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Teresa
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Hi all. This is very difficult for me to post, but I'm trying to find answers.
I'm not a newbie rat owner. I once had 13 males, then for the last year or so I have kept 5 females. 3 females were sisters, the other 2 also sisters. They lived very happily.
One rat: Cairo, had two separate operations for mammory gland tumour. Because she seemed weakened, I finally decided to keep her separate. She was doing well, eating mainly baby food, but doing okay.
Her sister became afflicted with a dental problem on a Friday night, no chance of the vet. My husband said that it was best for the sister to go in with Cairo. So he put her into the cage. On Saturday morning I found Cairo to be in a complete vegetative state. No response, eyes closed. I did not touch her, my husband removed her, saying she was dead and put her into a holding place. She looked very dead to me. Her position, her legs etc- she seemed dead.
10 hours later, in my grief I wanted to see her again. She was alive. Eyes open. We had a cuddle, but she died in my arms. I'm broken. So many what ifs. Any experience of this? Rats put themselves into a coma?
10hours. I could have saved her.
I'm not a newbie rat owner. I once had 13 males, then for the last year or so I have kept 5 females. 3 females were sisters, the other 2 also sisters. They lived very happily.
One rat: Cairo, had two separate operations for mammory gland tumour. Because she seemed weakened, I finally decided to keep her separate. She was doing well, eating mainly baby food, but doing okay.
Her sister became afflicted with a dental problem on a Friday night, no chance of the vet. My husband said that it was best for the sister to go in with Cairo. So he put her into the cage. On Saturday morning I found Cairo to be in a complete vegetative state. No response, eyes closed. I did not touch her, my husband removed her, saying she was dead and put her into a holding place. She looked very dead to me. Her position, her legs etc- she seemed dead.
10 hours later, in my grief I wanted to see her again. She was alive. Eyes open. We had a cuddle, but she died in my arms. I'm broken. So many what ifs. Any experience of this? Rats put themselves into a coma?
10hours. I could have saved her.