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  1. K

    lump

    The neuter was done at the SPCA before they were even available to adopt. He's 3 months old. He's acting like his normal happy self.
  2. K

    lump

    Hello, I've attached a pic, and circled the area on my rat where I feel a small lump. I adopted a pair of rats from the SPCA on Oct 16. They were neutered on Oct 15. The one rat's incision opened on Oct 18. It's the same rat who now has this lump. I had the incision site checked out by the...
  3. K

    New babies!

    I adopted 2 rats on Friday, and they’re both white. There’s no differences that I see to tell them apart. I’ve read that you can use non toxic marker or food coloring on them. Has anyone done this? Any other recommendations? Thanks! Pic of my new babies included!
  4. K

    black tooth

    I don’t smell anything that’s out of the ordinary.
  5. K

    black tooth

    I'll check if there's an odor when I get home from work
  6. K

    black tooth

    Hello, Saturday night, I noticed one of my rat's teeth is black. It's not the whole tooth, just the front half. (pics attached) She's still eating and drinking fine. I texted my vet yesterday, and she said it may be caused from trauma and to just keep an eye on it for now. Anyone experience...
  7. K

    new babies!

    I got these babies on Wed. They are sisters who are 1 month old! Still trying to come up with names for them...
  8. K

    New Rats!

    Thanks! I have named them Penelope & Pinkie.
  9. K

    New Rats!

    Meet the newest addition to my family! They're hairless rat sisters who are 4 months old. Just got them last night. I don't have names picked out yet, and I'm open to suggestions!
  10. K

    changes in breathing...

    Hello SQ, She's on doxycycline 50mg/ml and baytril 30mg/ml. She weighs 358 grams. The vet said to keep her separated for now. Our regular vet was off yesterday, so we saw another doctor there. I'm going to check in with our regular doctor though, and see what she says about that.
  11. K

    changes in breathing...

    I have a routine after work where I go check on all the rats, and give them snacks. Everything was normal. Later in the evening I was returning Cinnamon to her cage with Sugar. Sugar came out like she always does when the cage is opened, and that's when I noticed she was breathing funny. It was...
  12. K

    Seizures In Young Rat?

    I have a rat who has seizures as well. I got her in Sept 2017, when she was 4 months old. I first noticed that something was up with her in January when i heard a racket in the cage. It was a new cage, all metal, because either her or her sister chewed a hole through the old one that had a...
  13. K

    bump at surgery site

    My one rat, Sugar, had surgery on May 2nd. She had 3 tumors removed and was spayed. One of the sites where a tumor was had developed a seroma a few days after surgery, so we had that checked out. We went in on May 15th to have the sutures removed. Doc said everything was looking good. We went in...
  14. K

    New here

    Thanks everyone! :-)
  15. K

    curled tail

    My one rat, Squeakers, will sometimes walk/run with her tail curled over her back. I tried searching online to see what this means, and it seems to be called "wheel tail"... however, there isn't a wheel in the cage, so it's not from running on one! I think it's cute, but just curious as to why...
  16. K

    Fur loss

    I sent the pic to the vet I work with (I'm a vet tech) and she suspects barbering. I was thinking that, but never experienced it with my other rats.
  17. K

    Fur loss

    My one rat has some fur loss on her head. It wasn't like that yesterday! I don't see any scabs or redness, and she doesn't seem to be itchy. My other rat's fur is fine. Any ideas?
  18. K

    New here

    Hello everyone! I'm new to the forum. I just got 2 new ratties yesterday. This is my 3rd pair. With my 2nd pair, I had to put one down in Oct, and the other just passed away at home on Fri :( My new pair are named Squeakers and Luna. They're sisters and are 4 months old.
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