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Boy it feels weird posting here after such a long absence... I've just been so busy with work and dealing with a lot of personal stuff in my life so I haven't been able to find the time. xD Hope everyone's doing well. I'll be sure to be moderately active in the community again

Amazing practice run by Dr's. Fiona and Andrew Reid. Amazing people, very personable, kind, and from what I can tell in my limited education - more knowledgeable on rats than anyone else in town, and most importantly - 100% ALWAYS willing to listen to your input.

Sorry I haven't been active on here these past few months. x.x I wish I did more than come to you guys for medical advice, but one problem at a time I guess. Bubs is sick with some kind of LRI I think. She's kind of up and about too but she's a lot less squirmy when I pick her up and she has had...

I know this is probably too late to be upset about but in responding to theGoldenrat's thread and researching a little on humane euthanasia, I discovered that injections to the liver are painful and inhumane! That's how I let my vet put Momo to sleep!! Granted, she was given a heavy dose of...

Welp, summer's here. Gotta think about keeping my girls cool before it gets too hot. Last year we got by with a fan and some ice but the fan broke so I'm deeply considering investing in something better to make sure we're all safe and comfortable this year. Are air conditioners okay? I'm just...

I really, really need to start working - because vet bills are becoming really inconvenient.. I've had to borrow money several times and paying it back has been so difficult because there's always a new medical issue I have to take care of. So needless to say, I really feel like it would be...

Well... it's finally happened. My sweet, darling old gal Momo has gone to the bridge. I don't want to go over the things that led up to this.. I'm sure most of you already know what Momo was dealing with and why I had to put her to sleep, but now that she's gone [and buried next to her mummy]...

Repost of a reply I did on my last thread since nobody was responding to it. + I have concerns. Not so happy update.. I brought Momo to the vet again because the baytril didn't make the lump shrink and her teeth were overgrown again, and after poking at it again... it would seem that the...

I've always been curious about this. Has anyone else here besides me ever owned one? It seems like knowledge and information of them is out there, but they aren't particularly common. The reason I ask is because I think they're the most adorable little things in the world, and I'd like to own...

So Momo's had a benign mammary tumour for a few months and it's really starting to get huge. By this point I can tell it's really draining her nutrients, because she's lost a lot of weight and she's becoming ravenous whenever I give her treats. I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do here. I've...

Another Momo thread... possibly the last, depending on what's causing this. Momo's benign mammary tumour has grown quite large. Roughly the size of a golf ball, and it's quite weighty when I hold it in my hand. On the flip side, she's been bobbing her head very frequently. Almost every 3...

She turned 2 in december. I've been really busy lately so I haven't been able to be active on the forum but now feels like a good time to announce her hitting the big 2-0. I'm so proud of her. I honestly never expected her to live this long after the cancer and all the surgeries but she's...

Yay another Momo thread! Well she's 2y2m now so expect a lot more. lol! A few days ago I noticed a lump on Momo's cheek.. kind of like a hamster who has food stored in it's mouth. I took her to our vet a day after, where she poked it with a needle and found green pus coming out. So it's an...

Hey, it's me again. Most of you can probably guess whom this thread concerns by now. lol Before Momo went to have the hard lumps removed, she already had a kind of squishy tumor growing near her armpit, which we left because it seemed benign. But after the surgery and the removal of the previous...

So I examined Momo's wound today and I'd just like to get some opinions on it. It seems to have opened up [slightly] in one area in what I can only describe as something similar to an open blister, with white skin all around the opening. Is the wound infected? Or is that just dead skin...

Momo just had her third tumour removal surgery because her latest one was becoming extremely invasive, making it difficult for her to walk and causing her to lose weight. She's still eating and drinking just fine and she's active - but I'm just wondering, now that the tumour's gone will the...

Hi, me again. Momo had her surgery and it went well. Problems are now arising though. First of all - they gave me 4 days worth of metacam and some baytril for the recovery. Problem is, Momo's been very fussy at her surgical staples so as a last ditch effort to keep the sutures closed, they...

Hey guys, it's me again. So this is a question I asked before but I'd love some input. So back in october I got Momo a second tumour removal surgery because one of her lumps had an open sore that had engulfed practically the whole thing and she came out of it just fine - but in the last few...

No other noticeable myco symptoms besides that.. Is there anything I should do? Should she go on antibiotics if she's not sneezing or anything? Piper and Trixie had this problem when they were young too but it wore off.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mchbjy5YI_Q <--- There's a video for reference. She stopped now but earlier she just started making these horrible sounds you'd normally see with a rat with an advanced URI. I don't know how to explain it, because Piper's never had any symptoms leading up to this...