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  1. Aida

    No More Rats

    Today, my last sweet baby rattie, Ratatouille, was PTS. She had a large tumor that seemed to open up, and there wasn't much else that could be done except to stress her out and "wait it out". She went while still happy, before she got to feeling any pain, and I feel as though we made the right...
  2. Aida

    I'm watching Ratatouille with Ratatouille

    It got cold, and we're cuddling on the couch. <3 http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0382932/
  3. Aida

    Ratatouille grew a tumor

    Hi guys, For those of you who might not remember(and I don't blame you, I've been pretty quiet the last few weeks), it's just Ratatouille and I left down here in FL. My little baby has been doing so well since both of her best friends died in August, but today, I noticed that she developed a...
  4. Aida

    Oreo really lethargic

    Hi everyone. Well, as some of you know, Matilda passed away a few days ago. I guess that one rat heartbreak per week isn't enough, because suddenly, Oreo has become very lethargic. She is just sleeping in the cage, her fur is puffy, and she has porphyrin around her nose. She is also moving...
  5. Aida

    Treating URI without batryil/doxy

    Hi guys, My PT rat Matilda is having clicky, congested, wheezy breathing again. We have already treated her for respiratory infections three times in her life, all three times with baytril and doxy. The first time, she wasn't on prednisolone yet, so it wasn't the immune system suppression...
  6. Aida

    250+ Things Only Rat Owners Will Understand

    Or relate to^ :) 1. Buying notebooks, pencils, erasers, books only because there are mice or rats on the cover 2. Eating a salad or fruit cup not at home, and having that thought of "Maybe I should put some in my purse for the rats..." 3. Friends who do everything to avoid the rat...
  7. Aida

    Studying in Canada

    Hey guys. It's that time in my life to be stressing over college- woohoo. :help2: I'm sure about two things: -I want to study veterinary medicine(I'm also considering botany, holistic medicine, lots of the bio-med options, but leaning towards vet) -I want to study overseas. I'm in the...
  8. Aida

    My PT Girl Has Respiratory Issues

    Hi everyone. Because rats can't get stuff wrong with them separately and not all at the same time, I am now also worrying over my Matilda. She's developed some respiratory issues, and the past couple days I could hear her breathing, loudly and worryingly, in her sleep. Now I can hear her...
  9. Aida

    The Cream of Wheat Yoga(my girls)

    Hey all! I'm posting some pictures of my girlies, because Ratatouille in this one made me laugh SO hard: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/O7tTzCMwyylfFbjiyRFyhqQ__CJGTY8mFdg8bxNZ9A=w326-h183-p-no :laugh3: This is Oreo(my ratty going into surgery tomorrow), and Matilda(my PT girl)...
  10. Aida

    Oreo's Inguinal Tumor- Open and Infected?

    Hi guys, I just got back from the vet. Two weeks ago Oreo developed what I thought to be a abscess. This weekend the area around it, I thought "swelled" and looked worse. I just got back from the vet, and I found out that she has a really quickly-growing mammary tumor in her groin, that has...
  11. Aida

    Big wound- burst abscess?

    Hi guys, today I realized that Oreo has a dime-sized, open wound right above her weiner. It looks like what remains after an abscess has burst, but I haven't felt any lumps or bumps at all anywhere on her yesterday, or the day before. There is blood around the area, but I don't think it is...
  12. Aida

    My rat dad is coming!!!!

    Hi everyone!!!!! :lotsohearts: I don't know if you remember, but my boyfriend of 4 years lives in Germany and I live in Florida while he is studying and I'm finishing high school. He's going to come for a 3 week visit in about two weeks, and I'm soooooooo excited!!! This will be his first...
  13. Aida

    LafeberVet- exotic animal info database for vets

    Hey guys, at my vet's office there is a big poster of this website: http://www.lafebervet.com/ It is an information database of exotic animals(rats are there too, under small mammal), for emergency or non-exotic vets to look to as a reference if they have an emergency patient come in. It has...
  14. Aida

    Beautiful little boy- on eating octopus

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrU03da2 ... ture=share :sad3: :cry4:
  15. Aida

    Crazy Idea: Laser Therapy for HED?

    Hey shackers, I was volunteering at my vets, and I watched them do two laser therapies on a squirrle's backbone, and on a duck's feet. The squirrle had an amputated tail and a painful back, the duck had arthritis and inflammation. Of course, my thoughts instantly jumped to: could this maybe...
  16. Aida

    This dosage will kill her!!!(vet made a mistake)

    Hi guys. I got bromocriptine, and here is the email my vet sent along with instructions: ""If we use 2.5 mg tablets, they will need to be compounded. You can crush and mix with flavoring agent. Add 1.5 ml liquid to make concentration of 1.67 mg/ml. The dose is 0.3 mg/kg daily. At this...
  17. Aida

    I've decided to become a vegetarian

    Hey everyone, I've always looked at people who are vegan/vegetarian with a respect, and a nod for what they do. I'm an animal lover too, and I understand how those who refuse to eat meat, refuse to be part of a system that kills and abuses animals for it, too. It's a horrible way for them to...
  18. Aida

    Volunteering at my vet's- day 3 on pg. 2

    Hey all! This weekend I'm going to start volunteering at my vet's office. :joy: :thumbup: I'm really excited, I bet it'll be real fun. The vet is mostly an exotic and avian vet, so there's tons of different animals that come in(just from my visits, I've seen macaws, iguanas, chinchillas...
  19. Aida

    The Official Christmas 2013 Secret Santa Show Off thread

    This has definitely made my holidays!!! :joy: :thud: :cuddle: :dance: Everything Together :thud: :thud: Resting Pads and a ramp cover :heart: Seeds for my garden!!! :cloud9: Fleece Scrappies. :))) Matching Hammocks, Tunnels, Two-Story Beds, Cube Houses, Pocket...
  20. Aida

    Cataract? Glaucoma? My little PT girl

    Hey all, This morning, as I was rushing out the door, I noticed that Matilda has a white, cloudy spot on her eye. I say "spot", but it is actually much bigger than most cataracts I've seen on here. It is in the very center of the eye, on only one. Now I'm worrying over her second eye too. As...
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