old, is having difficulty walking around his cage. I have ...
A: He needs to see a vet right away. part of me wants to say he has an inner ear infection, but he ...
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| I don't know if i should get a male or female rat | 8/22/2009 |
Q: I have never owned rats before and am currently trying to get one. I have been researching which sex ...
A: I like both sexes, but do admit, my heart belongs to the male rats. Yes, they have testicles, but ...
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| Weaving/Swaying | 8/22/2009 |
Q: I have a question about my rat weaving/swaying, I know most people call it swaying but I was taught ...
A: Actually, none of the above. What your rat is doing, as all rats that weave or sway their head, is ...
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| Female rat becoming increasingly aggressive | 8/22/2009 |
Q: You had helped my roommate and me with an issue before and I trust your judgment. We need help with ...
A: It sounds territorial for the most part. How long have they been back together for? Also so sorry ...
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| ???? | 8/21/2009 |
Q: Last week my approximately 11 month old dumbo rat became ill and passed away while I was on a short ...
A: To be honest, strep pneumonia is so lethal, its really hard to get it controlled. If your vet did ...
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| Rat Virus | 8/21/2009 |
Q: Last week my approximately 11 month old dumbo rat became ill and passed away while I was on a short ...
A: I hate to say this but your vet is incorrect to suggest that there has to be swollen glands in the ...
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| Euthanasia for rats | 8/21/2009 |
Q: I've owned rats for several years. I currently have 3 pet rats, 2 that are 10 months old and 1 that ...
A: Euthanasia is not a pleasant topic no matter how you look at it, but I do feel you are ...
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| 2 abandoned baby rats | 8/21/2009 |
Q: This afternoon I found 2 baby (i think they are rats) They might also be mice but I think they are ...
A: You dont want to give her peanut butter. it can clog their tiny throats and choke her. Open up a ...
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| Rat chattering | 8/21/2009 |
Q: they're both females and pretty young still. I got them at a pet store not a breeder so I don't know ...
A: There is no such thing as a "rat flu" Rats do NOT get the flu. ::sighs:: Your rat and the rat ...
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| 2 abandoned baby rats | 8/20/2009 |
Q: This afternoon I found 2 baby (i think they are rats) They might also be mice but I think they are ...
A: Keep the heating pad on one side of the box on low so if they get too warm they can go to the other ...
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| Follow up on Rufus, hairless rat with a possible cyst | 8/20/2009 |
Q: Follow up regarding:: http://www.allexperts.com/user.cgi?m=6&catID=3537&expID=84881&qID=4859408 It ...
A: New photos would be good.....I have yet one more person I may ask, who may decline comment being he ...
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| Surgery | 8/20/2009 |
Q: Sandra, Thank you for all the advice for my past rat Jules, who past away last year. You inspire me ...
A: I would keep her from the wheel just to be safe. Once the stitches come out you can let her have it ...
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| Rat-O being adorable | 8/20/2009 |
Q: Rat-O is now happily home with his brothers! I am ecstatic and oh so very relieved. Dr. Dielo ...
A: He is so cute. I love the blue they have in their eyes! So funny! I already put his picture up. ...
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| Disease? | 8/20/2009 |
Q: My recent ex boyfriend Breeds rats. He told me His rats were clean with no disease. Well I caught ...
A: No, absolutely NOT. There is no disease that the rats will give you or your ex and certainly ...
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| pet rat bite | 8/19/2009 |
Q: My 12 year old daughter has a 3 year history of very positive experiences with her pet rats. She ...
A: Rats love eyebrows and eyelashes. They all do. They are fascinated by them. I have never met a rat ...
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| Rat Scratching & Causing Lacerations on himself | 8/19/2009 |
Q: My daughter's rat, Whiskers, is scratching himself to the point of bad lacerations. As directed, I ...
A: For starters, your rat did not have nose bleeds. what you saw was called "porphyrin" and if you ...
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| Head Tilt | 8/19/2009 |
Q: You know me from myspace(probably remember my hairless rat Velvet). I have a female rat who is less ...
A: Yes I do remember you and in fact I cried when Velvet died :( I loved looking at her pictures. I ...
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| Suggestions on getting my rat to take his medicine? | 8/19/2009 |
Q: Rat-O is now happily home with his brothers! I am ecstatic and oh so very relieved. Dr. Dielo ...
A: Oh, also, do you have one of the handsome little guy of him just.....posing and being cute, minus ...
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| Rat Scratching & Causing Lacerations on himself | 8/18/2009 |
Q: My daughter's rat, Whiskers, is scratching himself to the point of bad lacerations. As directed, I ...
A: *I have a sister, Cindi...1960s names I guess, Cindi and Sandy:) Ok so that has nothing to do with ...
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| Lumb in female rat | 8/18/2009 |
Q: My female rat Frida is 11 months old. She has a grape-size lump on the one side of her belly. I took ...
A: Hmmmm.....this is tough because every suggestion I want to make has already been said that it cannot ...
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| Suggestions on getting my rat to take his medicine? | 8/18/2009 |
Q: Rat-O is now happily home with his brothers! I am ecstatic and oh so very relieved. Dr. Dielo ...
A: Meds from the tetracycline family should not be taken with dairy products. What did she give him to ...
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| Food dishes... | 8/18/2009 |
Q: They do it every single time I feed them. I thought maybe they didn't like the dish, so I changed it ...
A: Why do they do this? ......because.....they can. LOL I have had rats do this and solved it by ...
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| Surgery | 8/18/2009 |
Q: Sandra, Thank you for all the advice for my past rat Jules, who past away last year. You inspire me ...
A: The spayed rat that still grew a tumor: How old was she when she was spayed and was the tumor a ...
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| Sneezing Young Rats | 8/17/2009 |
Q: I have two rat babies, I am guessing about 6 to 8 weeks old that are sneezing, Inky and Peaches. I ...
A: Since they have been on the medication, are they still sneezing? Usually baby rats new to their ...
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| Very bad rat cyst :( | 8/17/2009 |
Q: My female rat "mouse" of nearly 2 years has developed a growth under her ear. Much like others I've ...
A: Corey This is not a cyst. This is a tumor and from what it sounds like, it is a zymbals gland ...
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| Death of Newborn Rat | 8/17/2009 |
Q: Recently, (sometime during the night between August 13th and 14th), my rat Tallulah gave birth to ...
A: Its impossible to know what happened, but its not at all unusual to see this from time to time. Rat ...
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| The Westminster Veterinary Group is wonderful! | 8/17/2009 |
Q: While I was at work the Westminster Vet Hospital called and said that Dr. Greenburg had a family ...
A: Oh I am SO glad it went well. I had a feeling the others were just fine and totally qualified to ...
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| Sinusitis? | 8/16/2009 |
Q: I currently have three girls - Starbuck, Six and Caprica. Over a month ago, they started treatment ...
A: Sinusitis is not really common in rats. Sounds like she has chronic myco. I would not hesitate to ...
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| Hairless Rat w/growth between shoulder blades | 8/16/2009 |
Q: I have a young hairless male, who is maybe 7 months old. He was a "feeder" that I bought from a ...
A: Has it decreased in size lately? The more I look at this photo the more I am thinking that it may ...
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| Concerns! | 8/16/2009 |
Q: My rat Albireo ate a moldy strawberry! There was no visible mold on it but it was sitting in a ...
A: He should be fine. Rats know whats bad for them by sense of smell. Its programmed into their DNA, ...
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| Dr. Tia Greenburg had a family emergency | 8/16/2009 |
Q: While I was at work the Westminster Vet Hospital called and said that Dr. Greenburg had a family ...
A: This is how I would handle it...just my opinion though of course. I do prefer Dr.Tia, and if some ...
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| Dr. Tia Greenburg had a family emergency | 8/15/2009 |
Q: While I was at work the Westminster Vet Hospital called and said that Dr. Greenburg had a family ...
A: what is the Vets name? As far as I know, they are all female Vets at this place and the other two ...
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| ill rat | 8/15/2009 |
Q: one of my 3 rats died last week he was just over 3 years old. I went and fed him at the night time ...
A: Mandy I am so sorry for your loss. Where was the bleeding coming from? Nose and eyes? If so, ...
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| rat has hunched back | 8/15/2009 |
Q: I have two rats. They are sisters from the same litter, recently the one has seemed to lose weight ...
A: Weight loss is never normal and when they assume a hunched position, yes, it is indicative of ...
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| rat's eye may be infected | 8/14/2009 |
Q: About three weeks ago i noticed my almost two year old rat, Salena, had a swollen and red eye. After ...
A: So sorry for the delay. I just wrote to someone else after just getting her question who also wrote ...
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| Mammary Tumor on pet Rat | 8/14/2009 |
Q: I had a question about mammary tumors. I got my female rat, Jolie in February of 2007. When I got ...
A: Please read my website about mammary tumors. I think you may find it a bit interesting. ...
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| qualified rat vets in my area | 8/14/2009 |
Q: I was reading some of your answers in regards to abscesses in pet rats. In one of your responses ...
A: I would not waste my money going to the other vet. Do you notice pus? Is the lump getting smaller ...
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| Rat chattering | 8/14/2009 |
Q: they're both females and pretty young still. I got them at a pet store not a breeder so I don't know ...
A: The only noise rats should make that is healthy sounding would be bruxing, and that is when they ...
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| broken rib? | 8/14/2009 |
Q: My rat got out of his cage and my cat got a hold of him, i think. I belive he has a broken rib ...
A: It used to be in the olden days when humans fractured a rib or two they would be wrapped in tape. ...
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| Unsure what to do | 8/14/2009 |
Q: I had rats for years (primarily black little boy rats taken from the feeder cages when they were ...
A: I am so soooooooooooo soooooooooo sorry for the delay! Sometimes they get lost or re-sent and ...
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| hairless rat with eye enlarged | 8/14/2009 |
Q: I have a hairless rats that got sick and then over night developed a very swollen eye, so bad she ...
A: Are you serious? LOL You must not read my questions/answers much or have never been to my website, ...
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| Rescued Rat Attacking Resident Rats | 8/14/2009 |
Q: I had two 1 year old rats that I bought at a pet store. We decided to expand our family and we ...
A: The Vet is right about the pecking order and yes, it can be frustrating as heck too. However, do ...
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| Tumors | 8/13/2009 |
Q: I have an almost three year old female rat named Sophie. Over the last 3-4 months Sophie has ...
A: I doubt the tumor is involving her internal organs. Mammary tumors are usually subcutaneous and do ...
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| sick rat | 8/13/2009 |
Q: We have 2 rats, and one of them is sick- we just got home from vacation, so I don't know how long ...
A: I am so sorry for the bad news. I doubt the tumor was cancerous (they rarely are in rats) and from ...
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| hairless rat with eye enlarged | 8/13/2009 |
Q: I have a hairless rats that got sick and then over night developed a very swollen eye, so bad she ...
A: Oh thats good news! Look at me, all ready to have your poor rats eye taken out!! Hope she is on ...
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| recommend a vet | 8/13/2009 |
Q: I've read your posts about tumors. My daughter's female rat is about 2 years old and has developed ...
A: I just sent someone today to this wonderful Vet, although it is a 90 min. drive for you, it may be ...
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| rat breathing question | 8/12/2009 |
Q: I have a little girl, Fiver, who's about 2 1/2 years old. She's always made what I can only describe ...
A: The Guinea pig noises are usually indicative of some sort of respiratory involvement, be it ...
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| Sudden rat death - Fits | 8/11/2009 |
Q: I have two female rats, both aged roughly 6 months old. This morning i awoke to find one of my ...
A: I am so sorry for your loss. She was too young to die thats for sure. It sounds like your rat ...
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| Bitting problem | 8/11/2009 |
Q: I was wondering if you could answer my rat question? i have 6 rats at the moment but one, has ...
A: How long have you had her and how old is she? Who does she live with (how many females to the cage ...
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| sick rat | 8/11/2009 |
Q: We have 2 rats, and one of them is sick- we just got home from vacation, so I don't know how long ...
A: Sounds like he has a respiratory infection, possibly pneumonia for sure. Try standing with him in a ...
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| Crazy Rat ? | 8/11/2009 |
Q: My female rat, Maiden is about 10 months old. Within the past 2 months or so, I have taken her to ...
A: She has lung disease or heart disease or both. Please read my website on heart disease also. It CAN ...
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| My hairless rat's health | 8/10/2009 |
Q: my names is Adrienne Barrios. I have a hairless rat, shes about 2 1/2 years old. She has had alot of ...
A: I wont tell you to have them removed as I feel her age and the fact she has not been a healthy rat ...
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| Crazy Rat ? | 8/10/2009 |
Q: My female rat, Maiden is about 10 months old. Within the past 2 months or so, I have taken her to ...
A: Your rat isnt crazy, she is in distress. I need you to take a good look at her and tell me if her ...
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| trimming a rats teeth | 8/10/2009 |
Q: my husband and i cannot trim our rat Belle's teeth. we have to do on a regular basis now because she ...
A: What happens if you dont trim her teeth? Also, you cant give them dramamine but you can give them ...
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| Our rat bit her own paws off! | 8/10/2009 |
Q: About a month ago, my daughter's pet rat (2yrs old) developed a large, soft lump in armpit area. ...
A: Does she still have the lump in her armpit? This tumor in her armpit area is NOT something that can ...
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| Should I quarantine my rat | 8/10/2009 |
Q: I took her back and they are now treating her. When I get her back should I quarantine her from my ...
A: Yes she should be kept away for three weeks. I am only hoping petco is not doing your rat harm. I ...
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| Prevention of tumors | 8/10/2009 |
Q: I have a one year old rat that is in good health and I want her to stay that way. If she gets a ...
A: Even if she gets a tumor you do not have to race and put her down. It can take up to 8 months or ...
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| Is Clavamox safe for rats? | 8/9/2009 |
Q: Is Clavamox safe for rats? It's amoxicillin trihydrate and clavulanate acid. Amoxicillin is what I ...
A: Yes its ok for rats. Its rabbits that cannot have it. However, many respiratory infections are ...
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| Rear leg weakness | 8/9/2009 |
Q: My pet rat Earl is nearly 2 years old. Two weeks ago he developed a head tilt and I took him to his ...
A: I am really sorry to hear this. I do agree though and in fact was close to telling you that perhaps ...
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| Hairless Rat w/growth between shoulder blades | 8/9/2009 |
Q: I have a young hairless male, who is maybe 7 months old. He was a "feeder" that I bought from a ...
A: I wish I could see what it looks like. It may simply be a fluid filled cyst which would explain ...
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| Rear leg weakness | 8/8/2009 |
Q: My pet rat Earl is nearly 2 years old. Two weeks ago he developed a head tilt and I took him to his ...
A: I am really sorry about this. I am not sure if this is connected or not to his head tilt/ear ...
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| rat eye infection? | 8/8/2009 |
Q: I found that one of my female rats has a yellow discoloration on her eyeball. It looks like pus but ...
A: I am sorry the Vet I suggested isnt that great. Its hard being in the US and giving names of vets ...
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| Death of Cage Mate | 8/8/2009 |
Q: I had 5 female rats of various ages living in the same cage; Unfortunatly one of them had been ...
A: I am very sorry for your loss. As for the rat your concerned about, there is really not much else ...
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| rat eye infection? | 8/8/2009 |
Q: I found that one of my female rats has a yellow discoloration on her eyeball. It looks like pus but ...
A: The theo is to open her airway and the meloxicam is for pain and inflammation, much like ...
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| Rat Tail Injury | 8/8/2009 |
Q: I wrote to you the other day about my pet rat Noel, he had an injury to his belly which had to be ...
A: The baytril should take care of the infection (prevent it actually) you can dab antibiotic ...
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| Agressive rats...out of no where | 8/8/2009 |
Q: I've had pet rats before...all with different personalities and everything...so I thought I knew ...
A: Would you say the boys were around 6 months of age or a bit older now? What type of diet do they ...
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| tooth abscesses in rats | 8/8/2009 |
Q: Why would a mature rat develop a tooth abscess? Could it be caused by trauma during surgery 3 weeks ...
A: You need another vet. Removing a rats incisors is not a huge deal. 3 minutes under anesthesia and ...
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| Tumor or inner ear infection? | 8/8/2009 |
Q: my poor little rat Greyskull was dragging her head around her cage about a month ago and looking ...
A: What makes you think she is blind? The only way to tell for sure is by the way the light changes ...
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| protecting rat teeth from tummy stitches | 8/8/2009 |
Q: My grandrat is having a BIG problem keeping her sharp little teeth from her stitches on her lower ...
A: What type of surgery did she have? Tumor removal? If so, how long ago was it? Also, if it was a ...
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| pet albino rat | 8/8/2009 |
Q: My daughter held her pet albino rat tonight. She noticed two puffed areas that seem to me to be ...
A: How fast did these lumps appear? Please check out my page on mammary tumors also. If they are not ...
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| Rat with head tilt | 8/7/2009 |
Q: its me again As i said before, i have another rat with problems. Here is some info. My second ...
A: No, I dont think falling out of the window caused it. Often, mycoplasmosis bacteria causes it. You ...
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| how to tell my pet rat from a boy or a girl | 8/7/2009 |
Q: I just got my pet rat couple days ago. Well I know that a girl rat has nipples and a boy doesn't. I ...
A: As usual, the pet store is absolutely INCORRECT. Most experts can tell the difference between sexes ...
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| Rat with head tilt | 8/7/2009 |
Q: its me again As i said before, i have another rat with problems. Here is some info. My second ...
A: Yep, Oreo has an inner ear infection. He indeed needs it treated since the infection can go to the ...
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| 1 1/2 yr old female rat w/ large tumor | 8/7/2009 |
Q: I am a happy owner of 10 rats and have just recently lost a rat, Baby, to a tumor that split open ...
A: 1. Kittys tumor is about the size of her stomach now and has very little fur left on it. The tumor ...
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| Rat Injury | 8/5/2009 |
Q: I hope you can offer me some advice about my pet rat Noel. Yesterday he was having playtime with ...
A: I am sorry this happened!! Do the boys usually get along ok ?? You dont want to keep them apart ...
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| Yogies | 8/5/2009 |
Q: I know this sounds like a stupid question but i want to know how many yogies a rat can have in a ...
A: Not stupid at all..... To be honest, there is no real guideline but I would say moderation is key. ...
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| rat skin | 8/5/2009 |
Q: i am concerned about my little girl ratty. she is about a year old and has developed a scabby bump ...
A: Sounds like an abscess. This wont need to be removed by surgery but some money hungry vets may try ...
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| Ratty Introductions | 8/5/2009 |
Q: I saw your site - very lovely. Your rattys are just adorable! And thanks to you, I'll be feeding ...
A: Glad you like my website. That makes me happy that people are learning from it, which is why I ...
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| pet rat | 8/4/2009 |
Q: my daughters female pet rat is almost 3 yrs old, will be 3 late Sept. She has not been spayed and ...
A: Good job on having an intact female go this long and just now experiencing her first mammary tumor. ...
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| Rats with tumours - euthanise? | 8/4/2009 |
Q: We have two female rats, 3and a half yrs old. They have both had tumours for about 4 months. Zoe has ...
A: At first I was going to suggest removing them, but I saw their age. They are sweet grand old girls ...
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| My little drooling rat | 8/4/2009 |
Q: My rat has been over-salivating BIG-TIME. Its running down her tummy. Shes leaving trails of drool ...
A: It is my opinion that she may have an ongoing respiratory infection. I have based this on the fact ...
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| rat having strange behavior | 8/3/2009 |
Q: why would my rat resort to eating its own poop when there is a bunch of actual food right in front ...
A: Gross as it sounds, this is actually normal for them to do. What you just witnessed is not a rat ...
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| Beaphar ferret vitamin paste?? | 8/3/2009 |
Q: hope your well?? For the last 2.5 yrs I've been giving toffee beaphar vitamin paste. She absolutely ...
A: It wont harm her, so dont stop giving it to her if it helps and she likes it!! Female rats are ...
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| My little drooling rat | 8/3/2009 |
Q: My rat has been over-salivating BIG-TIME. Its running down her tummy. Shes leaving trails of drool ...
A: Hopefully if she isnt doing it, the meds may be working and she may be improving. Still, I would ...
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| Oxalate Crystals | 8/2/2009 |
Q: Recently one of my rats, Peaches, has had quiet a bit of porphyrin staining around her eyes, for ...
A: Urinary calculi (stones and crystals) are often associated with a urinary tract infection. Is she ...
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| Rat is sneezing | 8/2/2009 |
Q: i just got a rat yesterday from petco. She is around four to five weeks. I know its young and they ...
A: She isnt too young to be taken from her mother. This is the ideal time, as baby rats can get ...
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| My little drooling rat | 8/1/2009 |
Q: My rat has been over-salivating BIG-TIME. Its running down her tummy. Shes leaving trails of drool ...
A: Has the vet seen her for this and is this when he said nothing can be done? The fact she has an ...
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| new biting rat! | 8/1/2009 |
Q: i bought my rat yesterday and today i was really pleased to see her exploring her cage up the ...
A: Boys are great fun too. Your right, the wrestling looks intense but its sheer fun for them! My ...
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| Sick rat | 8/1/2009 |
Q: I have a 18 month old non-spayed female who has started to lay on her side and is not eating as much ...
A: I am also worried.....it does sound like it could be a PT because of her age but it could be a nasty ...
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| Smelly ear? | 7/31/2009 |
Q: I have noticed over the past 2-3 days that my rats one ear is smelling pretty badly. She is still ...
A: Sounds like infection and its time for a vet visit. Do you have a good qualified exotic certified ...
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| Pet Rat Jackson | 7/31/2009 |
Q: My Girlfriend and I have a pet rat lately hes been acting quite different he is 2 yrs old (approx) ...
A: I am so sorry you lost him. Please read my Critter city site for info on rat care. I think you will ...
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| Pet rat is acting differently, could she have arthritis? | 7/31/2009 |
Q: About two weeks ago my husband and I noticed that our female rat (Havarti, who is a little over a ...
A: How is she doing? To answer you about how long she can live with a PT, its hard to say. Depends ...
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| Pet rat is acting differently, could she have arthritis? | 7/31/2009 |
Q: About two weeks ago my husband and I noticed that our female rat (Havarti, who is a little over a ...
A: Although I would love to agree with you and say it sounds like she has arthritis, I cant. This is ...
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| Pet Rat Jackson | 7/30/2009 |
Q: My Girlfriend and I have a pet rat lately hes been acting quite different he is 2 yrs old (approx) ...
A: I have a little baby boy rat named Jackson *yes after THEE Michael Jackson* Anyhow, your rat ...
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| Sickeness of my pet rat | 7/30/2009 |
Q: My pet rat Lulu has blood on her paws i think its because of her nose she had an accident where her ...
A: What kind of accident did she have that made her nose bleed? Did you see her have this accident? ...
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| Mites? on Pet Rats | 7/30/2009 |
Q: We rescued three pet rats from a pet store where they were returned because they were unwanted. They ...
A: Oh my, I am glad you did not use cedarcide. Who told you to use this? Hopefully not a vet. I am ...
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| buying pet rats | 7/30/2009 |
Q: Two of my husband's female rats passed away within a week of each other a little over 2 months ...
A: There a few reasons why its not good to buy from pet stores and a few reasons why it can be good, ...
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| Small mammal Vets | 7/29/2009 |
Q: Are there any other exotic certified vets in Massachusetts (or even Southern NH) besides the vets at ...
A: I have several other vets in the Boston area, although they have a strong interest in exotics, they ...
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| Porphyrin Staining | 7/29/2009 |
Q: Recently one of my rats, Peaches, has had quiet a bit of porphyrin staining around her eyes, for ...
A: She sounds fine. Her diet sounds terrific. Even if she isnt eating the lab blocks it sounds as if ...
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| Head tilting to the side | 7/28/2009 |
Q: I have had my rat for about 13 days and she has been actin fine. But when i called her name and she ...
A: She has an inner (middle ear) infection called otitis media. The reason she is off balance and her ...
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| Balding Meme | 7/28/2009 |
Q: Recently when I got back from a trip for two days, I noticed that my rat Meme was losing fur and ...
A: Its ok, your not bothering me a bit. Thats what I am here for:) Also, the ivermectin horse worming ...
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| Rat with spinal injury, blood in urine. | 7/28/2009 |
Q: My sweet 5-month-old boy Treble was euthanised a couple nights ago without much explaination. I feel ...
A: First of all, I am so sorry for your loss. He was just a young little guy yet. Its hard to say ...
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| my rats eyes | 7/27/2009 |
Q: :P I've had my rat for about 2 weeks, she is still very young, probably not more than 6 months ...
A: Your little girl has porphyrin discharge. Please see my website for photos of rats that have it, ...
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| Balding Meme | 7/27/2009 |
Q: Recently when I got back from a trip for two days, I noticed that my rat Meme was losing fur and ...
A: I have a blue rat too. He is a baby (8 weeks old) I have him on my Critter city site under WATCH MY ...
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| Rat with swollen paw | 7/27/2009 |
Q: We have a one and a half year old very healthy female rat (Ferra) who has for the past few days been ...
A: That is GREAT news. I am happy you were able to get the medication for her. You have an awesome ...
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| lump on female rat | 7/27/2009 |
Q: I have a female rat who is 1 year 3 months. around 6 months ago she had a lump removed from in ...
A: It doesnt matter how many times you expose your rat to anesthesia, there is a risk the first time as ...
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| taking in homeless ratties | 7/27/2009 |
Q: i've agreed to rescue 2 homeless girls 8months my girl is about 4-6 weeks looking at your boys ...
A: After quarantine move the new girls cage next to the existing cage, putting cardboard between the ...
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| Rat with swollen paw | 7/27/2009 |
Q: We have a one and a half year old very healthy female rat (Ferra) who has for the past few days been ...
A: I had a feeling this is what she had. No, it has nothing to do with climbing the bars. It is ...
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| continuation of previous e-mails | 7/27/2009 |
Q: other rat aficionados have been encouraging me to put my rat on a leash/harness and walk them i ...
A: If she has babies, yes you can keep her female babies to live with her. Also, its easier to ...
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| rats | 7/26/2009 |
Q: I had purshaced a seemlily healthly rat from a pet store, she shared a cage with a healthy rat we ...
A: It sounds as if, sadly, she went "mad" for some reason. it had to be something mental with her, ...
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| rats | 7/26/2009 |
Q: I had purshaced a seemlily healthly rat from a pet store, she shared a cage with a healthy rat we ...
A: I am so sorry for your loss. However, what has transpired with the rats and the fact that your ...
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| continuation of previous e-mails | 7/26/2009 |
Q: other rat aficionados have been encouraging me to put my rat on a leash/harness and walk them i ...
A: Oh my gosh, MORE inaccurate information from a pet store. I wish these pet store people would ...
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| 2 large lumps | 7/26/2009 |
Q: my rat also prolapsed her uterus last year(i thought that may be useful to know )do you know of any ...
A: Yes, these are mammary tumors and need removed right away. Also, what was ever done about the ...
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| Rat with pneumonia possibly do to mycoplasma | 7/26/2009 |
Q: Ok, I got a rescue rat in the other day. basically on her death bed! Well she has now been to the ...
A: Be very careful of baytril injections. Since as you know, rats are very little muscle mass and its ...
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| New Pet Rats | 7/26/2009 |
Q: I just bought my son two female baby rats from the pet store. I have had five before this and I am a ...
A: I have new baby rats myself and can tell you that they are non stop balls of energy. Even if they ...
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| Lump on Young Rat's Neck | 7/26/2009 |
Q: Last weekend I acquired three young male rats (I think they're around eight weeks of age) from a pet ...
A: Sounds like an abscess. This is the prime location for one to develop. I am sure the pups wrestle ...
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| Rat with pneumonia possibly do to mycoplasma | 7/26/2009 |
Q: Ok, I got a rescue rat in the other day. basically on her death bed! Well she has now been to the ...
A: No, myco itself is only contagious when the conditions are right. If the rats immune system is ...
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| Rat with pneumonia possibly do to mycoplasma | 7/26/2009 |
Q: Ok, I got a rescue rat in the other day. basically on her death bed! Well she has now been to the ...
A: They need treated.......they need medicated. It is probably not contagious and due to the poor ...
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| continuation of previous e-mails | 7/26/2009 |
Q: other rat aficionados have been encouraging me to put my rat on a leash/harness and walk them i ...
A: Males can still get tumors. They are often benign mammary in nature but the good news is they dont ...
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| Toffee's hind leg follow up | 7/25/2009 |
Q: So sorry to hear about Santana. I know how hard it is when they go. I sat with Toffee the other ...
A: I should not tell you this...but..to get the baytril to at least get it in her for two weeks if you ...
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| my pet rat, Mrs. BIbbelsworth | 7/25/2009 |
Q: I have a two year old pet rat which I love, I change her cage once a week and give her a bath with ...
A: Sounds like the sweetie has a mammary tumor for starters. She needs a vet for this so it can be ...
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| Further Qu re Clovermead | 7/25/2009 |
Q: all extremely reassuring Yes the photo was helpful & I would say that the Pophyrin explanation is on ...
A: I would give her the medication twice per day for now but be sure to let the vet know you did this. ...
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| follow up | 7/25/2009 |
Q: ..would you believe that she's apparently got them all together again (on her own) covered nicely ...
A: Oh thats good news! Hairless rats often have problems lactating and often the pups starve so I was ...
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| newborn rat abies | 7/25/2009 |
Q: Our hairless rat, Alfred, just gave birth to 11 gangbusters; all the little guys seem very healthy ...
A: Oh boy.....she is rejecting them. Something may be wrong with them. This is the heartbreaking part. ...
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| new biting rat! | 7/25/2009 |
Q: i bought my rat yesterday and today i was really pleased to see her exploring her cage up the ...
A: She will stop when she learns to trust you. I am happy you read my critter city site. Following what ...
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| pet rats vs feeder rats | 7/24/2009 |
Q: i did something very stupid today in my moment of extreme grief over the loss of my 5-6month old ...
A: Your taking her outside of the house, as in "outdoors?" Please do NOT do this. There are so many ...
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| Toffee not her self- back legs? | 7/24/2009 |
Q: Hope your well? How is your rattie with the lump getting on? Well Toffee is about 25-26 months now ...
A: It wouldnt hurt to see the vets just to be sure, maybe put her on some baytril for 30 days. The ...
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| Hairless rat! | 7/23/2009 |
Q: Ok so I've had a girl hairless rat since Christmas and theres never been anything wrong with her ...
A: What part of her body smells? Sounds like she may need a vet. Odor could indicate infection. Also, ...
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| What to combine with Baytril? | 7/23/2009 |
Q: I was just wondering if you could give me your opinion on what should be combined with my rats ...
A: All good......spayed *makes me happy!!* and the fact this is her first attack and the hooting sound ...
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| Lump-suspect abscess, but can't find a vet! | 7/23/2009 |
Q: My pet rat Templeton developed a pea-sized lump near his groin area; a little higher and more on the ...
A: How about this place? Is it closer than Houston? Dr. Sharman Hoppes Texas A&M College of ...
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| What to combine with Baytril? | 7/23/2009 |
Q: I was just wondering if you could give me your opinion on what should be combined with my rats ...
A: When you say your using the injectable baytril, your using it orally, not via injection, correct? ...
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| mites | 7/23/2009 |
Q: I asked you a question a while back. I have another for you. My rats have a stubborn case of mites. ...
A: I have only had to neuter two rats for aggression. Usually around 8 to 10 months they go through ...
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| worm | 7/23/2009 |
Q: I have two 5 month old male rats. Yesterday when cleaning them out I found a worm in their cage. The ...
A: Hmmm.... Was it alive? Where do you keep their cage? Its not normal for rats to have worms of ...
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| mites | 7/23/2009 |
Q: I asked you a question a while back. I have another for you. My rats have a stubborn case of mites. ...
A: I have heard olive oil works like a charm but will only kill the critters while they are on the rat. ...
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| Rat lump: urgent? | 7/23/2009 |
Q: I have a problem with one of my pet rats, and I need to know if it a serious one, and what I should ...
A: Its best to buy the saline at the pharmacy. Ask the pharmacist for the proper soltuion to use to ...
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| Rat lump: urgent? | 7/23/2009 |
Q: I have a problem with one of my pet rats, and I need to know if it a serious one, and what I should ...
A: Tumors can appear suddenly, but are usually small, like the size of a pea when we first notice, ...
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| my pet rat needs help! please respond | 7/22/2009 |
Q: My pet rat, Tiny, is 4 and a half years old and he is suddenly acting strange. It started this ...
A: Tiny is a wonderful old man. I recently lost my oldest boy who was a bit over 4. They are ...
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| Rat fight bite | 7/22/2009 |
Q: You answered my question about my rat, Neela, and her degolved tail so well and now I have another ...
A: If it has scabbed over some, forget it. They cant or shouldnt stitch it. Thats good news that it is ...
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| Weight-loss | 7/22/2009 |
Q: My pet rat Gonzo has recently lost about 100g in weight over about 2-3weeks. He was over-weight to ...
A: The diet looks good. I dont see a reason for weight loss from the diet. Maybe it was the stress ...
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| Rat fight bite | 7/22/2009 |
Q: You answered my question about my rat, Neela, and her degolved tail so well and now I have another ...
A: Oh my, thats nasty. It may very well need a few stitches just to stop active bleeding. Usually we ...
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| Myco | 7/22/2009 |
Q: Can pet rats pass on Myco to humans, or other animals such as dogs and cats. I have made an ...
A: Are they sick? What are they doing that makes you think they are sick? As for the vet near you, ...
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| Myco | 7/22/2009 |
Q: Can pet rats pass on Myco to humans, or other animals such as dogs and cats. I have made an ...
A: Mycoplasma pulmonis is a bacteria born to most rodents. The gerbils already carry this organism too. ...
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| Sudden confusion and strange behavior in old male rat. | 7/21/2009 |
Q: You helped me out once before almost a year ago, so I thought I'd come back and ask for your advice ...
A: This is off the wall, and some vets may freak at this, but we have used liquid valium for rats with ...
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| cancer in rats | 7/21/2009 |
Q: I noticed a large growth underneath my male rats arm pitt.All the information on the Internet is ...
A: Cancer in rats is very very low, to be honest. I am not sure what sites your reading but your rat ...
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| Myco | 7/21/2009 |
Q: Can pet rats pass on Myco to humans, or other animals such as dogs and cats. I have made an ...
A: You need a new vet, and I am not kidding you. No, its not true. There is NO WAY to check your ...
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| Sudden confusion and strange behavior in old male rat. | 7/21/2009 |
Q: You helped me out once before almost a year ago, so I thought I'd come back and ask for your advice ...
A: Its distress, possibly respiratory. I know you said he is doing well on baytril, but the panicky ...
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| death | 7/21/2009 |
Q: ..I am hoping you can answer my questions because it really has me worrying...! I Have 2 male rats ...
A: I would have to do a necropsy to know what killed them. If I told you anything else, it would be ...
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| prolapsed uterus and need a vet | 7/21/2009 |
Q: My daughter's rat, Elizabeth, is one year old and in robust health. Five days ago we noticed ...
A: Crazy glue has saved everything on my rats from opening an incision to putting an eye back in the ...
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| Small lump under my dumbo rats chin/neck | 7/20/2009 |
Q: Sandra: I have a question regarding a small lump under my dumbo rats chin/neck. I have a regular pet ...
A: Dr. Kevin Wright Arizona Exotic Animal Hospital 744 N Center Street Mesa AZ 85201-5084 Phone: ...
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| prolapsed uterus and need a vet | 7/20/2009 |
Q: My daughter's rat, Elizabeth, is one year old and in robust health. Five days ago we noticed ...
A: There is no easy way to do it really. I wish I could help more. I can see their point though about ...
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| to start antibiotics? | 7/20/2009 |
Q: About 2 months ago a hard dark lump came up on my 2.5 yr old male, near his urinary bits, which my ...
A: Sounds like an abscess, not a tumor. Keep it clean using saline solution and pack the wound with ...
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| Male rat - secreting mucus | 7/20/2009 |
Q: I have a male pet rat that has not been neutered. He is approx. 1 to 1.5 years old but not sure ...
A: Stop the alfalfa pellets. Rats cannot digest alfalfa. I think the secretions you see will subside ...
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| Weight-loss | 7/20/2009 |
Q: My pet rat Gonzo has recently lost about 100g in weight over about 2-3weeks. He was over-weight to ...
A: Weight loss with increased water consumption can point to kidney disease, esp if he is not ...
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| Rat fleas/ticks | 7/20/2009 |
Q: I have recently purchased 2 baby rats (about 2mnth old) they are both scratching alot, my wife ...
A: I am thinking it could be a tiny abscess....not a tick Also, she needs off that hamster food right ...
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| pet rats vs feeder rats | 7/20/2009 |
Q: i did something very stupid today in my moment of extreme grief over the loss of my 5-6month old ...
A: \ How are things going? I hope you either buried your girl that passed or put her in the cold ...
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| rats tumer | 7/20/2009 |
Q: my daughter hasa rat with a tumer,it didn't appear so i just thought i would let her live out her ...
A: Your daughter is right. There is plenty you can do. You can spare her life by having the vet remove ...
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| pet rats vs feeder rats | 7/19/2009 |
Q: i did something very stupid today in my moment of extreme grief over the loss of my 5-6month old ...
A: The difference between the feeder rat and the pet rats the pet store sells is: Nothing. They ...
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| Small lump under my dumbo rats chin/neck | 7/19/2009 |
Q: Sandra: I have a question regarding a small lump under my dumbo rats chin/neck. I have a regular pet ...
A: If it is a tumor, you need to get rid of it or it will rob him of his life. A good vet that has ...
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| New dumbo rat | 7/19/2009 |
Q: My name is Krissy and I've just became a proud owner of a male dumbo rat. It's been almost a year ...
A: Glad you have a new rat. They are the best pets! As for the nibbling and biting, they do this when ...
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| PLEASE HELP!! | 7/19/2009 |
Q: I have a female rat. I'm not sure of her exact age, but she is not a baby. The other night my ...
A: If its an abscess, it will soften up, develop a crater or scab and will burst either on its own or ...
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| Red Eye | 7/19/2009 |
Q: "Hello. I currently own 4 rats, one of my youngest around 6 months or so has been having some red ...
A: Sounds like its infected. I wish I could tell you that you can use something over the counter ...
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| pet rat | 7/18/2009 |
Q: i have a 5-6 month old dumbo rat with one very irritating habit. every time i take him out of his ...
A: If you dont plan on tolerating it much longer, what do you plan on doing to the poor little guy? ...
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| interested in adopting pet rat(s) | 7/18/2009 |
Q: To begin, I do not own any rats yet, but am interested in adopting and in doing research on the ...
A: I am glad you learned alot from my site. That makes me feel good! About the cage, ferret cages are ...
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| scared rat | 7/18/2009 |
Q: my pet rat ben died Tuesday i have been heart broken. i work at a pet store where i have allot of ...
A: I have a new rat named Ben too!! Anyhow, check out my website, Critter city. I have a page ...
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| prolapsed uterus and need a vet | 7/18/2009 |
Q: My daughter's rat, Elizabeth, is one year old and in robust health. Five days ago we noticed ...
A: I would get her spayed ASAP. She should do just fine with a good vet. What kind of antibiotic ...
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| should i get my rats neutered? | 7/17/2009 |
Q: I have four brother rats who are about 8 months old now. For the last few months they have been ...
A: Well.....I hate to say this, and although I have never had this happen with my rats, I have had many ...
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| Myco | 7/17/2009 |
Q: I was just wondering if Myco can be passed onto Gerbils from rats. I dont have them near eachother ...
A: All rodents are susceptible to mycoplasmosis. It doesnt mean they caught it from the rats, however, ...
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| pain medication | 7/17/2009 |
Q: I have a little girl rat her name is Lil she is a year and 3 months. I started seeing blood in ...
A: The place below is great and is in your city. Please let me know if you call them. They are ...
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| pain medication | 7/17/2009 |
Q: I have a little girl rat her name is Lil she is a year and 3 months. I started seeing blood in ...
A: No it is absolutely not too late. Your vet may be caring, of course he is, but he is totally wrong ...
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| introducing a new male rat to replace the deceased | 7/17/2009 |
Q: About three months ago, I purchased two male rats- a hairless and a tan and white Berkshire dumbo- ...
A: I am very sorry for the sudden loss of you little guy :( Sudden death in rats is not uncommon. ...
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| My rat got her toe stuck | 7/17/2009 |
Q: I came home from work tonight and found my rat, Sophia, with the second finger on the left hand ...
A: Keep it clean and rub it with neosporin. I cant promise that this will help if she needs a systemic ...
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| Oregon Rat Vets? | 7/17/2009 |
Q: My son's female rat is over a year old, never bred, and recently developed a mammary tumor. ...
A: My first choice, which is 16 mins. from Portland Northwest Exotic Pet Vet LLC 11876 SW ...
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| pain medication | 7/16/2009 |
Q: I have a little girl rat her name is Lil she is a year and 3 months. I started seeing blood in ...
A: I am very sad to hear this. Your rat could have easily had surgery, and been spayed in the process ...
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| interested in adopting pet rat(s) | 7/16/2009 |
Q: To begin, I do not own any rats yet, but am interested in adopting and in doing research on the ...
A: First of all, welcome to the world of rats. You will find them to be one of the best pets you have ...
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| My Rats make usual noise's | 7/16/2009 |
Q: I have 3 Rat's all female. The two younger female's 3 months old make a continuous, "Grumble, ...
A: They could be congested. When they are content they grind their teeth which is known as "bruxing" ...
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| baby rats | 7/16/2009 |
Q: I have a mommy rat and her pups in a cage and i have a never mommy rat about to give birth can i put ...
A: No, the males MUST be kept from these females from now on. They can become pregnant again right ...
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| baby rats | 7/16/2009 |
Q: I have a mommy rat and her pups in a cage and i have a never mommy rat about to give birth can i put ...
A: I would wait just till she has the babies and gets comfortable with them etc... The other mom may ...
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| Rat's eye | 7/16/2009 |
Q: I just went to clean my rats cage today and noticed one of the rats eyes has shriveled up and looks ...
A: You need to get him to the vet. There could be a tumor or abscess that is cutting off the blood ...
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| Abscess behind the eye | 7/16/2009 |
Q: I am very impressed with your expertise in rat care and love your web-site. Just been looking at ...
A: I am so so so sorry to say this, but I do believe she has a pituitary tumor. I do not think she ...
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| hairless rat | 7/16/2009 |
Q: my daughter's female hairless rat is 8 months old. today she came home and took the rat outside for ...
A: See a vet at once. She may have eaten something from outside or is having an reaction to an insect ...
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| new home | 7/16/2009 |
Q: I have two sweet girls, one about 8 mths and one about 6mths. I adore them, too much probably I ...
A: I hate to tell you to give them up. If you know someone personally and are positive they would give ...
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| square tails?? | 7/15/2009 |
Q: I was recently reading your website, and came across something i had not heard of before: a "square" ...
A: Which site are you talking about? My Critter city website or here at all experts? All experts is ...
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| Reintroducing our rats after a 2 week separation | 7/15/2009 |
Q: A little over a month ago my roommate and I adopted two cute little rats from someone who was ...
A: I am going to assume the vet is NOT a board certified exotic vet or there would be a few things done ...
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| Rat Feet | 7/15/2009 |
Q: My pet rat has been doing fine up until about two weeks ago. Since then, he's been lazing around ...
A: Sounds like heart problems. Sometimes a rat will lose the ability to walk when they have heart ...
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| Paralyzed Rat | 7/15/2009 |
Q: I have an almost 2 year old male rat. a week ago I gave him a bath and when I put him back in his ...
A: It sounds like it is neurological. It could be a stroke or an aneurysm. If it is either of these, ...
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| Abscess behind the eye | 7/15/2009 |
Q: I am very impressed with your expertise in rat care and love your web-site. Just been looking at ...
A: I am very sorry that Rosie has these problems. I do want to ask if she still has the head tilt? Is ...
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| Swelling near anus and a tumor question | 7/15/2009 |
Q: I have seven rats in a Ferret Nation cage, and four in a Super Pet cage, all are females. Some of ...
A: It sounds like the tumor is in an area that can be removed, but this would be her fourth surgery, ...
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| Is my rat in heat? | 7/14/2009 |
Q: I have a female fancy rat that is about 5-6 months old. I have only had her for a week and have ...
A: Female rats begin the estrus (heat) cycle at 5 to 6 weeks of age and their cycle is every 4 to 5 ...
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| king of cage killing cutie! | 7/14/2009 |
Q: i've had a pair of male ratties for about a month now. i believe they were 2-3 months old when i was ...
A: Are you sure the scabs are from bite wounds and he isnt scratching himself for some reason? ...
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| mycoplasmosis...mabey... | 7/14/2009 |
Q: I'm a first time owner but I do have a book by Debbie Ducommun called "Rats practical, accurate ...
A: I know Debbie Ducommun and we speak often on the telephone. She is a very smart lady. Did you read ...
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| should i get my rats neutered? | 7/14/2009 |
Q: I have four brother rats who are about 8 months old now. For the last few months they have been ...
A: You hit the nail on the head by suggesting it was puberty. Usually this is the time some males that ...
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| parasites??? | 7/13/2009 |
Q: A few months ago i noticed my rats were scratching alot and had a bit of hair loss. No scabs though. ...
A: No, the parasites are species specific. Rat lice are not like human lice and the mites dont like ...
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| breathing | 7/13/2009 |
Q: my rat mickey came off baytril a week ago which was prescribed by the vet to treat a large absys ...
A: The blue feet means lack of oxygen. I am hoping your vet can put him in oxygen and keep him there ...
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| I need some advise on my pet rat! It's urgent! | 7/12/2009 |
Q: Hay, My rat was due to have babies yesterday, and when i came home from my lunch break, I saw that ...
A: She needs to see a vet as soon as possible. The babies may be lodged in there. This not only can ...
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| breathing | 7/12/2009 |
Q: my rat mickey came off baytril a week ago which was prescribed by the vet to treat a large absys ...
A: He needs kept at the vets and put in oxygen while he is put on new medication. He needs given ...
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| my lethargic beauty | 7/12/2009 |
Q: one of my rats, Dorian, age 2yrs, recently became sullen and whimpery when pet. i noticed urethral ...
A: Sometimes when this occurs, they may develop an infection and this could make him feel unwell. ...
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| Severe head tilt and rolling | 7/12/2009 |
Q: I have a 2 and a half year old female rat, Smokey, who has severe a right head tilt problem and ...
A: Poor Smokey. I am sorry she is having so many problems. For starters, the vaginal bleeding could ...
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| my 2 young female rats | 7/12/2009 |
Q: I noticed 2 of them were sneezing a lot and I looked it up and it said it could be stress from ...
A: For starters, you should not have put the new rats with the other rats. Whenever you bring any new ...
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| euthanasia | 7/12/2009 |
Q: my pet rat has a brain tumour and is slowly losing use of her limbs.When the time comes is there a ...
A: I am really sorry about this. Sounds like a pituitary tumor. As for putting her down, no, there is ...
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| bloating/puffiness, lethargy after tumor removal | 7/12/2009 |
Q: I emailed you a few weeks ago about my little 1.5-year-old rat Sofia who had a uterine tumor ...
A: I am really sorry about all of this. I would, however, refrain from letting that other vet touch ...
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| Update on Midget--Pituitary tumor | 7/12/2009 |
Q: We had some communication in May about my little Midget. She had a seizure on Mother's Day due to a ...
A: I am glad to hear she is still with you. Rats are such an inspiration...they love their life and ...
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| Upper Resp. Baby rat | 7/11/2009 |
Q: It's Friday night in Denton, TX and there are no exotic vets able to take a look at my little one. I ...
A: I have never heard about special nebulizers and every time I have used mine on my rats, the ...
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| Rat Stitches | 7/11/2009 |
Q: My rat has just had a tumor removed a few hours ago. When we first went to collect her, they had to ...
A: Baytril in water? I hate to sound harsh but.....where did you find this vet at? Baytril is NOT ...
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| Upper Resp. Baby rat | 7/11/2009 |
Q: It's Friday night in Denton, TX and there are no exotic vets able to take a look at my little one. I ...
A: Dont worry about the baytril and doxycycline hindering the development of cartilage in immature ...
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| lice and nits | 7/11/2009 |
Q: I emailed you last night about the shelter rat who had received 2 doses of oral ivermectin and 2 ...
A: The nits should fall off and in fact, they may be off by now. Also, I would put a new application on ...
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| im so worried about my rat | 7/10/2009 |
Q: Heya im so sorry to bother you but i am a first time rat owner and i have read up on a website about ...
A: The pasta wont make him sick, dont worry. I think you will feel better if you read my website, ...
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| rats hind legs | 7/10/2009 |
Q: My rat Splinter is about 2 years old i found her wandering outside the bar i work at ... don't worry ...
A: Even if Splinter were a wild rat, I have no problem with people keeping them as pets. I had one ...
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| mycoplasma | 7/10/2009 |
Q: all my 3 dumbo rats have been treated for this disease for the last 6 months.my vet has changed ...
A: No, this is not correct. Flagyl ((metronidazole) is a very dangerous drug for rats and should be ...
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| Urinating | 7/10/2009 |
Q: My rat seems to leave a small trail of urine wherever she goes. Just one though, my other rat seems ...
A: This is normal as long as there is no blood in the urine. Rats leave trails in the wild in order to ...
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| lice and getting rid of them | 7/10/2009 |
Q: I am getting an adult male rat from my shelter where I volunteer. He is a stray that was found and ...
A: ...
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| Abscesses and GSE | 7/10/2009 |
Q: I've just recently started (3 weeks ago) my ratties on GSE. I've been putting 3 drops into 16 oz. ...
A: I am not big on herbal remedies etc....mainly because I have seen too many rats become very ill or ...
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| lice and getting rid of them | 7/10/2009 |
Q: I am getting an adult male rat from my shelter where I volunteer. He is a stray that was found and ...
A: I prefer selamectin over ivermectin hands down. To be honest, it should start to show positive ...
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| SIZE OF DUMBO RAT | 7/9/2009 |
Q: I WAS JUST GIVEN A DUMBO RAT WHO WAS IN STARTER CAGE WHEN I GOT HIM. HE IS 2 YEARS OLD. I WOULD ...
A: Please look over my website. It will tell you everything he needs for a happy life. He needs out ...
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| antibiotic treatment | 7/9/2009 |
Q: I have a female rat, 7 months old who started tilting her head, she is eating well and otherwise ...
A: Your vet sure charges alot for baytril! Sheesh! However, it sounds like an inner ear infection. ...
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| turmor male rat 2 yers old | 7/9/2009 |
Q: Non-surgical tumor in a male rat, deep in the body(not right under the skin). Rat is loosing its ...
A: I am a bit confused as to where the tumor is located. Why is the rat being given dexpanthenol? Is ...
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| follow on question re heart trouble in rat | 7/9/2009 |
Q: I have a 2 1/2 yr old female capped rat called Twix. She was one of a pair but her sister died last ...
A: http://www.jubileevetcentre.co.uk/page1.htm Jubilee Veterinary Centre 3 Jubilee Road Newtownards Co ...
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| breathing | 7/8/2009 |
Q: my rat mickey came off baytril a week ago which was prescribed by the vet to treat a large absys ...
A: Sorry for the delay. Sometimes it takes a few days for this to get to me for some reason! In the ...
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| Probable tumour ? | 7/8/2009 |
Q: I have 2 male dumbo rats, both about 18 months old. Dexter started to get a growth just in front ...
A: They do handle surgery fine, when the vet knows what he or she is doing. The animals that the vet ...
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| help! - continued | 7/8/2009 |
Q: where could i get a little rattie nebuliser from? we are going back to the vet next week for them to ...
A: You can find a nebulizer at a health equipment supply company. Usually the vet has to write orders ...
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| help! | 7/8/2009 |
Q: my 1 year old rat has began breathing very strange and looking like she is finding it hard to carry ...
A: Usually when myco is not treated with total furiousity, it becomes chronic. With each attack, it ...
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| help! | 7/8/2009 |
Q: my 1 year old rat has began breathing very strange and looking like she is finding it hard to carry ...
A: Yes take her to the vet, and when you get home, let the poor rats together. I promise you, the ...
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| rat health | 7/8/2009 |
Q: I have a 2 1/2 yr old female capped rat called Twix. She was one of a pair but her sister died last ...
A: Sounds like she has heart disease. This needs treated by a vet. She can easily be given medication ...
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| help! | 7/8/2009 |
Q: my 1 year old rat has began breathing very strange and looking like she is finding it hard to carry ...
A: Why does the rat need to be kept away for 2 weeks? This causes unneeded stress and unless she is ...
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| fancy mice that hop? | 7/8/2009 |
Q: i have recently bought 2 female fancy mice. one of them is acting a little strange. she has become ...
A: Like baby rats, baby mice play wrestle, chase and have a great time. Also, when they hop, this is ...
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| my older rat with a tumor | 7/7/2009 |
Q: oh and the vet should be in the western new york area preferably tonawanda or buffalo area. ...
A: I am not sure the prices that any vet charges because it varies from clinic to clinic. However, ...
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| parasites??? | 7/7/2009 |
Q: A few months ago i noticed my rats were scratching alot and had a bit of hair loss. No scabs though. ...
A: I do believe, my dear Joleen :) that you are like many other rat owners and you are having an ...
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| testicular tumour-rat | 7/7/2009 |
Q: A few days ago I noticed that my male rats left testicle was enlarged. It is around 2.5-3 times the ...
A: I seriously doubt its malignant, but neutering him will resolve it. He is not too old for surgery ...
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| rat health | 7/7/2009 |
Q: I have kept a number of rats, mostly singley; I bought a seemingly healthy 5 wk old female last week ...
A: The scabs can be from anything....from being bitten by another rat before she came to you or ...
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| rat still sneezing after vet | 7/7/2009 |
Q: I recently purchased my first pet rat (Jellybean), about 3 weeks ago from a Petco near where I live. ...
A: Jellybean needs a real exotic vet, not some generic treatment at Petco. Rats dont get colds. Petco, ...
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| Agressive Rat | 7/7/2009 |
Q: I've read your answers for aggressive rats, I have a female rat who is over the top aggressive, she ...
A: I had no idea she was actually throwing herself into the glass of the tank. I also know how ...
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| fit? stroke? tumour? | 7/7/2009 |
Q: last night i lost my 2.5 year old female rat. it came on quite suddenly, we lost her best mate last ...
A: I am sorry for your loss. It sounds like a stroke or she may have had an Epidural or Subdural ...
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| Agressive Rat | 7/6/2009 |
Q: I've read your answers for aggressive rats, I have a female rat who is over the top aggressive, she ...
A: If you just got her the past few weeks, I can almost promise she was a biter because she was ...
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| I have two questions | 7/6/2009 |
Q: I have had two male rats for about 8 months now. I bought them from the same pet store at the same ...
A: Your no bother at all....that is why I am here! Boys fight, esp babies. When they are around 8 ...
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| wild rat lump | 7/5/2009 |
Q: I have a wild rat born to the wild,jazz is her name.I have her two years. Jazz has a large lump on ...
A: Its a mammary tumor. Take he to the vets and do NOT tell the vet she is WILD. You cant tell much ...
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| Rat play or foul play? | 7/5/2009 |
Q: When my 5 week old rat is playful and bouncy, we play chasey in her cage, and when im chasing her ...
A: No need to keep them apart. If they are indeed sick, they have exposed each other to the illness ...
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| euthenisia | 7/4/2009 |
Q: Whats the best way for a vet to euthanize a rat? ANSWER: The rat should be put under anesthesia ...
A: The best age to spay Nemo is before 6 months of age to prevent the growth of mammary tumors. ...
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| euthenisia | 7/4/2009 |
Q: Whats the best way for a vet to euthanize a rat? ANSWER: The rat should be put under anesthesia ...
A: I am so sorry for your loss. Its never an easy choice to put our babies down. However, I must warn ...
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| Rat play or foul play? | 7/4/2009 |
Q: When my 5 week old rat is playful and bouncy, we play chasey in her cage, and when im chasing her ...
A: Absolutely. I have three males the same age as your girl and these boys are nuts. They glide, float, ...
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| Lump under eye | 7/4/2009 |
Q: So My rat BB, she's up there in age graying around the muzzel but overall still spunky and sweet. ...
A: Yeah, I had a feeling, which is why I asked for a photo. However, where did it originate from? Her ...
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| rats | 7/4/2009 |
Q: i have a rat of approximatly 2 years of age, and have recently been picking up signs which show he ...
A: You can only really tell if the rat is blind by doing a few things. One of course is having him go ...
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| twitching of the head | 7/3/2009 |
Q: Not sure what's happening. I have a baby rat, I'd say 1 or 2 months old, and he's on his own in his ...
A: Right now I have three baby rats, around 5 weeks old, and they do all of that stuff. Twitch, jump, ...
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| my six week old baby rats | 7/3/2009 |
Q: we have 11 rats, my sister and I, we have three cages and we keep our two oldest rats, KIITY and ...
A: Rats do not have gag reflexes are are unable to vomit as well. Baby rats eat constantly. I have ...
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| my six week old baby rats | 7/3/2009 |
Q: we have 11 rats, my sister and I, we have three cages and we keep our two oldest rats, KIITY and ...
A: Rats do not over eat. Baby rats usually have fatter round bellies as this is just a part of baby ...
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| I have two questions | 7/3/2009 |
Q: I have had two male rats for about 8 months now. I bought them from the same pet store at the same ...
A: Lets start with the sneezing first. If they did not sneeze before and now they are, this means ...
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| Lump under eye | 7/3/2009 |
Q: So My rat BB, she's up there in age graying around the muzzel but overall still spunky and sweet. ...
A: It sounds like an abscess since it came up so suddenly. I think in another day or two it will come ...
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| Sick or stressed rat? | 7/3/2009 |
Q: I got my two girls about 2 weeks ago. They were both the same size and weight when i first got them. ...
A: Some rats have porphryin no matter what and often have it more when they first wake up etc... ...
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| Pet Rats | 7/2/2009 |
Q: my rat has red discharge coming from his eyes and nose and it looks like blood.
A: Here is a page on my site that will tell you exactly what it is and why she ihas it. It is not ...
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| Tumor/Polyp in ear | 7/2/2009 |
Q: Alvin is almost 2. He had been scratching at his ear and making it a bloody mess so we took him to ...
A: Sounds like he has possibly Auricular polyps, which can often be removed by a qualified and skilled ...
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| rat smell | 7/2/2009 |
Q: my sister gives her rat a bath frequently and cleans the cage frequently. However, while she was on ...
A: There is no reason to bathe a rat daily. This will lead to serious skin problems if they become too ...
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| head hanging | 7/1/2009 |
Q: A little over three months ago I lost a rat to a tumor that affected his breathing. He had begun to ...
A: My website has alot of info on mycoplasmosis that causes respiratory infection and also about heart ...
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| Rat behavior for a 3 month old | 7/1/2009 |
Q: Sandra, Hello. I purchased a female Dumbo rat from a breeder about 3 weeks ago. Lilly is 3 month ...
A: I dont believe the breeder for a minute. I just brought home three males that are 4 weeks old and ...
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| baby rat died | 7/1/2009 |
Q: we rescued a baby rat a week ago...figuring it to be about 2-3 days old. we have been feeding it ...
A: Another thing that was needed was heat. Usually heat is used by way of heating pad or heat lamp. ...
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| Female Rat Tumor near back leg | 7/1/2009 |
Q: My daughter currently has two pet rats both are female. I just noticed this morning that one of the ...
A: At her age, I would let her be. She is happy now and there is no reason to take the risk at her ...
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| Swollen Paws | 7/1/2009 |
Q: I've had rats for many years but one of my current rats is causing some enigmatic concern. About ...
A: Possibly this could be the reason. Even if she were allergic, had a cut, got any of the litter in ...
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| Biting rats | 7/1/2009 |
Q: I adopted 2 female rats a month ago. I was told they were 8 months old, though one of them seems to ...
A: Rats are smart, yes, but they have certain limitations when it comes to their ability to learn and ...
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| castration | 7/1/2009 |
Q: eny way i get to the point do you think i should have my other pet rat Fred do to what do you think ...
A: Is Fred aggressive? If he is, he should be neutered too. However, how old are they? Often around ...
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| help please?!? | 7/1/2009 |
Q: I have just been given a small black hooded rat from a college behavioral class (it is summer and no ...
A: For starters, get her off the seeds and crickets right off. Crickets are not good for rats because ...
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| !! | 7/1/2009 |
Q: I put a box of tissues in the cage with our two female rats because I read that they like to tear ...
A: They may take a taste and stop once they see its nothing fun to eat. However, if you think they are ...
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| Abscess | 7/1/2009 |
Q: My rat Mitzie [of unknown age- was a rescue] is a male dumbo w/very chunky cheeks. Last week I ...
A: You need another vet. He needs a different antibiotic, one that can actually penetrate through pus, ...
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| My rats back legs seem to be paralysed | 6/30/2009 |
Q: 2 weeks ago i noticed that my 1 year old rat Ruby wasn't using her back right foot to walk on she ...
A: but usually its seen in elderly rats and more common in males than females. Was the injection a ...
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| baby rat died | 6/30/2009 |
Q: we rescued a baby rat a week ago...figuring it to be about 2-3 days old. we have been feeding it ...
A: It is super hard to save a baby rat that young. For starters, the baby should have been given soy ...
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| sore eyes | 6/30/2009 |
Q: my rat had stopped going into her bed and was sitting in the corner of her cage shivering. we lifted ...
A: No, your cat didn't cause this. The red discharge you see is porphyrin discharge, not blood. It ...
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| myco | 6/30/2009 |
Q: about a month ago one of my two male rats started making adorable clucking noises. i thought this ...
A: They should stop having spats soon. Usually around 8 to 9 months old their testosterone surges ...
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| white rat fur color change on head and neck | 6/30/2009 |
Q: I have two female rats a few months old. I returned from a vacation and noticed my white rat's head ...
A: She has porphyrin staining on her fur. Porphyrin is the red discharge that is often seen around the ...
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| illness | 6/29/2009 |
Q: My dumbo rat has black eyes but somehow one of the eyes is turning red.What do I do?
A: Sounds like he needs a vet fast. It sounds like there could be infection in the eye or possibly ...
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| Swollen Paws | 6/29/2009 |
Q: I've had rats for many years but one of my current rats is causing some enigmatic concern. About ...
A: This looks like infection. Someone else is having the same problem with her rats front paw too and ...
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| My rat is making a weird noise! | 6/29/2009 |
Q: Well 3 weeks ago my rat Uno, 4 months old started to make a weird noise. He never sneezes, but he ...
A: If he has mycoplasmosis, the amoxi wont help. The reason baytril is important is because there are ...
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| My Hairless Rat | 6/28/2009 |
Q: I am writing because my hairless rat is having the same problem someone else wrote you about. She is ...
A: I think she has heart disease. She has classic signs of it, from the rapid breathing to the weight ...
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| my rat is sneezing! | 6/28/2009 |
Q: my rat is sneezing quite a bit latley i havnt got any new bedding or anything i think could cause ...
A: I think its a good idea she see a vet, esp if there have been no changes to her cage such as ...
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| My favorite pet rat, Honey | 6/28/2009 |
Q: We hear so much good stuff about asparagus and what it can do for cancer in humans, can rats ...
A: http://www.freewebs.com/crittercity/ratsandahealthydiet.htm Above is my web page on proper diet ...
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| Wanda on antibiotics - white poo? | 6/28/2009 |
Q: I have written to you many times with regards to Wanda my 2 year old doe. She has been having ...
A: Has the vet done a urinalysis on the rats urine to determine the type of organism that is causing ...
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| Post-Surgery Care/Pain Management | 6/27/2009 |
Q: My 1.5-year-old ratty, Sofia, just had a golf-ball-sized tumor removed from her uterus. The vet ...
A: Sounds like you have a good vet there.......ask her about spaying the other rat, see if her opinion ...
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| Rat fights!!! | 6/27/2009 |
Q: I have a couple of male rats that I bought about three months ago. During that time we have closely ...
A: Have you seen them fight? This is pretty normal for males to play fight etc.. but perhaps the scabs ...
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| Post-Surgery Care/Pain Management | 6/27/2009 |
Q: My 1.5-year-old ratty, Sofia, just had a golf-ball-sized tumor removed from her uterus. The vet ...
A: 1. She has been licking/chewing at her stitches. Her incision was closed with soluble internal ...
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| Me rat is bleeding | 6/27/2009 |
Q: I bought my rat about 3 months ago and noticed he was itching all the time, so after seven day he ...
A: I do believe your rat is showing signs of allergies to his food. The food he is eating is not food ...
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| My rat is making a weird noise! | 6/27/2009 |
Q: Well 3 weeks ago my rat Uno, 4 months old started to make a weird noise. He never sneezes, but he ...
A: He has mycoplasmosis and the sound you hear is congestion in his nose and possibly lungs. I hate ...
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| Male rat urinary tract infection or bladder stones? | 6/27/2009 |
Q: I have a health question about one of my male rats. I don't know if he merely has a urinary tract ...
A: I am confused. If he has an infection, there would be bacteria in the urine so I am not sure why ...
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| rat question | 6/27/2009 |
Q: I have a rat named louis that I got not too long ago and recently he has become very lethargic and ...
A: I wish I had better advice, but he sounds ill and needs a vet. An inner ear infection usually causes ...
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| euthenisia | 6/26/2009 |
Q: Whats the best way for a vet to euthanize a rat?
A: The rat should be put under anesthesia until she is absolutely and totally unconscious. The vet ...
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| Indigestion? Esophagitis? | 6/26/2009 |
Q: I'm not sure what's happening to my four month old Ginny. She's on her fifth day of baytril and ...
A: Rats cough, which she could have been doing when you heard the cluck or bark. Sometimes they can ...
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| lump on my rat | 6/26/2009 |
Q: My rat Ivy has a lump on her side up near her arm. I know you say that i should see a vet but i dont ...
A: Sounds like a mammary tumor. Without having a vet remove it, there is not much you can do but you ...
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| Rat seizure? | 6/26/2009 |
Q: Had a sad day yesterday with the loss of my lovely rat Chas and was wondering if you could shed some ...
A: I have not slept all night so that is why I am up answering questions. Its 4:30 am here in the US! ...
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| Rat seizure? | 6/26/2009 |
Q: Had a sad day yesterday with the loss of my lovely rat Chas and was wondering if you could shed some ...
A: I am very sorry for your loss. Sadly, I had this happen to one of my 3 year old boys back in ...
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| lump on my rat | 6/26/2009 |
Q: My rat Ivy has a lump on her side up near her arm. I know you say that i should see a vet but i dont ...
A: It may be a mammary tumor and if that is the case, she can survive with it for a while, but ...
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| Male rat urinary tract infection or bladder stones? | 6/26/2009 |
Q: I have a health question about one of my male rats. I don't know if he merely has a urinary tract ...
A: I would opt for the x rays to be sure. The good news is he is urinating and that means even if he ...
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| Indigestion? Esophagitis? | 6/26/2009 |
Q: I'm not sure what's happening to my four month old Ginny. She's on her fifth day of baytril and ...
A: I am not real sure that I brought up esophagitis, but I believe a reader/writer that wrote in to me ...
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| sick rat | 6/25/2009 |
Q: I have had my eat for almost 5 years and yes he is old. He is now very sick due to it and I know his ...
A: What a wonderful old man he is! I lost my oldest rat, Bo, at 4 years and 3 weeks old from tumors in ...
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| does my Rat have Lice or mites? If so can i treat it or should i take my rat to a vet? | 6/25/2009 |
Q: I just got a new 4 moth old rat and i've had her for about a 2 days i've noticed she has thease ...
A: Yep sounds like mites!! If your vet will sell you a tube of kitten strength revolution, you can ...
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| Advice please? | 6/24/2009 |
Q: how are you? Just wanted to ask one question... My sister is having a newborn baby next month on ...
A: http://ratprincess.homestead.com/lukkas.html Check out the photo above. I dont think there is ...
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| Depressed rat, maybe more | 6/24/2009 |
Q: I know you say not to contact you if I can't go to a vet, but I'm desperate, and I think it may just ...
A: Please keep me posted. I am hoping she will recover ok. By the way, your not alone with being ...
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| Depressed rat, maybe more | 6/24/2009 |
Q: I know you say not to contact you if I can't go to a vet, but I'm desperate, and I think it may just ...
A: First of all, I should change my profile so it doesnt sound so callus. What I mean about not ...
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| thanks | 6/24/2009 |
Q: My boyfriend has had his female rat for 3 years now. and just recently we've notice that her lady ...
A: Dr. Tia Greenberg Westminster Veterinary Group 6621 Westminster Blvd. Westminster CA 92683 Phone: ...
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| Possible infection/squamous cell sarcoma | 6/24/2009 |
Q: My rat Lulu is probably a year and a half old. All her life she has had a "weepy" left eye. She ...
A: Sounds like infection, possibly an abscess. At least I would be happier if it were that rather than ...
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| ouestion about my rat | 6/24/2009 |
Q: my rat seems to have lost some weight lately, he has also been somewhat lethargic. He normally has ...
A: Adam could have heart disease. The reason I ask about diet is because sometimes if a rat has had a ...
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| My rat seems to have eaetn a lump on her side. | 6/23/2009 |
Q: My rat went to have surgery after a tail degloving and when she came back, she had a small lump on ...
A: Sounds like an abscess that broke. The sawdust appearance gave it away. I think the vet should know ...
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| Rat pain | 6/23/2009 |
Q: My pet rat was put to sleep with Isoflurane gas (4-5%) and an injection in the tummy of ...
A: I am so sorry you have to feel this way.......I have had to race to the vet myself (the ER) I call ...
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| Sneezing rats that have been through a lot | 6/23/2009 |
Q: I have a question about rats and sneezing, but it requires quite a bit of background knowledge. ...
A: 1) Could it be something other than myco, and if so, is it likely it is this something else? It ...
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| rats | 6/23/2009 |
Q: my rat had surgery a couple of weeks ago she is now not using her back legs and there is a a green ...
A: You can try to clean out the wound and hope its infected from an abscess. Clean well and use an ...
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| Rat pain | 6/23/2009 |
Q: My pet rat was put to sleep with Isoflurane gas (4-5%) and an injection in the tummy of ...
A: I am very sorry for this, I really am. DO NOT EVER go back to this vet again, EVER! Your rat ...
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| rat behaviour | 6/23/2009 |
Q: they first of all were offering it pieces of paper then running away until finally they have covered ...
A: They are not making offers to the wheel with paper, they were probably sizing it up to make a nest ...
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| four abandoned newborn wild rats | 6/22/2009 |
Q: My husband,kids and I were camping over fathers day weekend and we found four newborn rats under the ...
A: For starters, stop the cows milk. This can kill them. THey cannot digest it. Uze soy milk or infants ...
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| Rat in pain | 6/21/2009 |
Q: my DD's rat, Bibbles needs to have his teeth filed. I can't find a vet to do them today, not until ...
A: Why would you say he needs his teeth filed and he is in pain? What is he doing? What is going on ...
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| vaginal bleeding | 6/21/2009 |
Q:
A: No vaginal bleeding in rats, regardless of age, is acceptable for rats. It could be caused by a ...
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| My rats foot | 6/20/2009 |
Q: ..I have a Rat an my 4 year old son pulled on her foot..an now its swollen an she is not walking on ...
A: Four hours from a vet? Wow! ANY vet or do you mean a vet that sees rats? What you can do is ...
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| thank you | 6/20/2009 |
Q: My boyfriend has had his female rat for 3 years now. and just recently we've notice that her lady ...
A: Let me know your location. I promise I can find someone that is not outrageous and will charge much ...
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| Have wild baby rats and need advice | 6/20/2009 |
Q: I have some questions and hope you can help. On our local craigslist last night I saw an ad for ...
A: California, Central California, Central region, Fresno County (Fresno)..... 559-298-3276 ...
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| Have wild baby rats and need advice | 6/20/2009 |
Q: I have some questions and hope you can help. On our local craigslist last night I saw an ad for ...
A: Oh my.....this is a tough situation. Its really hard for them to survive if they have not opened ...
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| rat warts | 6/20/2009 |
Q: A lump appeared on my rats head mid March (about 3 months ago). We took him to the vet and he was ...
A: Can you show me a photo of it?? Have you seen the photos of the tumors and abscesses on the rats on ...
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| Rats around newborn children | 6/20/2009 |
Q: Is it safe to have pet rats in the same bedroom as my newborn child?
A: Absolutely safe. If your concerned about possible transmission of germs, dont be, because our rats ...
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| rat biting | 6/19/2009 |
Q: Our lovable pet rat Gooma....about 1 year old....who we've had since he was very young has been ...
A: Are you sure that he is chewing on it or could it have been injured by being caught in something ...
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| my sick rat | 6/19/2009 |
Q: So just recently my rat has gone completely down hill. She is almost 3 years old and was fine one ...
A: Your rat has a tumor, either on her pituitary gland or somewhere behind her eye. Also, she has a ...
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| is my rat dying? | 6/19/2009 |
Q: My boyfriend has had his female rat for 3 years now. and just recently we've notice that her lady ...
A: They can live even longer and in fact, she has beat the life expectancy by about 6 months or more ...
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| rat eye got cut | 6/19/2009 |
Q: heal on its own if he got it cut. My little nephew told me he flicked it when it nipped him. He ...
A: I think the eye should be ok, but be sure to tell everyone that flicking a rat if they nip is wrong. ...
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| I think my rat might have a tumor | 6/18/2009 |
Q: I have a 3 year old female rat named Elphie. Yesterday I noticed that she had a circular bulge on ...
A: It could be a mammary tumor, but it may be an abscess too. If it is an abscess, it should come to a ...
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| lice or mites? | 6/18/2009 |
Q: I have an older female rat about 2 years and she has already been getting weak I know she hasn't ...
A: They are mites, for sure, but no matter what they are, (lice or mites) I promise they are species ...
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| pneumonia | 6/18/2009 |
Q: A year ago my 18 mo. old boy had his first myco flare up, then another and another at 2 or 3 month ...
A: http://www.freewebs.com/crittercity/mycoplasmosispage.htm ...
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| question about food for my mouse. | 6/18/2009 |
Q: my name is Kimberly Ramsey. I have a pet field mouse who we rescued. Infact I sent a few questions ...
A: Sorry for the delay. I just spent a few days in the hospital (I had the laptop with me but no energy ...
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| Blackie - update | 6/18/2009 |
Q: Blackies facial wound looks to have healed, which is a huge relief but she now has another abcess ...
A: Sandra shakes head! Tsk tsk tsk! LOL "She currently eats a pet shop bought pre-prepared rat diet - ...
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| Chewing | 6/18/2009 |
Q: I have two great little girls, Cobalt and Lily. Cobalt is about 7-8 months and Lily is about 3-4 ...
A: I have the perfect solution for you. I am totally against allowing rats to run free in your home ...
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| could i introduce a new rat? | 6/17/2009 |
Q: one of them died about 3 days ago from a tumor, could i get a new female rat and let her live in the ...
A: Yes you can get another rat for Smudge to live with. I had a Smudge once, he passed away in April. ...
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| Rat sudden death | 6/17/2009 |
Q: My girlfriend and I have just started raising some rat of our own. We had 4, 2 from Petco then 2 ...
A: She had a heart attack. I am so sorry for your loss :( I have, sadly, seen this happen with clinic ...
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| Need your advice | 6/17/2009 |
Q: I am a research scientist and currently in possession of some rats for a particular experiment. ...
A: Is it more on the reddish-orange color? Are the rats males? Sounds like its "buck grease" which ...
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| Hand feeding Rat Pups | 6/17/2009 |
Q: I am dealing with 6 rat pups that were born yesterday. I woke up this morning to a mama that had ...
A: I applaud you for your efforts, but its next to impossible to care for pups this young on your own. ...
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| Gizmo's breathing | 6/16/2009 |
Q: I had 3 rats Gizmo, Gadget (who I wrote to you about before) and Gonzo (all males around just over a ...
A: This is what I have as far as vets go Wendover Heights 1 Tring Road Halton Aylesbury Bucks ...
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| Rat | 6/16/2009 |
Q: I have read all the books and done all the research. I had a litter of 15 baby rats who all found ...
A: Here is some info I have written on my website on trust training biters. I rehabbed a wild rat, she ...
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| wild babies! | 6/16/2009 |
Q: I rescued a liter of 8 babies 10 days ago. I think they're about 14 days old as their eyes are just ...
A: I am so impressed that you were able to keep the pups alive because rats under 2 weeks that are ...
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| Help With My Rattie! | 6/16/2009 |
Q: Okay, I have two pet rats. One is Olive, the other Margaret. Now the last few weeks Margie has ...
A: She should see a vet. I think she may have problems with her mouth you cannot see, possibly ...
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| Rat Babies | 6/16/2009 |
Q: I've spoken to you before on my first litter of rats a while back, again I wanted to thank you for ...
A: Oh there is a great chance they will be just fine. You are talking about mega colon which is ...
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| My rat died, I think I made a lot of wrong decisions. | 6/16/2009 |
Q: My eldest rat died yesterday morning and I am so devastated, I have lost my best friend and in such ...
A: I am so sorry for your loss! You must not blame yourself though, because you did all that you were ...
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| Gizmo's breathing | 6/15/2009 |
Q: I had 3 rats Gizmo, Gadget (who I wrote to you about before) and Gonzo (all males around just over a ...
A: I am so sorry for your loss. For starters, I am against taking sick rats and putting them alone. ...
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| My Dumbo Rat Bites!! | 6/15/2009 |
Q: I bought a lovely blue and white dumbo rat name Elle from a pet store, i know this is not an ideal ...
A: I dont think her teeth are too long or she would have trouble eating and you did not mention that. ...
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| very poorly rat | 6/15/2009 |
Q: my rat is around 2yrs he was recently seperated from him cage mate whom was re-homed due to severe ...
A: sounds like he needs different medication. I would suggest that the vet take a more aggressive ...
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| My rat, Jericho. | 6/15/2009 |
Q: I have a gorgeous boy rat, Jericho, who would be about 2 years one month old.. needless to say he is ...
A: Your vet is describing mycoplasmosis, and although its not directly related to TB like humans get, ...
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| my rats' tails | 6/14/2009 |
Q: ) so, i have two pet rats; both are male. they get along pretty good, occasional fights will happen. ...
A: It looks like an abscess. What you should do is hold a warm compress on his tail best you can and ...
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| Oreo Shaking? | 6/14/2009 |
Q: I have another question about my pet rats behavior. Here's some background on her first: I have a ...
A: No it would not be anything to do with diet usually. Rats do not burp or vomit but can hiccup. ...
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| Baytril and azithromycin | 6/14/2009 |
Q: You said that baytril and azithromycin cannot be given together, could you tell me why that is? My ...
A: Baytril is a bactericidal antibiotic while zithromax bacteriostatic, but can be bactericidal as ...
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| rat scratching wound | 6/14/2009 |
Q: i hava a 11month old dumbo male. he is not nutered. i received him and his brother from a rat ...
A: I hate skin ailments. I had a case here a while back that had not only me stumped, but an entire ...
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| Different rat issue | 6/13/2009 |
Q: I believe I have a pregnant female on my hands. I read some of you info on allexperts.com regarding ...
A: All pet animal hospital treats rats and so does Countryside Veterinary Hospital Inc. Anyhow, she ...
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| Rat's back is purple | 6/13/2009 |
Q: I have a rat, who I have had for nearly a week now. She is fairly small and young (don't know her ...
A: You are right, the dark spots/black spots are simply the pigments of her skin where the darker fur ...
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| Baytrill/barbering/wheezing | 6/12/2009 |
Q: I have two female rats Banjo and Shuffle, Shuffle is the one having problems. She has started to ...
A: You need a new vet ASAP!!!!!!! Adding ANY medication to water is useless just for the mere fact ...
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| Different rat issue | 6/12/2009 |
Q: I believe I have a pregnant female on my hands. I read some of you info on allexperts.com regarding ...
A: Your vet should know enough to spay her rather than put her through this misery. I would question ...
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| Pet Rat | 6/12/2009 |
Q: my pet rat pepper has always slightly tilted her head to the right,for the past few days she has ...
A: http://www.freewebs.com/crittercity/offbalanceheadtilt.htm ...
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| my rats eye has gone green | 6/12/2009 |
Q: he has the red stuff round his eyes and nose and he is bleeding from his anus I don't know if he has ...
A: He needs a vet because his eye is infected. He needs the bleeding from his anus checked right away. ...
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| Paralyzed 6 month old rat | 6/12/2009 |
Q: I hope I am writing the right person. I am having a hard time finding out what is wrong with my 6 ...
A: Has your vet put him on any medications such as steroids or metacam for inflammation? Antibiotics ...
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| Rats wont potty train. | 6/12/2009 |
Q: I am a first time rat owner and own Sprinkles a 1.5-2 yr old hooded rat and Dipstick a 2-5 month old ...
A: All you need to do is remove ALL LITTER from the bottom of the cage and put it all in the litter ...
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| new rat sneezing | 6/11/2009 |
Q: I've read a lot of things over the Internet about fancy rats and sneezing and I'm worried because ...
A: For starters, the breeder is totally wrong. Rats absolutely DO NOT harbor colds. Out of the 200 plus ...
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| My young rat | 6/11/2009 |
Q: I bought 2 pet rats from Pet-Co about 4 months ago when they were just very young. I'm assuming they ...
A: Sounds like an abscess. Is there a scab or black spot on it? Is there an indentation or does it ...
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| Rat eye problem | 6/11/2009 |
Q: A while back I started to notice my 2 year old female hairless rat waking up with her eye stuck ...
A: Please dont waste precious money or time on a vet that doesnt know anything about rats. Let me know ...
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| My rats red ears | 6/11/2009 |
Q: Im worried abouut my 13 week old female rat Pinto. Usually her ears are a light pink-white,quite ...
A: Sounds like she may have a little fungal infection. Lets start first by using hydrocortisone or ...
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| Solo rat care? | 6/11/2009 |
Q: one of my rats unfortunately succumbed to myco yesterday, leaving his cage mate alone. He currently ...
A: Now is the time to try to get him to warm up to you. talk to him, pet him, bribe him with baby ...
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| Pet rat scared by cat then stop eating | 6/11/2009 |
Q: I have a pet rat which is 10months old. My friend brough her pet ragdoll kitten to my home ...
A: My rats are scared of my cats and freeze in motion too. Keep the cat out of the area of the rat ...
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| Weird noises from my rat | 6/11/2009 |
Q: My rat is very chatty and recently she has been making this weird noise. This has been going on for ...
A: My rat used to whine when he would see the cats. It was a typical whine that would break your heart. ...
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| Sick ratty | 6/10/2009 |
Q: So a couple weeks ago my male rat Chai (about 6-7 months old) started getting sick, so I brought ...
A: What medication was your rat put on? Also, as for feeding, your rat will stop being so over ...
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| My boy rats foot: | 6/10/2009 |
Q: My boy rat lives in the same cage as his sons,and they fight sometimes(I'm getting the young ones ...
A: Yep, this is a case of acute bumble foot. Many vets get confused when this occurs becasue they are ...
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| First Time Rat Owner | 6/10/2009 |
Q: My mom's boyfriend owned two rats when he moved in with us when his elderly PEW (Snowball) died ...
A: http://www.freewebs.com/crittercity/gettingstarted.htm Check out my getting started page on my ...
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| Advice | 6/9/2009 |
Q: I have recently purchased 2m fancy rats and 2f fancy rats all 4 are under 6 mons. old and seem to be ...
A: No, never medicate if the rat is not sick as this could cause tolerance to the antibiotic and when ...
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| Rat breathing | 6/9/2009 |
Q: We had one of our rats, die last week due to a respiratory infection. We quarantined him as soon as ...
A: I am really sorry for your loss. I wanted to ask, what type of bedding is the kaytee? Is it pine ...
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| My rat is seemingly always sick! | 6/9/2009 |
Q: I got my rat Uno when he was only 7/8 weeks old, from the pet store I have bought all my rat from! ...
A: She needs a better diet and taken off of pine bedding, which is toxic to rats. Kaytee diet is not ...
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| baby rat not keeping balance/looks drunk?? | 6/9/2009 |
Q: We recently bought three rats for our daughter. They've all been in really great spirits ever ...
A: Inner ear infection. She needs treated by a vet that knows about rats. Where are you located? I can ...
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| Need A Vet Pronto!!!! HELP | 6/8/2009 |
Q: My rat Todd woke up today and had some discharge on his eyes and on his nose. I was looking for a ...
A: http://www.westminsterveterinarygroup.com/services/exotics.html Check out the link above to the ...
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| rat in 20 gallon high aquarium | 6/8/2009 |
Q: i was wondering if it was okay to keep a or two rats,I'm not sure how many i can keep in my ...
A: It really is in their best interest for them to be in a cage only. No matter the location of the ...
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| "new" to us pet rat - mycoplasma | 6/8/2009 |
Q: Todd, I found you on these forums through the Rat Fan Club. I have quite a few questions and a lot ...
A: ] '[So now to my questions. :-) 1.) Can you recommend a vet that treats rats in my area? We live ...
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| 2 female pet rats- what looks like blood specs on fur? | 6/8/2009 |
Q: .. I got my rats about 9months from a pet shop. One was the dominant (Zepplin) the other one being ...
A: This looks like porphyrin smearing. If you unsure what porphyrin is, please check my website for ...
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| antibiotics | 6/7/2009 |
Q: Sandra, I'm a Vet that works on rats here in Marietta, Ga. How can I contact you directly? Email me ...
A: Dr. Contarino Thank you very much for the inquiry. You can reach me directly at ...
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| my rat | 6/7/2009 |
Q: My rat is a little more than a year old... just the past few months she has been getting red stuff ...
A: http://www.freewebs.com/crittercity/bloodynoseandeyes.htm Please refer to the link above which is ...
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| Paranoid about porphyrin? | 6/6/2009 |
Q: I became the proud owner of 2 male rats about 3 weeks ago from PetSmart. My fancy rat is Templeton, ...
A: Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists 1111 West Loop South Suite 110 Houston TX 77027 Phone: ...
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| Funny behavior | 6/6/2009 |
Q: I bought a hairless rat a week ago. I noticed that she swayed her head from side to side but was ...
A: Your rat is swaying her head for other reasons that have nothing to do with sniffing. Please read ...
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| Janie | 6/5/2009 |
Q: I had just adopted a baby dumbo rat a few weeks ago. She was probably a few weeks old when I ...
A: I am glad I found this. My internet is out and I am on a friends computer so I can get on here and ...
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| Janie | 6/5/2009 |
Q: I had just adopted a baby dumbo rat a few weeks ago. She was probably a few weeks old when I ...
A: This is such a sad story but sadly one I hear more than I would like to hear. Your litte one more ...
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| Healing time after surgery | 6/5/2009 |
Q: My two-year-old girl Belle had surgery three days ago to remove a squishy lump right next to her ...
A: Metacam is a glorified motrin used for mild to moderate pain. Was she given antibiotics? If all you ...
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| Young rat mothers | 6/5/2009 |
Q: I have small female rats housed with adult male rats. My small female rat is pregnant, and due to ...
A: Good job having lactating rats. This is what is supposed to be done. Usually a breeder has to ...
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| Paranoid about porphyrin? | 6/5/2009 |
Q: I became the proud owner of 2 male rats about 3 weeks ago from PetSmart. My fancy rat is Templeton, ...
A: http://www.freewebs.com/crittercity/bloodynoseandeyes.htm Check out my link above about ...
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| sudden change | 6/4/2009 |
Q: I have a sweet two year old rescued female hooded that suddenly seems uncoordinated. While grooming ...
A: I am sorry you lost her. I do believe she had a pituitary tumor. I had a feeling yesterday but ...
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| Secondary infection? | 6/4/2009 |
Q: I have a 1yr old spayed female rat. I took her to the vets in April and gave her Baytril for 4 ...
A: No, you are not the reason your rat is sick. The viruses we get are non pathogenic to rats and vice ...
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| megacolon? | 6/4/2009 |
Q: hey there; first of all i'd like to thank you with your help concerning my little one and her head ...
A: Sounds good. I would not be too concerned about megacolon at this point. What does she look like, I ...
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| rats | 6/3/2009 |
Q: i will like to know if is true that pet rats can attract other rodent from the street to come in to ...
A: No, this is not true at all. There are so many misconceptions about our poor rats is unreal. I had ...
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| Secondary infection? | 6/3/2009 |
Q: I have a 1yr old spayed female rat. I took her to the vets in April and gave her Baytril for 4 ...
A: Do you have access to the baytril now? If so, would start her on it now. She has some signs of ...
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| my female rat | 6/3/2009 |
Q: i have a female rat i think she might be imbetween 8 and 18 months im not sure, i want to mate her ...
A: Sounds like you dont know much about her. Why mate her when you dont even know her age? Mating rats ...
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| sudden change | 6/2/2009 |
Q: I have a sweet two year old rescued female hooded that suddenly seems uncoordinated. While grooming ...
A: Is your girl chubby? Sometimes simply being a bit on the roly poly side will make a rat tumble over ...
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| red bugs on rat / response | 6/2/2009 |
Q: my name is Daniel Degre. I wrote you a week ago about Oreos trouble walking (still) and now ...
A: So my questions are -Can they be caged together even though they both got a topical dose of ...
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| Lonely rat | 6/2/2009 |
Q: I wrote to you the other week about my rat who was scared of the floor and you suggested he had ...
A: I am so sorry your rat passed. Why do you say it was a horrible death? As for the lone rat, I ...
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| hurt rat | 6/2/2009 |
Q: My son started to shut a door and the rat's head was in the way; my son was able to stop the door ...
A: Gena WHere are you located? He needs a vet to check for internal injuries. Sometimes there are ER ...
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| rat teeth | 6/2/2009 |
Q: I have a pet rat, Missy, who had a fall the other day. She seemed shaken up but ok. Later on I ...
A: If the tooth broke but is still intact at the root, it will grow again. If it is totally out, root ...
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| Red bugs on Rat | 6/1/2009 |
Q: my name is Daniel Degre. I wrote you a week ago about Oreos trouble walking (still) and now ...
A: Yes this is what it is. However, I prefer revolution but ivermectin is ok too. The mites...they ...
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| Viscious Foster Rat (Female, 1 yr) | 6/1/2009 |
Q: I read an article about how to train a scared or biting rat. I still have questions. A couple ...
A: You must have been on my website reading about trust training? I have gone through this many times, ...
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| Swollen tongue and throat glands | 6/1/2009 |
Q: I have 5 rats, 3 dumbo ear rats, and 2 african soft fur. I noticed this morning that one of my ...
A: I am very sorry for your loss. I wish I could give you closure but I am not really sure what it ...
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| rat tumour inflamed | 6/1/2009 |
Q: My beautiful rat sam who is 2 years and 3 months old has a benign tumour underneath him that is ...
A: Well, this may help you, I am hoping. My boy, Santana, who is 33 months old, also has a benign ...
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| Possessive and Wierd bahaviors | 6/1/2009 |
Q: I bought a rat from petsmart 2 days ago. I put her in a wire cage with bedding, food, water, a ...
A: Poor Delilah! You are not giving her any time at all to adjust to all of the changes she is going ...
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| Blackie - Tumour update | 5/31/2009 |
Q: FYI: Blackie's lump burst earlier today. I have cleaned the wound as well as I can and removed the ...
A: Well now that it has opened up, its a wait and see game. If it heals, we are in good shape....lets ...
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| Bitting at the ears? | 5/31/2009 |
Q: So I have three wonderful pet rats. The first is a female, the second a neutered male, and the third ...
A: You can also make her a nice healthy homemade diet that is good for them as well. In fact I have a ...
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| general rat and THANKS!! | 5/31/2009 |
Q: I first contacted you in April re: wild rat rescue. She had been dropped by a crow and was running ...
A: I am sad your wild girl passed but touched you named her Holly. She may have had a pituitary tumor ...
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| Urgent advice on pet rat chewing his foot off. | 5/31/2009 |
Q: Ive spoke to you before regarding my pet rats that have suffered with myco. Unfortunetly one of them ...
A: Buprenorphine or Temgesic is good, its a narcotic, but the sublingual puzzles me. This means it must ...
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| degloved tail | 5/31/2009 |
Q: my female rat degloved about 1/4 of her tail last night. it got caught on part of the cage, we found ...
A: OUCH! I hate these injuries. Is she acting ok? Is she eating and drinking and acting as if nothing ...
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| behavior | 5/31/2009 |
Q: i have a baby rat almost 4 months old and i noticed that when i touch her she does not act right. ...
A: Female rats go into heat every 5 days from the age of around 5 weeks till anywhere from 14 to 24 ...
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| Heart Arrythmia? | 5/31/2009 |
Q: This is actually a question regarding one of our mice, but since we have 3 rats I thought asking ...
A: I am afraid the reason your mouse friend is not diagnosed properly is because he isnt seeing the ...
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| itchy skin and infrequent sneezes | 5/31/2009 |
Q: I have a pair of female hooded rats who are roughly one year old. One of the pair (named Keiko)is ...
A: When all else fails, try olive oil. Yes olive oil:) Try a few drops on a cracker several times ...
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| Wild baby rats | 5/31/2009 |
Q: We found two litters (3 babies each)while cleaning out under our watering troughs. Their eyes and ...
A: Dr. Orlando Diaz-Figueroa Lake Howell Animal Clinic 856 Lake Howell Roar Maitland FL 32751 Phone: ...
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| Urgent advice on pet rat chewing his foot off. | 5/30/2009 |
Q: Ive spoke to you before regarding my pet rats that have suffered with myco. Unfortunetly one of them ...
A: You truly need another vet BADLY! DO NOT PUT THIS RAT TO SLEEP! He has a bad infection and because ...
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| Puberty causing buck grease ? | 5/30/2009 |
Q: The other day I was bathing my rats when I noticed they all had buck grease. I have 4 unfixed ...
A: Baby fur is lost right around puberty when they shift from having soft fur to wirey fur. Buck ...
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| Heart Arrythmia? | 5/30/2009 |
Q: This is actually a question regarding one of our mice, but since we have 3 rats I thought asking ...
A: Alpha is really cute. I had a few mice over the years too, but they are so small, I felt like I ...
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| Wild baby rats | 5/30/2009 |
Q: We found two litters (3 babies each)while cleaning out under our watering troughs. Their eyes and ...
A: Where are you located? Do you plan on keeping them as pets? Sounds like they are doing ok, but ...
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| follow up tumor | 5/29/2009 |
Q: Sandra, Hello! I do hope you can help..I have been reading your online responses and it sounds like ...
A: $600 ?? THey are dreaming!!!!!! Well the stats on this so called exotic vet are this: He is NOT ...
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| follow up tumor | 5/29/2009 |
Q: Sandra, Hello! I do hope you can help..I have been reading your online responses and it sounds like ...
A: I am glad she saw a vet but not real thrilled with what the vet said. That is indeed old dying ...
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| re: seizures | 5/29/2009 |
Q: if my badger was so dehydrated why would he refuse water when i offered it? and how was he able to ...
A: Was there any way he could have gotten into any thing poison? If no, it could also be lung fluids. ...
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| Bitting at the ears? | 5/28/2009 |
Q: So I have three wonderful pet rats. The first is a female, the second a neutered male, and the third ...
A: It sounds diet related but I cant rule out mites either. The fact that its not their entire body ...
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| wild baby rats | 5/28/2009 |
Q: We are moving and found 5 baby rats inside one of our boxes. They look to be maybe a day old, there ...
A: Yes they can be domesticated, but I am sure mom rat will come back. If they are that young, they ...
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| Broken back | 5/28/2009 |
Q: I am wanting to give you a follow up on how my rat was doing. she is the one with the broken back ...
A: I cant even read the German vet sites! LOL! You must be American/military family?? Its good she ...
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| Broken back | 5/28/2009 |
Q: I am wanting to give you a follow up on how my rat was doing. she is the one with the broken back ...
A: Sounds like things are going well. Good. Good news. I cant say if she will recover fully. She ...
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| is my rat unwell? | 5/28/2009 |
Q: I have a beautiful girl rat who is approximately four months old... over the last few weeks I have ...
A: Lethargy and weight loss are not good. She should see a vet. Your vet should be either a board ...
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| Response to your response | 5/28/2009 |
Q: Anyone who has as many babies (rats) live for 3.5 and over 4 years as you have must be doing things ...
A: For starters, trust me, it sounds fun having 40 rats, but imagine if they did not all get along and ...
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| Zymbal gland tumour - care? | 5/27/2009 |
Q: I recently rehomed 2 lady rats - my first rats!! Over the last 2 weeks Blackie (c. 18 months old) ...
A: Zymbals gland tumors are bad news, I hope your little girl just has an abscess and thats all. I ...
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| inner ear and uterine linfection? | 5/26/2009 |
Q: My main question is did the vet give my pet rat Oreo enough baytril for an inner ear infection ?(she ...
A: This helps alot. I will share with you my opinion on what I think may be happening. I see several ...
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| Toffee continued.. | 5/26/2009 |
Q: No they said didn't need any pain meds!! Should I go back and ask for some? She eating and ...
A: These vets are utterly RIDICULOUS!!!!!!! How would they like to have a huge lump dug out of their ...
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| Myco | 5/26/2009 |
Q: I've had multiple rats and taken them to different vets in my area over time. I want to make sure ...
A: Dr. Paul Gibbons Animal Emergency Center & Specialty services 2100 West Silver Spring Drive ...
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| Toffee is home | 5/26/2009 |
Q: I've been a nervous wreck all day but I've finally got toffee home. Am so glad. Was only £89!!! ...
A: Oh thank goodness!!!!!!!!!!!! That is the best dang news I have had in days! YEAH SHE IS OK!! As ...
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| Rat Aggressive? | 5/26/2009 |
Q: One of my friends had two rats. They went on vacation and came home to a dead rat and the other ...
A: Trauma, hands down. Rats, for starters, are not natural carriers of rabies. They get a bad rap for ...
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| black spot on tumor | 5/26/2009 |
Q: Sandra, Hello! I do hope you can help..I have been reading your online responses and it sounds like ...
A: It looks like it is necrotic tissue (the black spot) and possibly the mass may be infected. I do ...
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| broken feet?? | 5/25/2009 |
Q: MY son has done the worst thing I think he could have done, he threw our wonderful, loving, sweet ...
A: Oh I see, your son is still a little guy. Anyhow, if her back is injured, there is not much a vet ...
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| broken feet?? | 5/25/2009 |
Q: MY son has done the worst thing I think he could have done, he threw our wonderful, loving, sweet ...
A: If you do not see swelling of the legs etc....it doesnt sound like its her legs. I believe your rat ...
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| Pet rat seems to be almost comotose/dying | 5/25/2009 |
Q: I have two 1-year old boys and they have both been kept pretty healthy with baths, excercise and ...
A: I agree, putting him down would be best. There is no cure for a brain tumor. Where in the UK are ...
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| Rat with Scabs | 5/25/2009 |
Q: I noticed that previously someone else has asked about this but all the vets I have been to have ...
A: It is more than likely protein in his diet that is causing this. Check out my webpage about this: ...
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| re: seizures | 5/25/2009 |
Q: if my badger was so dehydrated why would he refuse water when i offered it? and how was he able to ...
A: If they are sick and get dehydrated, they still will refuse water if they dont feel well enough to ...
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| Pregnant rat/Vet | 5/24/2009 |
Q: I believe I have a pregnant female on my hands. I read some of you info on allexperts.com regarding ...
A: Being an Ohio native (youngstown area, Poland Ohio) I know Pitt pretty well. Here is what I have ...
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| My rat was sick now hyper | 5/24/2009 |
Q: My 7 week old, female rat has been with me for 3 days. At approximately 4pm my rat suddenly had very ...
A: Can you explain what the labored breathing was, should i still be concerned? It sounds like it ...
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| seizures | 5/24/2009 |
Q: i was away on vacation when one of my two rats became ill. the signs point to him having diarrhea ...
A: I am sure it was the mixture of stress and being in a strange atmoshere. Also, even just hearing a ...
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| Rats/Self mutilation after surgery | 5/24/2009 |
Q: Last year one of my rats had a small tumor on his chest removed. He came out of the anesthetic and ...
A: Dr. Cathy Connelly Community Animal Hospital 4871 Summit Ridge Drive Reno NV 89523 Phone: ...
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| Rats/Self mutilation after surgery | 5/24/2009 |
Q: Last year one of my rats had a small tumor on his chest removed. He came out of the anesthetic and ...
A: For starters, whenever this occurs its not the rats fault its the VETS fault. The vet made the ...
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| Toffee and her lump | 5/24/2009 |
Q: Hope you well?? Well toffee lump has grown since I last wrote to you a couple of weeks ago. So she ...
A: Good luck with Toffee. My boy, Santana, has one too ( a mammary tumor) and I have made the ...
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| ear infection or mites? | 5/23/2009 |
Q: I took my rat to the vet because his ears were smelling really bad. The vet said he had ear mites, ...
A: Is your vet an exotic vet that is certified or just a regular vet that sees rats? Ear mites are ...
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| Pet rat paw injury care | 5/23/2009 |
Q: Mathilda had her front paw bitten by her cage-mate during a wrestling match. This was 2 days ago. ...
A: Try soaking it in hibicleanse. You can buy that from the drug store. Also, put some neosporin on it. ...
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| seizures | 5/22/2009 |
Q: i was away on vacation when one of my two rats became ill. the signs point to him having diarrhea ...
A: I am confused......who was feeding them and caring for them when you were away on vacation? Why ...
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| Degloving | 5/22/2009 |
Q: I had to put my sweet rat to sleep yesterday over what I think was degloving but my vet said it was ...
A: The vet you saw, Dr. Candela, is far from being any kind of vet that has business seeing exotics. ...
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| Porphyrin around nose. | 5/22/2009 |
Q: So, my rat has been on Enrofloxacin for about 5 weeks now. This was her 2nd flair up of myco so I ...
A: Please check out my web page on mycoplasmosis. ...
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| Degloving | 5/22/2009 |
Q: I had to put my sweet rat to sleep yesterday over what I think was degloving but my vet said it was ...
A: I am really not understanding the need to euthanize the rat to be honest. If it was a blood clot, ...
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| colostrum for a baby mouse | 5/21/2009 |
Q: Okay this may sound wierd but whatever im desprate for this little one to live. I found a baby mouse ...
A: No, not a good idea. Soy baby formula or soy milk is all you need. Its sweet you want to help her ...
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| Weak Ratty? | 5/21/2009 |
Q: A few days ago I went down to the local pet store and picked myself up a new ratty. He appeared to ...
A: Sounds like the little guy has an inner ear infection. He needs to see a vet right away for ...
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| sudden death of our rat | 5/21/2009 |
Q: one of my daughters rats died suddenly last night and we are devastated. She was 18 months old. She ...
A: I am very sorry for your loss. Your little girl wasnt very old. I am sorry she died young. As for ...
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| Thank you | 5/20/2009 |
Q: Sandra, Your last reply to me wouldn't let me respond but I wanted to thank you for your input. It ...
A: The rat guide is a valuable resource. I talk to one of its contributors often who is also a ...
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| tumor versus abscess | 5/20/2009 |
Q: I know you have answered similar questions, but if you don't mind this is my very first pet rat. ...
A: This is the best I can find without you driving two hours to an exotic hospital. Dr. Carla ...
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| tumor versus abscess | 5/20/2009 |
Q: I know you have answered similar questions, but if you don't mind this is my very first pet rat. ...
A: Check out my site on mammary tumors. At her age, I would be iffy about removing it unless your ...
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| Nursing Rat | 5/20/2009 |
Q: 23 days ago I bought a rat from a pet store (I know big mistake), anyways she turned out to be ...
A: I would not change the cage till the pups start to move around just to be sure mom doesnt freak. ...
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| good vet? | 5/20/2009 |
Q: I think one of my rats has a tumor and I was wondering if this would be a good veterinary: ...
A: $1500 is insane. There are no clinics in your area that specialize in exotics except for Stahl ...
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| Hairless Rat Questions | 5/20/2009 |
Q: My family and I have just purchased a hairless rat today. Sorry to say we did not do any research on ...
A: Do you know his age? Also, he needs time to trust you. Lots of it. If he is a teenager or even an ...
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| hello | 5/20/2009 |
Q: so why does she lean i mean maybe she is blind in one eye or something i don't know so maybe U do ...
A: Good news!! She is NOT blind. She has an ear infection. This makes her feel very dizzy because the ...
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| Rats eye | 5/19/2009 |
Q: We have a female rat around 18 months. Yesterday morning I noticed her eye and the area around her ...
A: I would not wait that long. Is your vet exotic certified or just a vet that sees exotics? My boy ...
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| neurological issue since birth | 5/19/2009 |
Q: I got two females when I started out with the whole rat thing...both were pregnant...so I soon had ...
A: Dont worry about addiction. Even if she did become dependent on them, if it helps, who cares? This ...
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| rats HELP | 5/19/2009 |
Q: im scared my 2 femail rats will get mammary tumors because i didn't spay them. my mom wont spay them ...
A: You want to use aspen and change out the litter every few days. Put the aspen in a litter box and ...
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| neurological issue since birth | 5/18/2009 |
Q: I got two females when I started out with the whole rat thing...both were pregnant...so I soon had ...
A: Sounds like little Mini may have had a mild ...
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| Jenna update and question | 5/18/2009 |
Q: Wanted to give you an update on Jenna. She is doing pretty good. Her wound from the abscess/tumor ...
A: I am so sorry I did not get this till now. Hopefully all is well. I would not get the surgery done ...
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| Follow up on male pet rat lump | 5/18/2009 |
Q: I just thought I would let you know how my male rat (his name is Gadget btw) is doing and what the ...
A: Yes it is cancerous, but you need to find out if it was encapsulated. Sometimes they do not spread ...
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| Question about my baby mouse | 5/18/2009 |
Q: My name is Kim Ramsey. I found your webpage last night and thought I would ask you a question I ...
A: all sounds good. I am happy he is gaining weight! I ALMOST said to refrain from alfalfa because ...
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| Question re: baby rats | 5/18/2009 |
Q: I rescued a female pet rat from a military family that was moving about 2 months ago. They assured ...
A: 1. How can I tell how old the babies are? Here is the perfect site to use as a reference: ...
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| Rat Tail | 5/18/2009 |
Q: Help! My 2 1/2 year old rattie, Boo, has developed a shriveled up tail! The last 3 inches seem to ...
A: ..perhaps pinched in a cage door, stepped on or bitten hard by another animal other than another ...
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| Breathing problem | 5/18/2009 |
Q: I have a 1&1/4 year-old black and white female rat, we got her from the pet store, she is very ...
A: I only like to list vets that are either board certified avian/exotic vets and vets that belong to ...
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| Red tail | 5/17/2009 |
Q: This morning we got our two rats out before heading to the store. I placed them back in their cage ...
A: Ouch! A rats tail is very vascular. Looks like the blood pooled to the surface. You can apply heat ...
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| Seriouse loss of balance, head tilt, please help! | 5/17/2009 |
Q: I have a 2 year old girl who last week I noticed was a bit quiet but otherwise ok.Just thought she ...
A: I speak to Debbie a few times a month, touching base with her about more difficult cases I get from ...
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| good vet? | 5/16/2009 |
Q: I think one of my rats has a tumor and I was wondering if this would be a good veterinary: ...
A: No the place you have to go to is not for rats at all. They do not even have a vet that has any ...
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| Pet Rat with edema and possibly diabetes | 5/16/2009 |
Q: My pet rat's right leg has swollen to three times its normal size (I think it's called edema). He no ...
A: Dont sprinkle any penicillin on the food. This wont help a bit and will only create a tolerance to ...
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| Pet Rat with edema and possibly diabetes | 5/16/2009 |
Q: My pet rat's right leg has swollen to three times its normal size (I think it's called edema). He no ...
A: He needs the childrens liquid ibuprofen, not the crushed tablets. The safest way to dose him is to ...
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| something is wrong w/ one of my rats eye's. | 5/15/2009 |
Q: I noticed about a week ago she was squinting her right eye. Then just in the last few days she isn't ...
A: Sounds like it is irritated. I dont think it was blood, sounds like porphyrin discharge. Check my ...
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| Breathing problem | 5/15/2009 |
Q: I have a 1&1/4 year-old black and white female rat, we got her from the pet store, she is very ...
A: Has the albuterol helped? The vet can easily prescribe this orally for her or even have you pick up ...
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| Pet Rat with edema and possibly diabetes | 5/15/2009 |
Q: My pet rat's right leg has swollen to three times its normal size (I think it's called edema). He no ...
A: I do not think this is related to diabetes. Because you fed him honey bunches of oats, (I have also ...
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| rats | 5/14/2009 |
Q: how do I for sure now that my rat is pregnant
A: You wont know until about a week before birth. Her body will take on a pear shape. Her nipples ...
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| My rat is very underweight... | 5/14/2009 |
Q: I know she's eating, so that's not the problem. She eats the rat food blocks. She also has a mix of ...
A: How old is she? Is this her first litter? She really doesnt look that healthy as per her photo. ...
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| bladder stone | 5/14/2009 |
Q: I was just told that my pet rat has a bladder stone. My vet didn't seem very worried - he found it ...
A: Not only do you have to worry about seeing blood tinged urine, but you need to also be prepared for ...
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| rat health problems and compitent vets | 5/14/2009 |
Q: About a week and a half ago, I adopted a pet rat from a friend who didn't want him. She got him ...
A: Dr. Allen Weltig Webster Groves Animal Hospital 8028 Big Bend Boulevard Webster Groves MO 63119 ...
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| rat health problems and compitent vets | 5/14/2009 |
Q: About a week and a half ago, I adopted a pet rat from a friend who didn't want him. She got him ...
A: You have come to the right place! My website had two pages that explain about vets and the way it ...
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| a lot of problems with peeing blood-follow up questions | 5/14/2009 |
Q: i just found that i could no longer post on the previous thread about my problem regarding loki, who ...
A: I keep forgetting things are not the same in the UK as they are here. I dont even think we have ...
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| is my rat dieing..? | 5/14/2009 |
Q: about week ago my rat has been starting to act really odd... he was a fairly fat rat but not over ...
A: Hey there, Savannah Are you saying he doesnt hold his food in his front paws any longer? Are they ...
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| are newborn ratties nursing ? | 5/13/2009 |
Q: **** I have a concern and found you to contact , I hope you can respond . I have been rescuing ...
A: How much does the buck weigh? If he is close to 360 grams and up, I would up the baytril to .1 ml ...
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| Rat Mix | 5/13/2009 |
Q: In your rat mix, how much sunflower seeds, dried cranberries, and nutro lite should I add? you have ...
A: I did not make up that recipe, but what I do is just add a few cups of the dog food and a few ...
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| Fighting Male Rats | 5/13/2009 |
Q: I have two male Dumbos, lewis and clark, and they are about 9 months old. They've gotten along ...
A: PUBERTY! This is pretty common with males when they go through puberty which is the age they are ...
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| Respitorary in infection | 5/13/2009 |
Q: I have a male rat. He seems to have respitorary infection because he makes noises when breathing ...
A: I am sorry, but there are no antibiotic properties in foods that are capable of overcoming a ...
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| Post-seizure | 5/13/2009 |
Q: Midget is 2 1/2 years old. Yesterday morning she was her bouncy, silly self. After a long play she ...
A: I am hoping its not a pituitary tumor. It sounds more like stroke or infection such as meningitis. ...
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| are newborn ratties nursing ? | 5/13/2009 |
Q: **** I have a concern and found you to contact , I hope you can respond . I have been rescuing ...
A: This is easy thankfully......all you have to do is take the pups, flip them over and look at their ...
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| twitching | 5/13/2009 |
Q: my pat rat that is only 4 months old has already started twitching. its not all the time but about ...
A: Oh my gosh, PLEASE tell your brother freezing rats is illegal as this is consider cruelty to ...
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| baby female rat | 5/12/2009 |
Q: I just got a baby dumbo rat supposed to be around 3 months old from PetCo. She seemed fine at the ...
A: How sweet baby dumbos are. The poor thing is anti social, which does not shock me a bit coming from ...
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| pet rat choking | 5/12/2009 |
Q: I have a male hairless rat who is almost 2 years old. On Sunday night I gave him a little piece of ...
A: I sure wish rats were designed to vomit, but unfortunately they cant. I am glad he got the seaweed ...
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| Rat has discharge on eye | 5/12/2009 |
Q: My rat who is about 5 months old is having a reddish discharge on one of his eyes.I wiped it away ...
A: I find the bottom of the bag of litter is dusty no matter what you use. I love aspen myself but dont ...
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| Advice | 5/12/2009 |
Q: I have a female albino rat, she is a bigger girl weighing in at 450 grams. I bought her about 2 ...
A: You need to find another vet. He is way off by saying the antibiotics made her lungs retain fluids. ...
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| Post-seizure | 5/12/2009 |
Q: Midget is 2 1/2 years old. Yesterday morning she was her bouncy, silly self. After a long play she ...
A: She has head tilt. There are a few reasons why she has this, but I am leaning more toward something ...
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| just a follow up | 5/12/2009 |
Q: just want to say thankyou so much for helping me with my old sick rat. In case you don't remember, i ...
A: Thats what I like to hear! Thank you so much for keeping me updated. Also, I would love a photo of ...
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| Post-seizure | 5/12/2009 |
Q: Midget is 2 1/2 years old. Yesterday morning she was her bouncy, silly self. After a long play she ...
A: I am glad she was able to respond to treatment at the vet. It seems she may have had a stroke, I ...
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| Starbuck Sick Rat | 5/12/2009 |
Q: Sorry, I had to ask a new question, they wouldn't let me do another follow up. I live in Glendale, ...
A: Dr. Tia Greenberg Westminster Veterinary Group 6621 Westminster Blvd. Westminster CA 92683 ...
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| injury | 5/11/2009 |
Q: my rat ran under my foot before during play time and i accidnetaly stood on what i thought was maybe ...
A: Sounds like she was and maybe still is in pain. Shock, no. WHen in shock they do not move. Do you ...
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| My rat has been sneezing a lot | 5/11/2009 |
Q: My rat Diether has been sneezing on and off since I purchased him from petsmart a month ago. But ...
A: What your doing is ok with the vaporizer to help open him up a bit, but I feel he has a respiratory ...
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| Quarentine for a new rat | 5/11/2009 |
Q: I have an older female rat, (2-2 1/2 years,Snowball), and a new rat we purchased at the pet store ...
A: Here is all the info you need for proper quarantine. It is for 3 weeks, not 2. Two weeks for ...
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| Mystery Death of Rat | 5/11/2009 |
Q: I brought a male dumbo rat 3 weeks ago, he was about 3 moths old and was perfect. He was very ...
A: Its really impossible for me to say what could have taken his life at such an early age, but I am ...
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| Lump | 5/11/2009 |
Q: Well, the suddenly big lump starts almost at the end of the scar and it extends a little bit beyond ...
A: OH NO!! DO NOT EVEN THINK of putting her to sleep. That is NUTS! nothing is even wrong with her! ...
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| Rats fighting...one is now injured | 5/11/2009 |
Q: I recently got two male rats...they are little boys, less than a year old. They got along great at ...
A: You need to let the breeder know there is aggression in the litter and consider having them neutered ...
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| a lot of problems with peeing blood-follow up questions | 5/10/2009 |
Q: i just found that i could no longer post on the previous thread about my problem regarding loki, who ...
A: This is definitely baffling, for sure. I doubt its food related....but just for healths sake I ...
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| Pet Rat | 5/10/2009 |
Q: my pet rat had ringworm but I've been using nystatin on it(its kind of going away but quiet slowly) ...
A: The swollen cheek sounds like an abscess either in her Auditory Sebaceous Gland (Zymbals gland) or ...
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| Sticky hair on rat's back | 5/10/2009 |
Q: our pet male fancy rat, Jesse, has a patch of sticky, oily hair in the middle of his back. I've ...
A: All rats, dogs, cats, even humans tend to scratch a bit, some more than others. I dont think you ...
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| Follow up on male pet rat lump | 5/10/2009 |
Q: I just thought I would let you know how my male rat (his name is Gadget btw) is doing and what the ...
A: Without seeing it, I would not be able to properly suggest what it could be. Sounds like a mammary ...
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| discoloration on rat testicle | 5/10/2009 |
Q: my rat has a dark discoloration on one of his testicles (which are normally pink). the bit of hair ...
A: Rats dont normally get mange. Is there a lump under the dark spot? This may be a testicular ...
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| my rat | 5/9/2009 |
Q: He has some black discharge around his eyes (eye boogers) and he is just dragging himself around ...
A: There is an ER vet in Akron that will see your rat tonight. The ER in Cleveland refuses to see rats. ...
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| Jenna is doing great! | 5/9/2009 |
Q: Im writing back to let you know that since Jenna has had her tumor/abscess removed, she is doing ...
A: I do remember seeing it, thats how I knew it was a tumor and not an abscess! Or...um....I think I ...
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| Starbuck Sick Rat | 5/9/2009 |
Q: Sorry, I had to ask a new question, they wouldn't let me do another follow up. I live in Glendale, ...
A: I have a story about my rats that I bought from breeders. Each time the breeders were reputable. ...
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| Sick Rat | 5/9/2009 |
Q: I have a sick rat that I recently took to the vet. She is approximately two years old and I began ...
A: Where are you located? I can find you a vet that is exotic certified. no obligation of course, just ...
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| old rat dying of old age, what should i do? | 5/9/2009 |
Q: My two and a half year old rat is dying of old age, and it's heartbreaking to watch. It started on ...
A: Baby food, not forumula. If you dont have that on hand, you can mash up some canned fruits or ...
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| old rat dying of old age, what should i do? | 5/9/2009 |
Q: My two and a half year old rat is dying of old age, and it's heartbreaking to watch. It started on ...
A: Death does not occur because of age, and dying is not because of aging. My boy Bo just turned 4 ...
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| Sick Rat | 5/9/2009 |
Q: I have a sick rat that I recently took to the vet. She is approximately two years old and I began ...
A: I am glad you find critter city useful. I am always adding new pages and asking rat owners what else ...
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| Lump came within a day! | 5/9/2009 |
Q: my girl Ratarella had a tumor removed 3 days ago and it came back again and its growing very ...
A: Is the lump in the area of the surgical site? Did it rupture the incision open? It may not be the ...
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| rat health | 5/9/2009 |
Q: I have another female rat about a year and a half old who had normal behavior, with no signs of ...
A: The first one, Dr. Franco, is the best vet for your rat. However, I would call and make sure she ...
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| Sick Rat | 5/9/2009 |
Q: I have a sick rat that I recently took to the vet. She is approximately two years old and I began ...
A: I have a page on my website dedicated to heart and lung disease not sure if you read it. I also have ...
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| Jenna is doing great! | 5/9/2009 |
Q: Im writing back to let you know that since Jenna has had her tumor/abscess removed, she is doing ...
A: That is the BEST news I have heard today. Thank you for keeping me updated. I would love to have a ...
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| Rats?? | 5/8/2009 |
Q: Hey I have two 1 and a half year old female rats. They both recently had a respiratory infection ...
A: Why would you think your rat had pseudomonas? THis is actually not a very common bacteria found in ...
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| Quarantine question | 5/8/2009 |
Q: Ok here is the problem I am having, I love rats. I have 4 right now healthy boys and of course I am ...
A: All Creatures Animal Hospital 2001 North Linview Urbana IL 61801 Phone: 217-328-4143 Website: ...
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| Pet Rat Swollen Cheek | 5/8/2009 |
Q: My pet rat "Noodle" of just about 2 years now recently lost her friend, she has been going in and ...
A: Dr. Monaco is really really nice. Go on the website and find his email. Email him and tell him you ...
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| Quarantine question | 5/8/2009 |
Q: Ok here is the problem I am having, I love rats. I have 4 right now healthy boys and of course I am ...
A: Your right, its better than nothing at all. I have had to quarantine my new rats at the vets before ...
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| rat health | 5/8/2009 |
Q: I have another female rat about a year and a half old who had normal behavior, with no signs of ...
A: No mystery illness here at all. In fact you laid it all out in front of me. No signs of ...
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| rat health | 5/8/2009 |
Q: I have a female rat about a year and a half old who has been bleeding from the genitals. Her ...
A: Rats can live blind. I have had a few that were totally blind. She will need a one story cage and ...
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| my rat is sick | 5/8/2009 |
Q: One of my rats is sick and I don't know what's wrong. About 2 weeks ago my 20 month old rat, Dora, ...
A: Absolutely NOT true, unless your dealing with vets that do not have the proper setting for small ...
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| my rat is sick | 5/8/2009 |
Q: One of my rats is sick and I don't know what's wrong. About 2 weeks ago my 20 month old rat, Dora, ...
A: How close are you to Wisconsin? I am also sad for you and your rat. These tumors are devastating. ...
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| my rat is sick | 5/7/2009 |
Q: One of my rats is sick and I don't know what's wrong. About 2 weeks ago my 20 month old rat, Dora, ...
A: I believe your rat has a pituitary tumor. One of the first signs of this is loss of the use of ...
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| Pet Rat Swollen Cheek | 5/7/2009 |
Q: My pet rat "Noodle" of just about 2 years now recently lost her friend, she has been going in and ...
A: She may have an abscess inside her mouth or in her gums. You will need to find a good vet where ...
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| Rat | 5/7/2009 |
Q: My rat got her tail stuck in the exercise wheel one evening.When I heard her crying and removed her ...
A: Is her wheel a spoked wheel or solid? If its spoked, remove it or the other rats will end up being ...
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| Sarcoptes mites | 5/7/2009 |
Q: i've got two girlies who were from a rescue but originally from a chain pet store, so there health ...
A: Sarcoptes mites manifest as jagged, irregular shaped,crusty warts on the edges of the ears and ...
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| Toffee lump | 5/7/2009 |
Q: The lump is getting bigger by the day. I went an enquirer at a different vets today. What do you ...
A: I have a page on my website about safe surgery. Here is the check list I copied from it for you ...
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| Rat acting abnormally | 5/7/2009 |
Q: I have a rat who is 2 years old (I got him from a rescue centre 6 months ago) But I have noticed he ...
A: Be sure your vet is up to par with treating rats. If not, he will say nothing can be done, but in ...
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| One rat killing another one. | 5/7/2009 |
Q: I am a first time "mom" to a young female rat, still small and but growing fast. In reading up on ...
A: This is not common at all. How long did you have the older rat before you brought the new one in ...
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| Pet rat has black spots | 5/7/2009 |
Q: I bought a rat two weeks ago and he seems perfectly healthy, but has black spots on his back and ...
A: I would not worry that the little guy has something you or family members could catch, but I really ...
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| inner-ear predisone treatment | 5/6/2009 |
Q: a little while ago i wrote to you about my rat having an inner ear infection; you told me the ...
A: How much water did you add to the amoxil? You should have added 12.5 ccs of water to one 250 mg ...
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| Rat Allergy | 5/6/2009 |
Q: We have two male rats, about 1 yr 4 months (browthers). In the last month or so, one has been ...
A: Check out my website here about proper diet and also about skin and itching caused by high protein ...
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| White eye splotch | 5/6/2009 |
Q: I woke up yesterday, and found my rat letting out loud squeaks. I learned 30 seconds later that ...
A: That is a nasty infection, and trust me no store bought meds will help this. My rat had the same ...
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| Francy bumble foot! | 5/6/2009 |
Q: Sandra, I had to start a new question (wouldn't allow follow up question). The meds are in pill ...
A: Its hard to say. The infection can spread, may take days so dont worry. I have to make a call and ...
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| Rat acting abnormally | 5/6/2009 |
Q: I have a rat who is 2 years old (I got him from a rescue centre 6 months ago) But I have noticed he ...
A: Yes, it sounds like he "may" have early signs of heart disease.... Check out my website and go ...
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| Toffee update | 5/6/2009 |
Q: This will be toffee third one. She is about 2 years old. It is under her left front leg. Last time ...
A: I cannot tell you what to do... I would be a bit leary about the third surgery. At this point, ...
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| Rat acting abnormally | 5/6/2009 |
Q: I have a rat who is 2 years old (I got him from a rescue centre 6 months ago) But I have noticed he ...
A: 2 is not that old, to be honest. I have a four year old rat that shows no signs of dementia, which ...
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| Mammary tumor? | 5/6/2009 |
Q: I have two white fancy rats, both about a year and a half old. I went away for 2 days and left them ...
A: I wish I could say they may be an abscess, and I will still say it: It could be an abscess:0 Look ...
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| swollen foot | 5/6/2009 |
Q: ... I think you have helped answer some questions for us before on the same rat, Francy (he had ...
A: The reason he wont walk on it is probably because it is hurting him to some degree. As for ...
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| swollen foot | 5/5/2009 |
Q: ... I think you have helped answer some questions for us before on the same rat, Francy (he had ...
A: You wouldnt believe it, but bumblefoot can be acute and can act a bit differently than we are used ...
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| Another lump on toffee | 5/5/2009 |
Q: Hope your well. I wrote to last after I lost fudge having her tumour removed. Well this evening ...
A: How old is Toffee now? Where is the tumor? I guess you and I are in the same boat. I found one on ...
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| Pet rat Chewing the end of her tail. | 5/5/2009 |
Q: I would like to know how to keep my pet rat from chewing on the end of her tail. she currently has ...
A: Sounds like she may have gotten it caught in something and it pulled the top layer of skin off. ...
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| Female rat urinary problems - metacam | 5/5/2009 |
Q: I have mailed you before about both my rats, Wanda (doe, 22 months) and Simba (neutered male 15 ...
A: Yoiks! I am sorry......I mean, the little PRINCESS rather than the little prince! Pardon moi! :) ...
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| Female rat urinary problems - metacam | 5/5/2009 |
Q: I have mailed you before about both my rats, Wanda (doe, 22 months) and Simba (neutered male 15 ...
A: I would go to the other vet but before you waste your time, stress the rat and spend more money, ...
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| my rat's ear infection | 5/5/2009 |
Q: My female rat Scout has had a head tilt for just over a couple of weeks. I took her to the vet and ...
A: Many vets say they treat exotics. The problem is, they did not take the extended education in order ...
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| my rat's ear infection | 5/4/2009 |
Q: My female rat Scout has had a head tilt for just over a couple of weeks. I took her to the vet and ...
A: For starters, put her back with her cagemates. There is NOTHING she can give to the others, trust ...
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| urinary tract infection or contagious disease? | 5/4/2009 |
Q: i recently lost one of my boys, loki, to what i thought was a urinary tract infection. he was quite ...
A: I am a bit confused as to why the vet said there was too much blood to do a urine culture. Blood or ...
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| Female rat urinary problems - metacam | 5/4/2009 |
Q: I have mailed you before about both my rats, Wanda (doe, 22 months) and Simba (neutered male 15 ...
A: For starters, baytril is not really the drug of choice for urinary tract infection. Usually, a ...
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| urinary tract infection or contagious disease? | 5/3/2009 |
Q: i recently lost one of my boys, loki, to what i thought was a urinary tract infection. he was quite ...
A: I am really sorry about Loki. I just lost my boy a week ago. Its nice to think that maybe my Smudge ...
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| Why are my rats itchy? | 5/3/2009 |
Q: I recently got two young female rats from a breeder. They have been very healthy and active. But ...
A: I can understand how easy it is to get confused on the net with all these different variations of ...
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| Oxytetrin injections | 5/3/2009 |
Q: I would really appreciate it i you could give me some advice on my little Dumbo rat, Mr. Jingles. ...
A: Your rat hasnt been sneezing blood, so that should be a comfort to you. Here is the information ...
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| Rat acting oddly | 5/3/2009 |
Q: we have had rats off and on for the last 10 years, but never a rat acting like one of our current ...
A: When she sees you, does she want out of her cage and want you? Does she seem like she is looking for ...
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| sick rat? | 5/3/2009 |
Q: i have a female rat that is about a year old. she's always been smart, active and really friendly. ...
A: Yes she needs a vet right away. Sounds like she has inner ear infection. This will cause her to be ...
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| Acute Pneumonia | 5/3/2009 |
Q: I had one of my rats, seemingly in perfect health except for a very slight lethargy the previous ...
A: Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of the most lethal forms of pneumonia our rats can get. Coming on ...
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| RE: Lump on male rat's rib cage? | 5/2/2009 |
Q: sorry I never got back to you but I didn't get an email saying you had answered the ques! Anyways I ...
A: Your vet is incorrect. A floating rib is NOT from a previous break. How do I know? Because I have ...
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| should i be concerned? | 5/2/2009 |
Q: i bought my female hooded rat from a pet shop about two weeks ago, i was told that she was 16 weeks ...
A: Was she with males when she was at the pet store? Have you peeked in the wooden house to make sure ...
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| strange event & vaginal bleeding in pet rat | 5/1/2009 |
Q: Something strange is going on with my pet rat. I hope you can help. I was giving my pet rat, ...
A: The place your using does not have exotic vets. One vet there, Dr. Darnaby, has a special interest ...
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| Rat acting oddly | 5/1/2009 |
Q: we have had rats off and on for the last 10 years, but never a rat acting like one of our current ...
A: To me she simply sounds feisty and playful, but of course I am trained to listen to the rat owner ...
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| about Jenna! | 5/1/2009 |
Q: Recently, my mom discussed with you my rat, Jenna. She had an abcess which we recently discovered ...
A: Your very welcome. I am just happy that she was able to see another vet. I am just sad that she had ...
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| Scratching at her stitches. | 5/1/2009 |
Q: One of my ratties has just had an eye removed. Everything's going well, she's eating, drinking, is ...
A: How is she as of this writing? As long as the eye looks sealed and there is no discharge, it ...
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| my rat b-boy is sick | 5/1/2009 |
Q: boy is sick and I'm from Spain here is not common at all to have rats as pets so i cant find a vet ...
A: I have a list of over 20 vets that see rats in Spain. Where are you located in Spain and I will ...
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| Death of my rat during routine surgery | 5/1/2009 |
Q: Last week my boyfriend noticed small tumors on two of our female rats (both of them were around 14 ...
A: I am very sorry for your loss. I hope your heart heals fast. I really do not like to say this but ...
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| Jenna's Abscess | 4/30/2009 |
Q: for the fast response. The site is having me start all over cause of too many questions. I agree ...
A: I am so glad you went to this vet and also glad things will be taken care of. Its pretty hard to ...
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| Scratching at her stitches. | 4/30/2009 |
Q: One of my ratties has just had an eye removed. Everything's going well, she's eating, drinking, is ...
A: My rat had the same thing done (enucleation/eye removed) about 18 months ago. He and his brother ...
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| Why is my rat sneezing | 4/30/2009 |
Q: Ok so 2 weeks ago I brought home 2 girl rats they were only 4.5 weeks old now 1 of them is sneezing ...
A: No need for tears! They just need to see a vet and the vet will get them started on medication and ...
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| Jenna's Abscess | 4/29/2009 |
Q: for the fast response. The site is having me start all over cause of too many questions. I agree ...
A: Awesome! I think that after 4 months of this, both Jenna and you need to get this resolved. Having ...
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| Scalped Rat | 4/29/2009 |
Q: I have a little dwarf rat that is missing about half the scalp on his head. I thought he may have ...
A: I would need to see a photo of this since I cannot get a good visual in my head as to what this ...
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| tumors everywhere! | 4/29/2009 |
Q: Ok, so my friend Heather had a rat who developed a bunch of tumors at once and she told me the vet ...
A: Since you have done some research, you probably have read about treating these chemically using ...
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| Dumbo Rat | 4/29/2009 |
Q: I have a 9 month old Dumbo Rat which doesn't appear to be stressed or sick, but she has a diluted ...
A: Sounds like she has simple porphyrin discharge, which in many cases, some traces of it are totally ...
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| Jenna's Abscess | 4/29/2009 |
Q: for the fast response. The site is having me start all over cause of too many questions. I agree ...
A: The BEST place you can take your rat to is here: Dr. Allen Weltig Webster Groves Animal Hospital ...
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| Abscess | 4/29/2009 |
Q: I have wrote you in the past about my (almost two year old) female rat. She has had an abscess now ...
A: She is not too old. She is not even 2 yet. It sounds like she has a hodge podge of problems, but if ...
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| Domestic Mice & Rat | 4/29/2009 |
Q: Please can you help me? My daughter works at a pet shop and recently rescued 2 mice and a rat from ...
A: They absolutely cannot survive in the wild. These rats were bred from domestic rats and domestic ...
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| Abscess | 4/29/2009 |
Q: I have wrote you in the past about my (almost two year old) female rat. She has had an abscess now ...
A: Hmmmm....few things I need to know first. For starters, does it ever go away, but ends up coming ...
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| tumors everywhere! | 4/29/2009 |
Q: Ok, so my friend Heather had a rat who developed a bunch of tumors at once and she told me the vet ...
A: Please check out my website all about mammary tumors to help you better understand why the rats, esp ...
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| Lump on my rat | 4/29/2009 |
Q: I recently found a lump on my rat, she is 1 year and 5 months and has recently been sick. She has ...
A: There is no scab on it or an impression/indentation where it is kind of sunken in, is there? If ...
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| healthy pet rats! | 4/28/2009 |
Q: my husband and I are proud owners of 3 awesome rats. (2 females, 1 male) I have had a few before and ...
A: http://www.freewebs.com/crittercity/ratsandahealthydiet.htm CHeck out my site, CRitter city, and ...
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| Rat Enema - constipated | 4/28/2009 |
Q: when we cleaned his cage out we noticed there were no stools from him and that his tummy was ...
A: You need to change his diet badly. He needs roughage to his diet, vegetables, some fruits. ...
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| Rat Enema - constipated | 4/28/2009 |
Q: when we cleaned his cage out we noticed there were no stools from him and that his tummy was ...
A: An enema, in a tiny rat? Hmmm.....sounds a bit like a bad idea to me. Instead, you can give your ...
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| My son got bit by his pet Rat | 4/28/2009 |
Q: my son had got a rat as a gift from his older sister. The Rat is a girl about a year old and is ...
A: As long as he is up to date on his tetnus shots, he should be just fine. It hurts....bites hurt. ...
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| Wood Rat | 4/27/2009 |
Q: I found a wood rat on the road 3 nights ago behaving in a peculiar manner. I thought she might have ...
A: Rub her tail with olive oil for starters. If she licks it off, thats fine. Provide her with a ...
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| seizures | 4/27/2009 |
Q: We have 4 pet rats and love them. One of our rats, who is two, seems to aging very quickly very ...
A: They can give her medication for her seizures but some blood work should be done to try to find out ...
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| Getting anouther rat | 4/27/2009 |
Q: I have one rat SOphie who I think is lonely. I am trying to convince my mom to let me get a rat. ...
A: Explain to mom that rats are very social animals and living alone is like having a human living all ...
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| seizures | 4/27/2009 |
Q: We have 4 pet rats and love them. One of our rats, who is two, seems to aging very quickly very ...
A: Can you describe the best you can exactly how she acted that makes you think she had a seizure? I ...
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| rats | 4/26/2009 |
Q: My one rat has 3 bite marks on her face. Me and my mom think that my rat who has the bite marks is ...
A: Rats that are crowded will not be happy and will fight. You should have a cage at least this big to ...
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| My Rat Food Mix | 4/26/2009 |
Q: Please give me advice...this is what I feed my rattie-pies. Is this healthy? What should I add or ...
A: That depends on how much they eat of the lab block. Always keep food down for them no matter ...
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| My Rat Food Mix | 4/26/2009 |
Q: Please give me advice...this is what I feed my rattie-pies. Is this healthy? What should I add or ...
A: I would remove the oat bran with almonds and raisins, use sparingly as almonds are pretty high in ...
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| strange event & vaginal bleeding in pet rat | 4/26/2009 |
Q: Something strange is going on with my pet rat. I hope you can help. I was giving my pet rat, ...
A: This is the ONLY exotic clinic anywhere near you and although Dr. Williams has a strong interest ...
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| stinky breath ? | 4/26/2009 |
Q: my rat has either stinky breath or a stinky nose. it almost resembles a fart smell. he sneezes a lot ...
A: Sounds like its coming from his stomach. There is entirely too much protein and fat in human grade ...
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| vet visit | 4/26/2009 |
Q: I wrote to you on Thursday and you responded yesterday. If you don't remember, I took my rat in ...
A: I would keep him on the meds because something caused the porphyrin discharge, and I dont think it ...
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| Injured rat refusing food and medicine. | 4/25/2009 |
Q: I have a male rat who was very, very badly injured in a huge brawl with one of his cagemates. He ...
A: He sounds like he really is hurting. I am real worried about infection becoming systemic ...
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| rats | 4/25/2009 |
Q: I had 2 pet rats which are one and a half years old, unfortuantly one of them passed away yesterday. ...
A: In that case, I would either try to adopt a spayed female rat which may be hard to find, or bring in ...
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| Injured rat refusing food and medicine. | 4/25/2009 |
Q: I have a male rat who was very, very badly injured in a huge brawl with one of his cagemates. He ...
A: He sounds like he is in pain. Rats that are in pain refuse food. I cant believe he was not given ...
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| rats | 4/25/2009 |
Q: I had 2 pet rats which are one and a half years old, unfortuantly one of them passed away yesterday. ...
A: I am sorry for your loss. Sadly, when you have a pair of rats this is often cause for worry when ...
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| rat passed | 4/25/2009 |
Q: Almost two months ago I bought two rats, Cobalt and Callie. Cobalt has always been the outgoing on ...
A: I am very sorry for your loss. How old is Cobalt? I would suggest getting another rat close to her ...
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| two male rats being agressive | 4/25/2009 |
Q: my friend's rat is in labor, wat should i tell her? wat should she do? ANSWER: ...
A: Did you buy them from a breeder? Right now this is the age they go through puberty and their ...
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| strange event & vaginal bleeding in pet rat | 4/25/2009 |
Q: Something strange is going on with my pet rat. I hope you can help. I was giving my pet rat, ...
A: How old is your rat, Pretty? Her actions you described sound like she may have had some pain ...
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| plz help quick | 4/24/2009 |
Q: i have 2 male rats. they have always been very sweet and loving. 9 days ago i got 2 female rats and ...
A: Your males are going insane because of hormones. By introducing them to the female rats did nothing ...
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| Please help with my tilted ratty. | 4/24/2009 |
Q: I recently rescued two baby girl rats from Petland's feeder tank. I understand that they are not ...
A: The first place is FANTASTIC! I love Dr. Monaco and he is a very wonderful and compassionate Vet! ...
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| vet visit | 4/24/2009 |
Q: I recently took my rat in to the vet thinking that he had an eye infection. The vet, while extremely ...
A: The vet may have been helpful but was he just a general vet that sees rats or a real exotic vet, ...
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| Please help with my tilted ratty. | 4/24/2009 |
Q: I recently rescued two baby girl rats from Petland's feeder tank. I understand that they are not ...
A: For starters, let me know your location and I can give you some names of decent vets that see rats, ...
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| baby rats new owner | 4/24/2009 |
Q: our baby rat is about 42 days old and his top teeth are very very long they are curving back into ...
A: No, they should not do that and they also do not lose any teeth. They only get one set of teeth ...
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| greedy/agressive rats | 4/24/2009 |
Q: I have two male rats that are 9 months old. One of them (Eddy) is very greedy. We used to put all ...
A: Your rat is hoarding food because you use a scheduled feeding and he fears that there may not be ...
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| Male Dumbo Rat | 4/23/2009 |
Q: I just purchased two male dumbo rats and when i brought them home one of them peed blood but the ...
A: Hematuria isnt always visible to the naked eye. He could have had a large amount that you were able ...
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| tumors | 4/23/2009 |
Q: Your personal blurb indicates you have knowledge on preventing tumors. Please share!! I dread the ...
A: How old are your girls, for starters? Rats are prone to tumors. Mammary tumors are the most common ...
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| Bloody Mucus in Rat's Urine | 4/23/2009 |
Q: I'm currently a vet tech student who owns four rats. My oldest rat is a female dumbo hairless who is ...
A: I wish I could give you a price but unfortunately, prices on urinalysis varies from clinic to ...
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| Health of my Rat | 4/23/2009 |
Q: I bought my son a Dumbo rat 11days ago and I have been noticing him sneezing alot the last few ...
A: Can you do me a favor and check out my website? Here is the URL to the page that says "Help, my ...
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| rat tumors | 4/23/2009 |
Q: Is it possible to buy a rat from a breeder that has modified the gene that causes them to basically ...
A: Its not possible for the tumors to be genetically bred from the rats esp females and the reason is ...
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| How to stop a new rat biting | 4/23/2009 |
Q: I have just got 2 new does and one is very friendly and curious and when I open the cage she is ...
A: I have found with rat behavior they need to learn to trust us, or rather, we need to earn their ...
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| Rat lumps | 4/23/2009 |
Q: I have two male rats and one has two lumps a small one on his shoulder and a large one behind his ...
A: Sounds like he may have an abscess (the one that is scabbing over) but the one that is growing is ...
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| sneezing rat? | 4/23/2009 |
Q: we just got my son a female rat from petco. she is making a noise that sounds like a sneeze but i am ...
A: I will assume you mean College Station, Texas? If so, yes, here is an awesome place to take your ...
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| Broken Foot | 4/23/2009 |
Q: My rat broke her foot about a week ago. She's on Baytril and finished her Metacam. I was just ...
A: I am shocked the vet has her on metacam. NSAIDS should not be used when dealing with a fracture. ...
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| My best friend shocktart | 4/22/2009 |
Q: First of all, I would really like to thank you for putting your information online like this. I'm ...
A: I am not real sure what you mean by the fact she is a feeder rat and not a dumbo? It would not ...
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| Lump on pet Rat | 4/22/2009 |
Q: Sandra, My daughter has a pet rat that has recently developed a fairly large lump between her back ...
A: It could be one of two things: An abscess, or a mammary tumor. If it is an abscess, it would ...
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| Rat's Enucleation recovery | 4/22/2009 |
Q: I adopted Templeton last October from a family that didnt have time for him. They said he was a year ...
A: I am a bit confused about why he is having troubles post op. What was the cause of his eye falling ...
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| rescued rat | 4/22/2009 |
Q: i recently rescued a 5 month old female feeder rat from a pet store. while at the pet store, she ...
A: Some rats are more vocal. Seems like this little one is one of them. I had a rat once that would eep ...
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| "Nasty" tail, coming off? | 4/22/2009 |
Q: I've been trying to find some information on rat tails, but I'm not seeming to find anything that ...
A: I know what you mean and yes, it may have bothered him a bit by cleaning it and in general, they ...
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| Risks of sedation? | 4/22/2009 |
Q: This is probably a really stupid question and very short notice, so I know I might not even get a ...
A: While I search for a vet I want you to know that if your rat had what I suspect, no vet in the world ...
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| Possible PT - help | 4/22/2009 |
Q: You've helped me with an answer once before and I would really, really appreciate your help again ...
A: I have some really good news for you (I watched both videos as well) For starters, I have seen ...
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| Elderly male rat weight loss | 4/22/2009 |
Q: I adopted Simon when his previous owner became allergic to him, so I don't really know how old he is ...
A: He sounds like a nice senior male. My oldest boy is just 6 weeks shy of turning 4 years old and is ...
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| Albino rat nipping, hiding | 4/22/2009 |
Q: I have had an albino female rat, Ava, I'm not sure how old she is but I am assuming she is about ...
A: I always prefer three rats to two because if one passes away, there are at least the two left for ...
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| Boils | 4/22/2009 |
Q: i have herd that if you have a girl rat that if you don't let her mate they get boils. is this true ...
A: They are not boils. They are called mammary tumors, just like what you saw and read about on my ...
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| male rat | 4/22/2009 |
Q: well he looked at the rat and told me it was a female well i have had the rat for 2 weeks now and i ...
A: Male rats can draw their testicles up into their scrotum when scared due to an open inguinal canal. ...
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| hi | 4/21/2009 |
Q: do rats have an unsual eyesight????????????????????????????
A: Yes, actually they do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They have very poor vision, both red eyed rats or dark ...
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| my calie | 4/21/2009 |
Q: I've had Calie and Cobalt about 1.5 mths, both are girls. Cobalt was outgoing from the start and ...
A: Sudden weight gain can mean retention of fluids, which can either be heart or kidney related. The ...
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| Boils | 4/21/2009 |
Q: i have herd that if you have a girl rat that if you don't let her mate they get boils. is this true ...
A: That is totally untrue. Tell me about these boils....do they have pus in them? Are you perhaps ...
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| Risks of sedation? | 4/21/2009 |
Q: This is probably a really stupid question and very short notice, so I know I might not even get a ...
A: Hmmm.....An increase in the production of white blood cells usually means its to fight an ...
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| Elderly male rat weight loss | 4/21/2009 |
Q: I adopted Simon when his previous owner became allergic to him, so I don't really know how old he is ...
A: Is there any other sign of illness he may display? Hind leg paralysis is common in older rats, my ...
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| Risks of sedation? | 4/21/2009 |
Q: This is probably a really stupid question and very short notice, so I know I might not even get a ...
A: Has the vet been able to palpate his kidneys to feel the size and shape of them? Is your rqat ...
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| young rat health | 4/20/2009 |
Q: Sandra. I was given a baby rat about two weeks ago and he was a runt. Up until today he was healthy, ...
A: I am so sorry this took so long to get to my email.. When people write to allexperts, it gets ...
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| scratched ear | 4/20/2009 |
Q: My friend 'Grimm' (a rat)has been using his toes to scratch inside his ears lately. And today he ...
A: It would not be fair for me to say that he doesnt have something going on inside his ear without ...
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| Only two rat kittens? | 4/19/2009 |
Q: my first rat Noriko had twelve babies, all but two died for unknown reasons, and this is quite ...
A: How old is mom rat? Is she resting and acting ok? Is there any blood? Have you checked her to be ...
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| New Rat. Please Answer :D | 4/19/2009 |
Q: I Just Got A Lovely Rat From My Best Friend Kyle. I Am Not Really Sure How Old My Rat Is Her Name Is ...
A: She will come around, dont worry. It takes time for new rats to get used to their new surroundings ...
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| pituitary tumor in male rat? | 4/19/2009 |
Q: my name is Jennifer and I own a 7 month old male rat I call Gitigan. I have become very worried ...
A: He is beautiful. I love his color! I am hoping its inner ear infection so lets hope so since PTs ...
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| pituitary tumor in male rat? | 4/19/2009 |
Q: my name is Jennifer and I own a 7 month old male rat I call Gitigan. I have become very worried ...
A: Lets start with being positive and saying he may have an inner ear infection. Treatment consists of ...
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| my new rat is sneezing | 4/19/2009 |
Q: my new rat is schratching we got him from the pet shop 3 days ago and he is 13 weeks old. is it ...
A: I hope you did not use any over the counter flea, lice and tick treatment, esp on a baby that young. ...
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| Wild Rats | 4/19/2009 |
Q: My cat brought me a few days ago 2 wild young (from pics i've seen i'd say that they're about 6 ...
A: Yes keep them!! They can be great pets (I had one and she was 11 weeks old when I trained her) ...
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| Help my rat is sick! | 4/19/2009 |
Q: I have a boy rat about 3 months old and I left for a day and when I came back he had what I first ...
A: I wont say that to you about affording the vet. Your 13, I dont expect you to be able to afford to ...
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| rat secreting pink/purple goop and she wont stop peeing | 4/18/2009 |
Q: My rat is constantly peeing. She has peed about 5 times in about 7 hrs. and she has never done this ...
A: Rats do not bleed when in heart. How do you know she was in heat yesterday? Rats ovulate for about ...
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| Rats ear bleeding, face swollen | 4/18/2009 |
Q: my pet rats is almost 2 years old he was fine yesturday and then today he was covered in blood ...
A: The photo is too small but it seems that your rat has a serious abscess in her auditory gland ...
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| poorly pet rat | 4/18/2009 |
Q: i have 2 poorly pet rats they are about 1 half years old. yesterday i noticed that the first rat had ...
A: Yes your right, my fault. I looked again and realized it was indeed her genital area. Talk about ...
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| rat seems mopey | 4/17/2009 |
Q: I own three adult female rats (6 months old). Two are from a breeder and are very healthy. My third ...
A: This tumor...although it may not be cancerous (they usually are always benign) this tumor will ...
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| dumbo males fighting | 4/17/2009 |
Q: was very naive) and they are both now estimated as around 8 months old. The problem is that they ...
A: This is very typical of males at this age when they are going through ratty puberty! :-0 They ...
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| Our pet (Phil) Fancy Rat | 4/17/2009 |
Q: We have had Phil since Aug. 2007. He has been such a joy. We noticed yesterday after he had some ...
A: Older rats are prone to hind leg paralysis due to inflammation on the nerves in the lower lumbar ...
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| poorly pet rat | 4/17/2009 |
Q: i have 2 poorly pet rats they are about 1 half years old. yesterday i noticed that the first rat had ...
A: Rat number one: This is a classic mammary tumor. It needs to be removed by a qualified vet. You ...
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| shaking | 4/17/2009 |
Q: Hi my pet rat is a female but keeps on shaking and keeps doing it over and over again and her teeth ...
A: Sounds like he is bruxing. Rats do this when they are happy and content. They grind their teeth and ...
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| Hamster has a large wound on stomach | 4/16/2009 |
Q: is there anything homemade i can do to help it cause i cant afford a vet. I changed its cage from ...
A: I am a rat care specialist not a hamster specialist but I will answer you this once. Sounds like an ...
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| Rat pneumonia | 4/16/2009 |
Q: My Animal Behaviors class and I recently got our rats to train for the annual Iron Rat Competition. ...
A: I hate to say this but the exotic vet at Zany Zoo is not a board certified exotic vet at all. I did ...
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| my rat is bleeding | 4/16/2009 |
Q: we have noticed a little blood around the nose and mouth. what can that be. thanks
A: Porphyrin discharge, not blood. Please refer to my website and compare photos of the discharge ...
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| poorly pet rat | 4/16/2009 |
Q: i have 2 poorly pet rats they are about 1 half years old. yesterday i noticed that the first rat had ...
A: If they came out of the blue they may be an abscess. Check the lump further and see if there is any ...
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| Two males squabling | 4/16/2009 |
Q: I just bought two adult males from a breeder. They lived peacefully in her colony. First day or ...
A: Thats good news that the breeder is a GOOD one. I should not have judged so quickly but after ...
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| Rats | 4/16/2009 |
Q: We have 2 rats, 1 white and the other a chocolate coloured 1, we are unsure of breeds. We have had ...
A: No, rats cannot see that well anyhow. She is just nervous yet and rats depend on scent more than ...
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| pet rat has lump on neck | 4/16/2009 |
Q: I have a pet rat who seems to have developed a almost marble sized lump under her neck overnight. I ...
A: Abscess! No doubt in my mind about that!! Get ready, its about ripe and very ready to rupture. ...
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| rescued rat | 4/16/2009 |
Q: A crow dropped a rat on street from approx 15 ft. Bird kept swooping but rat just kept running in ...
A: Rats have a bad reputation for being dirty filthy disease infested animals and the truth is, they ...
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| Rat Facial Swelling | 4/16/2009 |
Q: We have a pair of two year-old female rats. Yesterday, my daughter found one of them with some ...
A: Sounds like she has some porphyrin discharge around her eye. The swelling could be from an abscess ...
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| rescued rat | 4/16/2009 |
Q: A crow dropped a rat on street from approx 15 ft. Bird kept swooping but rat just kept running in ...
A: Rats do get inner ear infections like rabbits that cause them to go in circles so chances it has an ...
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| warts on ears | 4/16/2009 |
Q: I adopted a rat from a pet shop recently that they said they couldnt sell because of "warts" on her ...
A: These pet stores are ridiculous!! Sounds like she has Sarcopetes Mange but I cannot be sure without ...
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| sudden deaths | 4/16/2009 |
Q: So i had six female rats and one of them died about 2 weeks ago. There was no signs of aggression ...
A: They need blood work done. The second rat should have had a necropsy done (usually free unless ...
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| Two males squabling | 4/16/2009 |
Q: I just bought two adult males from a breeder. They lived peacefully in her colony. First day or ...
A: I would neuter one rather than take him back. I just fear what may become of the other rat. Before ...
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| pet rat has lump on neck | 4/16/2009 |
Q: I have a pet rat who seems to have developed a almost marble sized lump under her neck overnight. I ...
A: The photo would not show but you can attach the photo here when your done responding on your follow ...
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| too much sneezing? | 4/15/2009 |
Q: I just got a pair of female rats about a week ago. They've been relatively sneezey rats since we ...
A: The red you see is called Porphyrin discharge and you can read about it here: ...
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| My old pet rat | 4/15/2009 |
Q: I believe my 2+ year old pet rat has an upper respiratory infection. I am having him looked at by a ...
A: He doesnt want to eat because its more energy to chew hard food when they have a respiratory ...
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| Tailless Rat. | 4/15/2009 |
Q: I bought my rat just over a month ago & she has no tail. I have recently found out that there is a ...
A: Tailess rats are born with no tail vertebrae and have modified sacral or lower lumbar vertebrae. ...
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| questions about my hamster! | 4/15/2009 |
Q: i have another question,.. i bought a hamster last saturday, april 11, 2009. this hamster is always ...
A: Eldon No, do not worry. Hamsters do not carry rabies. Although all warm blooded mammals, ...
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| Reply for Sandra regarding 'Mousekins' | 4/15/2009 |
Q: Sandra, thank you SO MUCH. Something in my heart told me it might not be right to set her free in ...
A: You made my day! I was so happy to hear this, you have no idea!! I always tell people that have ...
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| my pet rat | 4/15/2009 |
Q: why would my rat be bleeding from its privste area is it in heat or pregnant or is my rat going to ...
A: No, rats do not bleed from their privates when in heat. To know if she is pregnant, has she been ...
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| Older albino male rattie itching & sneezing | 4/15/2009 |
Q: i have a older male rat, about 3 years old named Sammy. I've noticed that he's been itching himself ...
A: Dont you hate when the rats hate what is good for them? Have you looked into trying regal rat by ...
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| my rat's tail | 4/15/2009 |
Q: I have a very pretty baby rat ( I'm not sure how old is he) who recently had a flea problem. I took ...
A: Has he injured it? Fleas on rat are not real common and using powder on a rat is a bad idea due to ...
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| Sickly Rat | 4/15/2009 |
Q: My rat has been sick now for 3 weeks. She's gone to the vet and has been put on different ...
A: Ia she unable to use her front paws to grasp and hold food etc? Sounds more than an inner ear ...
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| Elderly rat | 4/15/2009 |
Q: I have a question about my pet rat, Sunshine. Sunshine is almost three years old and is my last ...
A: As I read this I said out loud, "abscess" and here, that is waht the vet said. Your doing ...
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| Rat pneumonia | 4/14/2009 |
Q: My Animal Behaviors class and I recently got our rats to train for the annual Iron Rat Competition. ...
A: She needs a vet right away. Pneumonia cannot be treated unless antibiotics are used. Heat and ...
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| About Shadow and Bandit | 4/14/2009 |
Q: My dad wants to know if there's any way we could just get the antibiotics without seeing the vet, ...
A: If you have never seen the vet with the rat, the vet legally cannot prescribe anything without an ...
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| Sudden blindness in rats | 4/14/2009 |
Q: A few weeks ago I took my rat, Vernie to the vet for a minor tooth surgery. She split her bottom ...
A: http://www.freewebs.com/crittercity/myratswaysherhead.htm Please check out my website about head ...
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| best combo for myco? | 4/14/2009 |
Q: I have a one year old, spayed female top eared rat, named Pingu. She hasnt been feeling well over ...
A: Check out my page about Myco and its treatment. At this point she would benefit from baytril and ...
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| squeaking rats | 4/14/2009 |
Q: My sister has four pet rats. When she is petting / rubbing them, they squeak. It is definitely a ...
A: If they were unhappy, they would run away and would hide and not allow her to continue petting them ...
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| I found a domestic rat in my backyard! | 4/14/2009 |
Q: I just found a white and tan rat in my backyard this morning. He/she was under my bird feeder ...
A: Keep him safe, do not let him go. He was hungry and thirsty because he is not well versed in how to ...
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| Bulk up an older rattie | 4/14/2009 |
Q: My male rat Barney is about 1 year 6 months and has been losing weight. My vet checked him out and ...
A: Is your vet a board certified exotic vet or just a general DVM that sees exotics? Reason I ask is ...
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| Rat Odor compared to Ferrets? | 4/14/2009 |
Q: I am considering getting 2 pet rats to keep in my apartment next year, but I am concerned about the ...
A: Let me just say this first of all: All living things have an odor of some sort. From fur to hair, ...
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| tumor | 4/14/2009 |
Q: I'm so sorry to bother you again I've asked you like, 10 questions this week! I have a rattie about ...
A: These things happen no matter how skilled the vet is. However, I would suggest to the vet to sew ...
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| bumblefoot | 4/14/2009 |
Q: ..I'm so sorry I didn't explain right, the vet was saying MY RAT didn't have bumblefoot, NOT the ...
A: Oh I see....but I thought that Mollys foot looked like the photo. Lets try the link ...
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| Mammory tumors & Lupron | 4/14/2009 |
Q: I have a pet rat, (female) that has 2 mammory tumors. One is about the size of a grape, and dosen't ...
A: Are you see actual exotic vets that are board certified? If your seeing general DVMs, they probably ...
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| rat questions | 4/13/2009 |
Q: I have 2 questions about the same rat. First and most concerning is that she has developed what ...
A: How old is your rat, for starters. Does she sometimes sleep in odd positions? As for the nibbling ...
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| breeding... | 4/13/2009 |
Q: a few months ago I rescued an unwanted, beautiful baby dumbo rat who was 2-3 months old, and had ...
A: To be honest.... I would not breed her at all because you do not know anything about her genetic ...
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| joint infection | 4/13/2009 |
Q: I wrote to you a few days ago about my rat Molly, who had the fatty tumors. Well we had had her on ...
A: It WAS bumble foot. That photo I showed you was from an actual case of bumble foot. The reason she ...
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| Please help! | 4/13/2009 |
Q: Ok, so I have just a few questions. My two rats Shadow, and Bandit, are 3 years old, and they seem ...
A: Let me know where your located (city and state or zip code) and I can find the right vet for you. ...
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| Please help! | 4/13/2009 |
Q: Ok, so I have just a few questions. My two rats Shadow, and Bandit, are 3 years old, and they seem ...
A: The bloody discharge your seeing is called PORPHYRIN and you can see photos of rats with it on my ...
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| hairless rattie | 4/13/2009 |
Q: I have a 5 month old hairless dumbo albino. He and his brother are the loves of my life. They are ...
A: How long has he been running in circles? Does he do this all the time or certain times? Rats also ...
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| First time mom has gone into labor | 4/13/2009 |
Q: I'm Stephanie and about 22 days ago I bred one of my female rats, a six month old dumbo girl for the ...
A: Let mom rest for a bit and feed them, but you will want to be sure she is lactating good so when ...
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| little drops | 4/13/2009 |
Q: I just purchased a 5-6 month old hairless rat about 3 wks ago from a petstore. Within the past few ...
A: Your little guy is marking you and is also nervous a bit yet. Rats mark using urine in the wild for ...
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| Bulk up an older rattie | 4/13/2009 |
Q: My male rat Barney is about 1 year 6 months and has been losing weight. My vet checked him out and ...
A: If he is eating ok, he needs to have blood work done. I wasnt sure if he had it done or not when ...
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| mammory tumor | 4/13/2009 |
Q: My rat, Molly, has a tumor that appears to be a mammary tumor on her chest. It is growing very ...
A: I absolutely suggest removing this tumor. It will claim her life eventually and its something that ...
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| First time mom has gone into labor | 4/13/2009 |
Q: I'm Stephanie and about 22 days ago I bred one of my female rats, a six month old dumbo girl for the ...
A: How are things going? Has she had the pups yet? I once had a rat in labor come to me (I had no ...
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| wobbling rat | 4/13/2009 |
Q: I have had my pet rat for about 2 months and about 2 weeks ago she has been favoring one side and ...
A: I am afraid you may have to bend a bit on your beliefs because your rat needs a vet. She has an ...
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| hairless rattie | 4/12/2009 |
Q: I have a 5 month old hairless dumbo albino. He and his brother are the loves of my life. They are ...
A: Being that your new to rats, I will tell you something that may surprise you. Both of your rats are ...
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| I think my rat might be sick | 4/12/2009 |
Q: I have read up on issues that i have been having with my rat. I've only had him for maybe a week ...
A: OMG I KNEW IT!!!!! I knew they would do this!!!!! Your rat had an inner ear infection. He had ...
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| Sick rats | 4/12/2009 |
Q: I'm at my wits end and hope you can help me... I have 3 male rats that have been sick since ...
A: You dont want to mix the zithromax (azithromycin) with baytril but you can use it with doxy. I ...
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| Swollen cheek and respiratory infection symptoms | 4/12/2009 |
Q: I came home from college today and found that my rat at home seems to have a respiratory infection. ...
A: The antibiotics should do the trick but if it swells more, it would feel better if the vet drained ...
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| impacted pet rat | 4/12/2009 |
Q: I have a six month old rat who appears to be impacted. There is a bulge right by her anus and I can ...
A: If she hasnt gone yet, I would suggest a vet, but if she has gone but is still having hard stools, ...
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| Rat breathing, mucus, infection? | 4/11/2009 |
Q: my rat is about a year and a half old. A couple of months ago she was on Enrofloxacin for her ...
A: Yes Ashley, I believe she needs back on the enrofloxacin. However, the normal treatment for ...
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| Young Rat Lost his Brother. | 4/11/2009 |
Q: a month or two I adopted a pair of rats, Stan & Jack, but Stan died yesterday due to illness. Jack ...
A: I am very sorry for your loss. As for putting Jack with the odler girl, unless one of them has been ...
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| Abcess & MRSA | 4/11/2009 |
Q: Our lovely pet rat "Kitty" had a swelling on her jaw & when I ran my finger across it it popped & ...
A: I doubt it was related at all. In fact, sounds like she had Zymbals gland tumor, which is a nasty ...
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| i think my rat is dying | 4/11/2009 |
Q: my rat has respiritory disease that has developed into pneumonia. he has had baytril for 1 week and ...
A: The frst clinic I have listed is under an hour and your rat would benefit greatly by going here. ...
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| Swollen cheek and respiratory infection symptoms | 4/11/2009 |
Q: I came home from college today and found that my rat at home seems to have a respiratory infection. ...
A: Sounds like he has an abscess either in his mouth under the gums or under the cheek. He should be ...
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| A Pinky UPDATE, again | 4/11/2009 |
Q: After telling you about how the lump was now pushing on his eye we took pinky back to the vet and ...
A: Email me a million times, that is what I am here for!!! Big boy had a brain tumor that was ...
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| joint infection | 4/11/2009 |
Q: I wrote to you a few days ago about my rat Molly, who had the fatty tumors. Well we had had her on ...
A: Your girl may very likely have what is known as Ulcerative Pododermatitis, which is infection of the ...
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| My 2 rattie girls | 4/11/2009 |
Q: I have 2 rattie girls that are almost 3 months old now. They are our first pet rats and we have ...
A: Oh wow!! You are the third mother that has written to me about this and frankly I am at a loss ...
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| hiccupping | 4/10/2009 |
Q: we recently took in a rescued buck 6 months old and he is great, appears perfectly healthy, but ...
A: There is nothing wrong with being cautious. Cautious is good!! As for the red spots, you are ...
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| Zithromax | 4/10/2009 |
Q: We had 2 rats which had the microplasma disease at an early age. They had been put on doxyclycone ...
A: Zithromax is real good for some rats, and there are reports it seems to work better in younger rats. ...
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| Pet rat not drinking water but still eating | 4/10/2009 |
Q: I have a white male pet rat (Mr. Jingles) who is two and a half years old, a few months ago i ...
A: I am so sorry you lost him. Your right, he declined so rapidly it would really have taken the most ...
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| i think my rat is dying | 4/10/2009 |
Q: my rat has respiritory disease that has developed into pneumonia. he has had baytril for 1 week and ...
A: No, you should not consider putting him down yet. He has alot more treatment he could be getting . ...
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| litter train? | 4/10/2009 |
Q: I would like to know who said rats don't smell! I have two young females, and yes, they are always ...
A: All animals smell. Dogs smell, esp when wet. Cats smell, rats smell. What is often said about rats ...
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| older female | 4/10/2009 |
Q: I'm back for help. My two female rats are getting old, I'm not sure but I think they're around 2 ...
A: No, losing weight is not a part of old age. My oldest boy, Bo, who is 2 months shy of his 4th ...
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| Pet rat not eating but still drinking water | 4/9/2009 |
Q: I have a white male pet rat (Mr. Jingles) who is two and a half years old, a few months ago i ...
A: First of all, I had a Mr. Jingles!! He was a white rat too, and he was awesome! Second, I have a rat ...
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| hiccupping | 4/9/2009 |
Q: we recently took in a rescued buck 6 months old and he is great, appears perfectly healthy, but ...
A: We see this all the time: Concerned owners worried the rat is coughing or having some odd myco ...
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| Mocha | 4/9/2009 |
Q: ! How are you? I have a few questions about my ratty. Her name is mocha and she is a brown dumbo. ...
A: What do I think about the meds? Never heard of it...but hey if it works, thats good. As I said, I ...
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| rat injury | 4/9/2009 |
Q: i have a female pet rat who i squashed by accident behind her legs and she can only move one of her ...
A: Try to keep her isolated in a single story cage and do not take her out to play so she is sitting ...
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| new rats making old rats upset? | 4/9/2009 |
Q: I have had my 2 rats waldo and peppin since December 2008, when they came to me at about 5 weeks ...
A: Rats dont hate!! They fear, but they dont hate, so that should put your mind at ease. If your ...
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| Shy baby rat or Sick baby rat | 4/9/2009 |
Q: I am new to the world of rat owner. I was just recently given two baby girl rats from a litter of 25 ...
A: I think its all just a matter of the baby getting used to everything. I would keep them in a tank ...
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| Mocha | 4/9/2009 |
Q: ! How are you? I have a few questions about my ratty. Her name is mocha and she is a brown dumbo. ...
A: I am hangin in there doing ok , thank you, hoping your doing the same!. As for Mocha, all I can say ...
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| Rat weight loss, fur loss and orange skin residue | 4/8/2009 |
Q: I was reading a question someone asked you in October 2008 to do with a rex rat that began to loose ...
A: For starters, your vet is wrong (I almost cringe when I hear myself say that, but I have come to ...
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| Re: Antibiotics for Myco and swollen foot | 4/7/2009 |
Q: Stoli, the more sickly of my two boys, weighs 12 oz (down from 15 oz 6 weeks ago). Scurvy has the ...
A: Oh my goodness, please do NOT feed your rat mayo or butter....thats a great way to open the door to ...
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| Rat has swollen spot otherwise healthy | 4/7/2009 |
Q: Chip Douglas has a big swollen area in the pit of his right forearm. He does not act like it is ...
A: How fast did this come up? If it doesnt come to a head in a few days it is probably a mammary tumor ...
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| my 2 month old rat | 4/7/2009 |
Q: i have a 2 month old rat named Muirgheal. he gets very excited when he plays with me. lately there's ...
A: Urine. Little males tend to mark with urine esp during time out of the cage. They do this for many ...
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| Rat is eating sand?? | 4/7/2009 |
Q: My rat is approaching 2 years and is slowing down drastically. A little while ago she seemed to have ...
A: It sounds like she may have been coughing. Do you hear a sound when she breathes? Do you have a ...
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| Muscle conrol | 4/6/2009 |
Q: My hairless rat Peanut is 1 year and 7 months old. This weekend she started to drag her tail, Sat ...
A: Got someone for you, although they are not exotic specialists, they have a strong interest in ...
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| fatty tumor? | 4/6/2009 |
Q: I have a rattiegirl named Molly who is AT LEAST 2 and a half, but we don't know her actual age. She ...
A: Thats a new one on me that an actual histology done by a certified pathologist would be inaccurate. ...
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| rat injury | 4/6/2009 |
Q: i have a female pet rat who i squashed by accident behind her legs and she can only move one of her ...
A: When did the squashing take place? Today, yesterday? Is she walking? When you touch the bottom of ...
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| Sick Rattie?? | 4/6/2009 |
Q: I have two female rats in the same cage - one of them has a 10 day litter of 12 (she's about 5 ...
A: Lulu Looks like the little babies are trying to nurse from the non lactating rat. I would remove ...
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| neutering? | 4/6/2009 |
Q: I have a few questions for you if you don't mind. Would it be better to have a spayed female and an ...
A: If the rat is 5 weeks old (the male) is is absolutely able to get a female pregnant, despite how wee ...
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| squinty eye and painful/itchy ear?-- Part 3 | 4/6/2009 |
Q: This little guy's almost 3 months old. He was attacked a bit by another rat when younger, with a few ...
A: taking oral antibiotics will still help an inner ear infection. It will enter the blood stream and ...
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| Muscle conrol | 4/6/2009 |
Q: My hairless rat Peanut is 1 year and 7 months old. This weekend she started to drag her tail, Sat ...
A: THe nearest exotic specialist is the one in Boston, but if you want names of vets that have a strong ...
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| my rat | 4/6/2009 |
Q: I have a 3 month old rat, she's white with pink eyes, I have never had any problems health wise I ...
A: Your saying you had your rat in a cage and the cage was outside, for fresh air, in other words? If ...
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| Elderly rat | 4/6/2009 |
Q: I have a question about my pet rat, Sunshine. Sunshine is almost three years old and is my last ...
A: ...whatever works at this point, and of course ensure is good for him as well as the soy milk and ...
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| Muscle conrol | 4/6/2009 |
Q: My hairless rat Peanut is 1 year and 7 months old. This weekend she started to drag her tail, Sat ...
A: Usually when there is trouble with the spine, the tail is not held erect like it used to be. She may ...
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| 2 yr. old pet rat | 4/6/2009 |
Q: I have had a delightful female rat for just under 2 years. The past week her behavior has changed. ...
A: No need to even think of euthanasia for her at all at this time. She may not be feeling well but you ...
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| I think my rat might be sick | 4/6/2009 |
Q: I have read up on issues that i have been having with my rat. I've only had him for maybe a week ...
A: I would not have let them take the rat. They treat them on their own and do not use the right vets. ...
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| Inner Ear Infection (Rat) | 4/6/2009 |
Q: Hey there; I have just adopted 2 female hooded rats (appox 1 year of age) from a woman whose child ...
A: Sounds like no treatment has been given, or she would at least stop running in circles. In order to ...
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| sick rattie | 4/6/2009 |
Q: I hope you can help me. I have purchased an albino dwarf female rat who I named Joy about a month ...
A: I am so sorry.....it sounds as if your rats all had strep pneumonia, which kills very fast, often ...
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| Rat lice? | 4/6/2009 |
Q: I work at a veterinary clinic that has recently treated a rat for rat lice. I am now suspecting my 8 ...
A: Your vet is right, the lice are species specific and will not survive on you at all, not even to ...
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| fancy rats | 4/5/2009 |
Q: CA and want to raise a few rats. I used to have some when I was young, now I'm a grandma and want ...
A: http://www.altpet.net/rodents/CA.shtml http://www.afrma.org/breederlist.htm Try the above links ...
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| Swollen incision area | 4/5/2009 |
Q: About a week ago, I took three rats to have mammary tumors removed (two were mine, and one was my ...
A: Sounds like one of two things: The girls have either a seroma or a hematoma, both are common (and ...
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| I think my rat might be sick | 4/5/2009 |
Q: I have read up on issues that i have been having with my rat. I've only had him for maybe a week ...
A: Sounds like he does have an inner ear infection. The only way to treat this is to see a vet right ...
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| fancy rat health | 4/5/2009 |
Q: I did own two pet rats until recently, and one died having a abcess removed, though the vet said he ...
A: First of all, I am sorry you lost your rat. I am a bit confused though as to why the vet removed an ...
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| Antibiotics for Myco and swollen foot | 4/5/2009 |
Q: My rat has had myco for several months now. Our vet has given us three different antibiotics for ...
A: I am not real big on Tylosin. Its just not a real strong antibiotic. However, if you want to try it ...
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| my pet rat's eye | 4/4/2009 |
Q: I brought Gladys, my pet rat, home with me on 2/27/09. She was doing really great until this morning ...
A: She may have an infection. I wish you could see what the eye itself looked like. Bathe the eye ...
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| rats | 4/4/2009 |
Q: with rats after doing much research about them but when i finally got two i was greatly disapointed ...
A: You are so lucky!! You have direct access to one of the best avian/exotic vets in California!!!!!!! ...
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| rats | 4/4/2009 |
Q: with rats after doing much research about them but when i finally got two i was greatly disapointed ...
A: Have you ever seen a vet for this? Yes, it sounds like seizures for sure. Pawing at the air is a ...
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| sick rattie | 4/4/2009 |
Q: I hope you can help me. I have purchased an albino dwarf female rat who I named Joy about a month ...
A: Do you know why the baby rats are dying? What are the symptoms of illness, if any? Sounds like she ...
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| cagemates grooming until the point of sores? | 4/3/2009 |
Q: i have a pair of young female rats (littermates). i've had them for a couple months. about a week ...
A: Good deal on the Harlan teklad. This is the best rodent block on the market. If your using the 18% ...
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| Rat sick? | 4/3/2009 |
Q: My female 18 month old rat started losing weight last week and acting dizzy, falling over. Last ...
A: SHe needs a vet. Dont be ashamed about the vet. trust me, your not alone in this!! It is hard to ...
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| Rat tumar or obcess | 4/3/2009 |
Q: My rat has a tumar thing on her stomach. I felt it befor and it felt sorta of attached. Well I ...
A: Good news. You will make a great Vet when you get older because you are right, it is an abscess or ...
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| fatty tumor? | 4/3/2009 |
Q: I have a rattiegirl named Molly who is AT LEAST 2 and a half, but we don't know her actual age. She ...
A: Has any of these Vets suggested to aspirate these alleged fatty tumors and have a histopathological ...
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| Pink/Orange colored fur?? | 4/3/2009 |
Q: :) I have a female PEW pet rat. I'm not sure how old she is since I got her at a pet store but I ...
A: What your seeing is porphyrin staining. The mucus from her nose and/or eyes is getting on her paws ...
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| Elderly rat | 4/3/2009 |
Q: I have a question about my pet rat, Sunshine. Sunshine is almost three years old and is my last ...
A: Congrats on having the honor of owning a true senior rat. I too have the honor of being the owner of ...
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| Rat is eating sand?? | 4/3/2009 |
Q: My rat is approaching 2 years and is slowing down drastically. A little while ago she seemed to have ...
A: why is there sand in the cage with the rat in the first place? What is her diet? Also, you should ...
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| Baby rat care | 4/2/2009 |
Q: My rat had babies about 2-3 weeks ago and I found the mother dead this morning. I need to know how I ...
A: http://www.ratfanclub.org/orphans.html Go to the link above and read about raising orphaned rats. ...
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| female rat with vaginal bleeding | 4/2/2009 |
Q: i have a female blue rat who is about a year and some months old. she's always been very healthy, ...
A: I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but for starters, female rats do NOT bleed when in heat. They ...
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| Update on the Rat Bite Fever | 4/2/2009 |
Q: Sugar is being given the 21 day course of amoxil that you suggested to clear her up. My local vet ...
A: The vet doesnt have to give amoxil via injection. IT can be given orally. You can even use ...
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| biting rat | 4/2/2009 |
Q: i have a couple of rats, mango and link, link seems to always bite if he gets a chance to, but hes ...
A: If your brave enough, try it and see what he does. Remember though, if he does bite down, its your ...
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| Mister Pinky UPDATE | 4/1/2009 |
Q: The ask a followup question thing isn't working so I just decided to send a new one. So I read the ...
A: I wish you knew what the "something something tumor" was. The good news is they aspirated blood ...
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| Lump on male rat's rib cage? | 4/1/2009 |
Q: I recently found a small lump on my male rats rib cage which is almost certainly under the skin (i.e ...
A: Can you see it protrude or just feel it during palpation of the area? Is it toward his underarm? ...
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| Minor aggression from one of my rats | 4/1/2009 |
Q: I have four male dumbo rats, bought from a reputable pet store in UK about 2 months ago. I would ...
A: Sounds like you have an alpha male there, which is normal for an intact male when you have a colony ...
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| Protecting Stitches | 4/1/2009 |
Q: Our rat Maggie had a tumor removed from under her left hind leg and she will NOT leave the sutures ...
A: When did she have them put in last? Did the vet try stitching from the inside first and using glue ...
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| Rat hurt his tail. | 4/1/2009 |
Q: I was putting my rat away and didn't see his tail was sticking out of the cage door. I started to ...
A: Be careful the websites you read from. Many simply pass on info that are simply not true and are ...
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| orange spots on skin at hair shaft? | 3/31/2009 |
Q: I have a male rat who i treated last month for what i believe was rat lice , all i ever saw were ...
A: Sounds like buck grease. You will see this in males that are chubby or that do not have a mate to ...
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| pet rats fighting | 3/31/2009 |
Q: I have 2 male rats, Hercules and Leopold both about 1 year 3 months old. They have been together ...
A: For starters, I have seen this happen alot with rats that were not bred well, usually pet store rats ...
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| rat has a cold? | 3/31/2009 |
Q: a friend gave my rat a bath by just putting him into a tub with water and i dont think he dried him ...
A: Rats are immune to the common cold virus. However, they carry a bacteria called mycoplasmosis ...
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| lethargic | 3/31/2009 |
Q: symptoms-She doesn't walk often, and when she does she seems to be limping slightly. She rarely eats ...
A: How old is she? Is she able to use her front paws? Baby food is good for a sick rat since you can ...
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| Female Rat Pituitary Tumor or Bad Infection?? | 3/31/2009 |
Q: She is not spayed. My mother had noticed that she was tipping over a little bit for a few days. She ...
A: Animal Hospital of Highpark 3194 Dundas St. W Toronto NV Ontario M6N 5C1 Phone: 416-763-4200 ...
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| rats | 3/31/2009 |
Q: with rats after doing much research about them but when i finally got two i was greatly disapointed ...
A: I have a few webpages devoted to training your rats. First of all they need kept in a secure play ...
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