DanielZielwolf
New Member
Hi,
One of my guys, Ari, is refusing treats: delicious things like chocolate chips, mayonnaise, banana. As far as I can tell he is still eating his kibble somewhat because the bowl slowly empties (he has his own bowl, because he tends to hang out by himself).
He's always been quite sniffly and I've kept it under control with long term doxycycline dosing. (5mg twice a day keeps the symptoms away, if I stop or even reduce the dose they come rushing back within 24 hours. Without the doxy I doubt he'd still be around.) He weighs around 500g and is around 2 years old.
Otherwise he seems fine, still responsive, active and so on.
However a rat refusing treats is not something I have ever heard of before, unless they are sick.
He will see the vet tomorrow but in the meantime does anyone know of conditions that causes them to lose their appetite?
One of my guys, Ari, is refusing treats: delicious things like chocolate chips, mayonnaise, banana. As far as I can tell he is still eating his kibble somewhat because the bowl slowly empties (he has his own bowl, because he tends to hang out by himself).
He's always been quite sniffly and I've kept it under control with long term doxycycline dosing. (5mg twice a day keeps the symptoms away, if I stop or even reduce the dose they come rushing back within 24 hours. Without the doxy I doubt he'd still be around.) He weighs around 500g and is around 2 years old.
Otherwise he seems fine, still responsive, active and so on.
However a rat refusing treats is not something I have ever heard of before, unless they are sick.
He will see the vet tomorrow but in the meantime does anyone know of conditions that causes them to lose their appetite?