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    Implant for Chemical Spay/Neuter

    This is a new option that was brought to my attention and I'm hoping for some clarification. I have a male at home who is a poor candidate for surgery, and just rescued a female. The female appears healthy enough for surgery, but the vets in our area have very little experience with rat spays...
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    Pogo's Serology Results - CAR B

    Pogo's serology results are in. I had him tested after fighting what seemed like very resistant respiratory issues all year: The rats had many congested breathing attacks, and one mouse shared wet sneezing with them as well. Both mice arrived with lots of sneezing, and Pogo arrived with the...
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    hard, pebble like bumps on stomach

    I noticed a tiny, pebble sized bump under my naked girl Bean's skin about a week ago. I first felt it when I picked her up. You can see the bump under the skin, it feels very hard and almost pointy. I can move the skin around it so I *think* it's attached and not movable. Today I noticed that...
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    Persistent, unresponsive URI

    My middle aged boy has been battling a suspected respiratory infection for the past few months. When we got him from the shelter previously, he sounded very piggy like but it cleared up within less than two days - so fast that we wondered if it was even the antibiotics that had worked. He had...
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    Private Message Inbox Full

    I wasn't sure where else to post this. Before the forum update, there was a setting that deleted your oldest messages to make room for new messages when your inbox was full. This was very helpful as I frequently refer back to messages from weeks or months ago. Since the update, I've been...
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    hairless eye shut

    I'm not sure if this is really an issue yet or not. She is young and has seemed very healthy to me, with just some occasional small amounts of porophyn around the eyes but not much. Today her eye looks stuck shut. Not irritated, just perhaps "stuck with sleep" - that gunk that builds up in the...
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    Help with names

    It's been a bad month of losses and I've always had trouble deciding on names anyway. Seems with all the losses I've just lost steam to make a decision for names. I've got a new naked girl, currently being called "Tiny naked girl", and am headed out to pick up another older male at a shelter 3...
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    Ongoing discolored urine - He passed. <3

    I've been working with my vet for over a month now since seeing some bright, fresh blood in Merle's urine. His urine test did show blood in the urine and he had an x-ray that showed some inflammation of the bladder or a possible area that could have been a mass. He was put on Baytril (10mg/kg)...
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    hairless rat question

    do hairless rats do ok with furred rats, or is it just a bad combo? I'm wondering mainly about the debris in the eyes I've seen commonly mentioned with hairless rats. What are the other major concerns with hairless rats that those who've only owned furred rats would not likely be aware of? I...
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    Munster wont eat/drink after surgery - He's gone <3

    Munster is a very old rat we took in two weeks ago. He had a fast growing squishy tumor that we opted to remove on Thursday. He seemed ok afterwards, I had put a cone on him as the incision was big and he was yanking at it. He hated the cone but still seemed ok. was eating and drinking. Today I...
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    Carprofen/Rimadyl for pain management in rats?

    I've requested Metacam from my vet and just got a call that they have "something similar" that he would prefer to use instead of metacam: Carprofen Which google shows is the same as Rimadyl. This would be for pain meds after a spay. Ratguide says its in the class of advil and aspirin... Is...
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    Chlorpalm 1% Ointment Ear Drops

    Has anyone used this instead of the oral suspension? Did it work as well? I've just not heard of giving it this way so I'm curious to know. Gizmo still has her persistent inner ear infection, which I can smell now. She's old (2.5-3 years), has had a head tilt since I got her (over a year ago)...
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    Healthy, older titly girl - now wet sneezes and not herself

    Gizmo's not doing so well today. she's a tilty head girl from previous resp. issues before i adopted her, but has been a picture of healh for almost a year now. i've been fighting wet sneezes for a few months (merlin has them too now), but today she isn't herself. she'll eat food off my finger...
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    Abscess, tumor, cyst or something else?

    3 day's ago I found quite a bit of blood when cleaning the cage. Upon examination, I found a decent sized opening on Gizmo's underside. She's been eating & getting around fine, & is now on Baytril & twice daily saline flushes, but I'm just wondering everyone's opinion on what they see. This just...
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    Possible stroke, infection or other. Advice?

    Something happened to Bug. He was ok a few hours ago, I came in & he seems like a possible stroke. Not walking well, his tail flops when he walks, not much strength/feels limp. Called my vet & he advised to try a shot of dex & to give aspirin, but said there was not much more to do. He is also...
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    Sweet Nibs has lost her fight

    My dearest girl, I fear I’ve not the words to capture you correctly, to express how such a tiny creature can leave such a monumental imprint in her wake, how the silence you left behind is simply heartbreaking. You were a flawed beauty in a body that was determined to break your spirit...
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    Chewing/overgrooming on front paws?

    My girl Nibs has been overgrooming her front paws, lower arms & one armpit (just the one) since I got her (about 2 months ago). My first thought would have been bugs, but she was dosed two months in a row with the rest of the rats, and I don't see any indication of bugs on any of them, nor do I...
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    Gizmo & Nibs - My older girls from North Star Rescue

    After losing Minx a few weeks ago, we had a vacancy in the house for one needy rattum. As it would turn out, we ended up with 2 oldie girls, one suspected of PT & her sister since we weren't sure how long we might have either. The adoption was arranged Monday & the girls were loaded on the train...
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    Sandi's Soap Fundraiser to benefit North Star Recue!

    They&#39;re back... You might have seen North Star Rescue&#39;s facebook post about the most adorable rat soaps in the world, but they wanted to make sure their supporters knew that Sandi&#39;s Soap Scents will donate 15% of ANY products sold in the month of March to their rescue. Just...
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    114 Rabbit Confiscation in the Santa Cruz Area

    Please read, spread the word & donate if you can! http://therabbithaven.org/WatsConfiscation_110711.html
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