bruxingbeauties
New Member
I need help finding ways to get my rats to take their medication. One of my girls recently passed away from pneumonia and I have 2 left. They started showing signs that they were sick too so I took them to the vet. They were given medicine and so far biscuit has taken them really easily and is back to normal which is amazing, sugar on the other hand will not take the medication. She screams bloody murder when I try to give it to her, won’t eat it in food or take it literally with anything. I have to pin her down and put the medication in her mouth, which I absolutely hate doing because she hates it, it takes 30 minutes and there’s always a chance she could aspirate the medicine. Either way, when I get it in her mouth, she spits it out. Yep, that’s right. After all that work she spits it out and WILL NOT TAKE THE MEDICINE. I don’t know what to do because she keeps getting sicker and I really don’t want to loose her. Please help me ! Here’s how bad she scratched me trying to get away, I’ve never been bitten by a rat which I’m very thankful for but she definitely was putting up a fight over the medication. I tasted it and it’s really disgusting so I don’t blame her. Shes such a sweet girl and I feel so terrible about this. I really don’t know what to do any help would be appreciated.