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Maddie Swift
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Hi,
My rat Dixie has a large tumor right in between her back legs and it is growing everyday. I want to take her to the vet to see about getting it removed or having her put down if it’s too late, but there’s a problem. Dixie does not like to be touched by strangers or picked up. She will try to bite, and it hurts like hell when she does. She has always been this way, which is weird because her sister was extremely friendly and I spent an equal amount of time with them (her sister unfortunately passed away from a respiratory infection). Would there be a way for the vet to restrain her? Or should I just wait until she passes away? I feel cruel letting it get out of control and I feel guilty that she never truly became tame (she runs up when i call her, takes food from me, etc but does not let me pick her up and only sometimes tolerates being touched), even though I think it might have been due to poor breeding or just how she is... Would it be cruel to just let it grow until she passes away? I don’t want her having a hard time but I don’t know if the vet could even do anything...
Thank you
My rat Dixie has a large tumor right in between her back legs and it is growing everyday. I want to take her to the vet to see about getting it removed or having her put down if it’s too late, but there’s a problem. Dixie does not like to be touched by strangers or picked up. She will try to bite, and it hurts like hell when she does. She has always been this way, which is weird because her sister was extremely friendly and I spent an equal amount of time with them (her sister unfortunately passed away from a respiratory infection). Would there be a way for the vet to restrain her? Or should I just wait until she passes away? I feel cruel letting it get out of control and I feel guilty that she never truly became tame (she runs up when i call her, takes food from me, etc but does not let me pick her up and only sometimes tolerates being touched), even though I think it might have been due to poor breeding or just how she is... Would it be cruel to just let it grow until she passes away? I don’t want her having a hard time but I don’t know if the vet could even do anything...
Thank you