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jorats

Loving rats since 2002.
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Too many times new rat parents are faced with an issue they don’t understand and can even have a hard time explaining it. One of our members on the Rat Shack is our go to girl for anything medical and health related when it comes to rats. She’s a rescue and hospice and has seen, treated, comforted so many rats with medical issues. From toe nail wounds to enucleations of the eye. lispaz68 had the good sense to record many of the ailments her rescues have had. I’ve asked for her help and permission to compile her videos and place in them in one spot. You will be able to find them here in the Rat Room but more importantly, it will also be in the Rat Shack in the Reference section.
Many many thanks to Lilspaz68 for putting this together for us to learn, research and do better for our rats.

A classic pituitary tumour head bump. Boris has pituitary tumour and like many rats they do a constant head bump, more so when we are petting them or if something is over their head.
http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h75/r ... withPT.mp4

HED Hind End Degeneration. There can be a number of reason why a rat develops this progressive condition, pituitary tumour, arthritis, spinal tumour to name a few.
Here is Declan, starting his HED, not fully developed yet. This can progress slowly or quite fast.
http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h75/r ... ingHED.mp4

Head Tilt due to a neurological event. Head tilt is sadly becoming more common than it once was. It is a common symptom of an ear infection as well as early pituitary tumour. Most rats will adapt and live full and happy lives with their head tilt.
http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h75/r ... sSep24.mp4

Severe head tilt and spinning. This condition can be caused by an ear infection, a pituitary tumour or some other neurological event. It is imperative that you seek a vet for antibiotics and even steroids to help alleviate the symptoms.
Here, Fred is showing a tilt and spinning.
http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h75/r ... CF6068.mp4

Hind end spasms. These are quite common, mostly in aging rats especially those with spinal nerve degeneration. In the video, Asha has a nerve twitch in toes and haunch.
http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h75/r ... CF5169.mp4

Anesthetics side effect. It’s always a risk when going through surgery. Anesthesia can have side effects but even more so when the right combo of drugs is not given correctly or in too high a dose.
Here is poor Wilbur recovering from a simple neuter. It took him several hours to overcome the effects of anesthetic overdose.
http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h75/r ... CF4214.mp4

Open mouth breathing. Gasping is a progressive symptom of a serious respiratory infection. Pinta, a five week old baby is struggling with her congestion. It is necessary to bring your rat to a vet before it gets to this point.
http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h75/r ... thresp.mp4
Another rat Bradley with gasping and panicking movements, coastal breathing.
http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h75/r ... CF9657.mp4

Babies on Board! This is a great video. You can see Lilith’s babies moving about, hours before they were born.
http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h75/r ... CF7530.mp4

In Estrus. Here’s a funny video of a female in heat. They flutter their ears as part of their mating dance.
Bella is demonstrating her skills.
http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h75/r ... inheat.mp4
 
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