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Since my plague rats are still sneezing this means they have not recovered, right? Keep in mind they are not getting socialized. Does once a day dosing work for animals with faster metabolisms? I mean, is it as effective as dosing twice per day? How does a rat go from presenting with labored...

I've been dosing twice per day. Is that overkill? I've been dosing baytril 15mg/kg bid for everyone and adding zithro 15mg/kg bid (for symptomatic rats) and 15mg/kg + 30mg/kg for the sickies. I wonder if I should change one of the meds for the sickies since the one baby still sneezes loudly. BTW...

All my rats are in the living room. The sickies (your term) are upstairs in a different room and they are still both sick. The one rat is not getting better despite being on zithro and enro but she isn't slowing down nor does she have labored breathing. I know she will never sound normal and...

I don't handle the rats who brought home SDA. When will it be safe to I handle them? They are being ignored but taken care of. Would wearing a medical mask help?

Are these the steps to take to get SDA testing done? - Order the test kit - Take kit to my vet so they can get a blood sample - Send it off Below are the serology tests. Which is the right one to order? Where is the best place to get blood (the tail or the rat's quick on the nail)? Rat...

I was told by a vet that they aren't allowed to send blood samples over the border...because it's blood. One of the baby rats who is still sneezing would have antibodies by now, wouldn't she? I got her three weeks ago and she would have had SDA/Sendai before I obtained her. How many weeks does...

I looked up carb and found this: CAR bacillus is spread by direct contact between rats. There is conflicting evidence as to whether or not it can be spread through fomites such as bedding and cage litter. CAR bacillus is not likely spread by aerosol transmission. My baby rats did not come into...

Yes I know it suppresses the immune system. One of my pt girls was on it for a while and had to be supplemented with baytril in order for her not to get sick while being immunocompromised. The pred, however, will help my rats who are presenting with labored breathing. The rest of my colony is...

Do feeder breeders and other breeders not notice their own colonies dying off one by one? If so, why are they supplying pet stores with these rats and letting the pet stores know? Is there a test I can get on my baby rats to confirm either SDA or Sendai? I believe they have the latter as none of...

None of my rats have any throat lumps or eye issues yet. The babies have been on meds fro 2.5 weeks. I first started with zithro, then zithro + amoxi, and the one baby who keeps sneezing is on zithro + baytri. I dosed the rest of my colony with baytril last night and will be treating them all...

Ah, interesting replies. I too am back from getting tired of FB groups. There are a few I need to remove myself from soon as they are of no help at all.

It turns out feeders can kill the rest of your rats. I'm dealing with this now where I brought home two baby rats 2.5 weeks ago who have been on meds ever since whose symptoms are still present. Three of my adult rats now have labored breathing. The first started three days ago, the second...

I brought two baby rats home 2.5 weeks ago who both weighed 120 grams from a pet store. They had obvious URI signs when I got them home with their little myco sounds and constant sneezing and were put on zithro which didn't resolve their issue. Amoxi was added and this didn't resolve their...

I don't have time to read responses so sorry if this is a repeat. My girl who just passed this week was diagnosed with a PT in December. She was put on bromocriptine, prednisone, and baytril. She lived another four months and gained balance and wights. She would have these episodes where I...

ETA: Apparently this breeder doesn't hard cull. I was just told that now. My Original Post: I don't want to mention the name of th breeder but was told by someone that this breeder is pro cull. I don't know how to confirm if this is true or not. My concern is if this breeder is pro cull that...

Emergent used to have rescues, so she was a rescue at one point which isn't a bad quality at all and even though she may or may not be an ethical breeder she still brings attention to rats who are in need which I respect.

From my understanding she also got some of the harley siblings that the pregnant rat had before. She wanted the father but they would not sell him to her. I wonder what happened to Yeti's kids and wife? I never saw photos of them on her pages ever. The litter was large (13 or so). I only saw Moe...

I agree and feel some ratteries are being judged harshly. They may have made mistakes and have improved their methods as well. Afterall, we all learn as we go not matter if we are a pet only rat owner or breeder.

Emergent has also obtained multiple harleys from Mississauga which took place at the beginning of 2016. She obtained many offspring from former litters of the pregnant female she got (who was bred more than twice). The rat mom gave birth to a harley litter in Charlotte's home. Apparently these...

The eye was prolapsed which means it was susceptible to infection. Preventing infection was the goal. At present the eye drops I made are helping. My rat's eye is no longer prolapsed. Instead it is normal sized but still affected by whatever caused the prolapse. He has also been on oral...