KrazyKritterz
Junior Member
Ok so if you saw my post about the Mom of the Foster litter. Then you'll knownwherrr I'm coming from.
Long story short. I'm Petsitting (Not my rats) It was 2 Momma Rats and both had litters 2 days apart. 1 Momma- Dwarf started sneezing and getting congested and gasping about a week into having thr litter. I was afraid I couldnt medicate her due to the babies......(Again I'm just the sitter)
After discussion with the vet and there mom I pulled her babies and fostered them to the other Mom per there advice.
Everything had been going well with Momma Number 2 and her babies and the Foster Dwarf babies until a couple days ago I noticed some sneezes. I thought maybe it was the bedding change I did now that babies are 3 weeks and up running around.
Mom sneezes and some (not all) babies sneeze, some make more of a rattle sound (2 of them)
Everyone is eatting and Drinking and they are still nursing too .
The 2 Runts of the litter did pass away but they were small to start with which there owner did warn me about.
Questions:
So with the Dwarf Mom passing away...this is after 2 vets and meds and even Hosp. Treatment ...and a large bill.
I'm super scaried because these babies are now sneezing amd The Foster mom too.
Just turning 3 weeks I have asked my vet about meds.... baytril and doxy werent good ideas because of growth issues. Amoxi or Azithromycin is safer but Amoxi which I have takes longer. I dont have the Zithromax and cannot get it without another 150 vet bill and I'm beyond tapped after the other momma.
The vet said if I treat Mom and they nurse they will get treatment through milk.
BUT Should I just treat mom and hope they get better too??? Or should i treat them and mom....would that overdose the babies and will amoxi hurt them??? In scared.
I mean I know either way is risky but I cant loose them. My friend is already devistated over her lost Dwarf momma.
Plus the huge Bill she couldnt pay me for..... She offered me 4 babies. To help "cover the money she couldn't repay me" I know these babies mean a lot to her.
The remaining 7 are hers....but my funds are depleted. I have Amoxi,
Doxy and Baytril meds. I also have nebulizer meds from the vet.
Can anyone help???? Should I Nebilize them, medicate them, or medicate mom??? Only
Vet said ok to give mom meds smd nebulize mom and them for short time each.
I wanna follow the vet advice but does anyone have any info on this.... I'm just nervous.
Long story short. I'm Petsitting (Not my rats) It was 2 Momma Rats and both had litters 2 days apart. 1 Momma- Dwarf started sneezing and getting congested and gasping about a week into having thr litter. I was afraid I couldnt medicate her due to the babies......(Again I'm just the sitter)
After discussion with the vet and there mom I pulled her babies and fostered them to the other Mom per there advice.
Everything had been going well with Momma Number 2 and her babies and the Foster Dwarf babies until a couple days ago I noticed some sneezes. I thought maybe it was the bedding change I did now that babies are 3 weeks and up running around.
Mom sneezes and some (not all) babies sneeze, some make more of a rattle sound (2 of them)
Everyone is eatting and Drinking and they are still nursing too .
The 2 Runts of the litter did pass away but they were small to start with which there owner did warn me about.
Questions:
So with the Dwarf Mom passing away...this is after 2 vets and meds and even Hosp. Treatment ...and a large bill.
I'm super scaried because these babies are now sneezing amd The Foster mom too.
Just turning 3 weeks I have asked my vet about meds.... baytril and doxy werent good ideas because of growth issues. Amoxi or Azithromycin is safer but Amoxi which I have takes longer. I dont have the Zithromax and cannot get it without another 150 vet bill and I'm beyond tapped after the other momma.
The vet said if I treat Mom and they nurse they will get treatment through milk.
BUT Should I just treat mom and hope they get better too??? Or should i treat them and mom....would that overdose the babies and will amoxi hurt them??? In scared.
I mean I know either way is risky but I cant loose them. My friend is already devistated over her lost Dwarf momma.
Plus the huge Bill she couldnt pay me for..... She offered me 4 babies. To help "cover the money she couldn't repay me" I know these babies mean a lot to her.
The remaining 7 are hers....but my funds are depleted. I have Amoxi,
Doxy and Baytril meds. I also have nebulizer meds from the vet.
Can anyone help???? Should I Nebilize them, medicate them, or medicate mom??? Only
Vet said ok to give mom meds smd nebulize mom and them for short time each.
I wanna follow the vet advice but does anyone have any info on this.... I'm just nervous.