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I reported a similar person recently to the local SPCA and they did nothing, despite telling me they'd send someone out to check; the person still has their feeder ad up on Kijijii and the SPCA has not taken in a single rat for adoption. I found them to be useless; this person had almost 100...

I'm sorry; I know how upset you must feel. Please know that your baby, in spirit, is no longer concerned about her body - she won't be upset by Nature. The scent of natural stages of decay likely attracted an animal like raccoon, fisher, or any other carnivore such as fox, etc. When we bury ours...

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I'd say that as long as she seems happy, isn't in terrible pain, and seem to have at least a reasonable quality of life, that she should keep on going. It's only when you feel that your rattie isn't enjoying their life any more - where more of it is miserable than happy - that you consider...

Baytril's a good med, and they're already in the same home together. If he seems to be doing better, start your intro's carefully (such as together on a bed while you watch, etc.) to make sure there are no scuffles. Some intro's go smoothly right from the start, and some take a while longer...

This ad on Kijiji; this person would likely let them go for snake food as there's no mention of a 'good home only'. Anyone able to help them? http://www.kijiji.ca/v-other-pets/kingston-on/3-male-young-rats/1081319141?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

I'm wondering if he's having some issue swallowing. Other than respiratory symptoms, how is his balance, ability to hold food in paws, etc.? I ask because, sometimes when a rat has PT, they lose their ability to swallow properly, even though they may feel hungry. Otherwise, perhaps have a vet...

Just saw this sickening ad on Kijijii Kingston; this jerk has over eighty young rats going as 'pets or feeders' for three dollars a piece. What can be done to help these rats? This kind of thing makes me sick...

I'd give him a chance to respond to the meds. As Lil'Spaz has said, stress can aggravate a condition. You may also have to consider other meds besides antibiotics and discuss this with your vet - possibly a steroid for any inflammation, or a diruetic like lasix to remove any build up of fluid...

I'm thinking that it has to do with the fact that, when anyone (person or animal) is preparing to transition, the body starts shutting down and resists the desire for food and drink on a normal basis. They may only eat or drink very little on their own in the last few days or couple of weeks and...

Do you have a means of transporting the rats (perhaps through a rat train, even truckers going from Ontario to Quebec) etc.? How is the health of the the 3 year old? Has he lived with other males?

All I know about lab rats is that they can be more prone to myco because they are kept in a very sterile environment for study purposes - but as a result, their immune system is often more sensitive to anything outside of that sterile environment. Some are genetically predisposed to certain...

Hi: I'd posted the mix above when I first posted. I'm still using the mix; the bump seems a tad smaller since starting it again a short while ago. It feels under the skin, not against the skin, which is why I'm assuming a benign tumor versus a cyst; had thought a cyst would be attached just...

I wonder if the spinal issue could be pinching nerve tissue anywhere along the spine, causing a twitch. It doesn't sound like PT: seems more like a degenerative spinal breakdown that might be causing some crossover in neural signals along the spine. I'd just keep him comfortable as you can; if...

Tell this idiot to find a humane society or rat rescue in the area; surely, one of those can help these two little rats?

Yes, I can understand your concerns. I'm just wondering if a foster family could care for them, or a rescue could temporarily take them in, until your sister is well enough to look after them again. I feel so badly for her, and for them, and for you. Are the two older boys living together?

Makes me wonder if it was more of a hemaetoma from the surgery (where blood fills up around a surgical site); or, it may have cut off the blood supply to the surrounding tumor/tissue which the body is trying to heal. The thing to see now is if this area starts to heal up. Keeping fingers crossed...

Hmm; it may have somehow cut off it's own blood supply and the body rejected the rest of the tissue. Very interesting, to say the least - let's hope there's some kind of healing process going on here. Fingers crossed for you and her

What a shame; is your sister no longer able to take at least some of them back? A rat rescue might be something you wish to consider, where the two older males must stay together, as well as the females going in a group of perhaps two, or three. At this point, it would be very stressful on the...

I'm starting the mix with my solo 18 month old rat, again. Back in December he and his now deceased brother each had a small tumor start under a front armpit. Lester's felt harder right from the start, but Al's was soft and almost gelly-like; right up until two weeks ago it never got any bigger...