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Hi I just had a suprelorin implant put in one of my rats today and I'm shocked to find that my vet placed it in the skin on his abdomen. I have only ever heard of it being placed in the skin of the neck and I'm terrified of it causing problems at this placement. What if it wanders under his...

So my vet says his urine contained blood but not crystals. She said there could still be stones in his bladder so if his symptoms don't clear completely within the 10 days of clavamox she'd suggest getting an x-ray done. We had an x-ray done in May which showed a small "dot" in his bladder which...

Thank you so much Luna&Ralph! That is very helpful! I just dropped off a urine sample at the vet's and I'll call her in about an hour to see what she has found out. I've asked to find out which stones if possible and urine pH. And I'll up his water intake by soaking foods and providing foods...

Oh I should have written that, he is already back on Clavamox since friday evening. He is not showing signs of pain when peeing anymore but so far I still see him lick a lot down there and I feel he is a bit more irritable with his cage mates. In May he was on Clavamox for 10 days and my vet has...

Hi I have a rat who has what the vet believe may be bladder stones. He was treated with Clavamox in May which cleared it but now symptoms are back. Does anyone know a specific diet for rats dealing with bladder stones to help dissolve them or to prevent more from forming? Or does anyone have...

Thank you. Turns out my vet had gotten the label wrong. I was supposed to give him 0.3 ml twice daily, not once :-( Can an infection in the lungs cause pain? What about the fact that there are no sounds coming from him, that really confuses me, have you encountered it before?

It's 25 mg/ml He was dehydrated and received fluids when he was at the vet's. Can it take a long time to get back to normal? Even though he received fluids and drinks normally now?

I've tried listening to his chest with a stethoscope and comparing it to how the others' chests sound. I can't really tell a difference. Possibly a little bit but I really can't be sure. He's pretty much acting his normal self today. He's very energetic and he eats and drinks normally. I'm...

I'll try in the morning I just put him in his single cage for the night. He has actually perked up quite a bit just now. Suddenly a bit over an hour ago he just woke up and started exploring and he's been eating and drinking a very good amount. I'm hoping he'll continue improving from this...

We just picked him up from the vet's. His x-ray showed nothing around his abdomen, bowels or bladder. She could see that he was swallowing air and from the way his lungs looked she thought he had an infection so he's now on Baytril for the infection and Metacam for any pain. I've never had a rat...

Thank you lilspaz68. He's at the vet's now because he had slowed down a lot since last night and wasn't active at all anymore and also wasn't up to eating as much. Still interested in eating but not finishing his foods and eating very slowly. The vet said he was definitely dehydrated so he will...

My 9 month old boy Mio suddenly has lost weight. He's only 417 grams. I'm not sure how much he lost since I haven't weighed him since October. He's always been on the smaller side but he definitely feels smaller now and I don't think I've ever had a 9 month old weighing this little. Last week...

Unfortunately he has declined rapidly the past few days and today he is just sleeping. Not eating, drinking, anything, just sleeping. So in a short while we're taking him for his last vet visit

Thank you jorats. Can you help me with dosage?

Thank you Luna&Ralph. The pills are able to be crushed. What I did the last time we had a boy on cab was crush the pill and mix it with water and some baby mash or jam but the taste of the cab is super strong and I can't imagine I'd be able to disguise it and have him eat it voluntarily so I'll...

Hi I have a two year old rat with a pituitary tumor. The symptoms started appearing 3 weeks ago. He was doing really well with the symptoms he had until a few days ago when he stopped holding his food and his balance turned for the worse. I think the reason he even got these PT symptoms three...

Thank you lilspaz68. Just to be completely sure. Even though it's the injectable Baytril that's been diluted it's fine to use in his ear? I can see there's a product called Baytril Otic which has an antifungal in it as well but this is not what I got. So far I have him started on oral Baytril...

What she gave me is the injectable baytril 50 mg/ml that she diluted. Would this be suitable to use inside his ear? I can't tell how much it's been diluted but it seems pretty thin compared to the baytril I usually get for oral use. She wants us to give 3 drops in his ear twice daily. I'm not...

Thank you so much. I'll start him on it today then. My vet was away today and I talked to another vet there who wanted to try with diluted Baytril that we would have to put inside his ear. Is that even a thing? She said oral Baytril would have a hard time reaching the infection in the ear so it...

According to my vet it's not an inner ear infection. I can't remember if she said it was an outer ear infection or what it was but she didn't think it was in the inner ear. My boy is 8 months old. The ear is still smelly. It's not much and I have to put my nose very close to his ear to smell it...