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    Soft poops with foul smell

    Hi all! I have two boys who are about 8 months old, Cain and Abel. Abel is the one who's having trouble. He has soft, yellow-brown poops that smell pretty bad; like fear poops. Not always, it's pretty intermittent- he'll have one or two days of soft poops, and then normal for a while though...
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    {EMERGENCY} Swollen Eye and Seizures in Elderly Rat

    His name was Cream. As of about an hour ago, he's passed away while snuggled up with me. :( It was just his time.
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    {EMERGENCY} Swollen Eye and Seizures in Elderly Rat

    He sounds fine today, but I'm too worried to dose him with anything honestly. I picked him up and he squeaked, normal for him (he protests until he's out of the cage no matter how much hand work I do), but continued to squeak and whine at me. I set him on my lap and he calmed down, but when I...
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    {EMERGENCY} Swollen Eye and Seizures in Elderly Rat

    His respiratory issues are due to, according to the vet, hayfever. He's had a pollen allergy since he was a baby. Where I live, pollen is starting to get really bad, so his sniffle is probably due to that. He doesn't sound wheezy or 'clicky' like a URI does.
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    {EMERGENCY} Swollen Eye and Seizures in Elderly Rat

    Neither. His eye is bulging and the pink inner corner is very red and puffy. He is having issues with his breathing still as well. I think, after doing research, he had a severe stroke.
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    {EMERGENCY} Swollen Eye and Seizures in Elderly Rat

    His condition has worsened and we are planning to look into Euthanasia with a Veterinarian.
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    {EMERGENCY} Swollen Eye and Seizures in Elderly Rat

    My rats eye is badly swollen. He’s approaching 3 years old and his right eye is very swollen and the pink part is puffy and very prominent. This happened suddenly today; I didn’t see it this morning but did see it this afternoon when giving him a treat. He has had 1 seizure since discovery, his...
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    Refurbishing a Cage!

    So I live in phoenix, and bulk trash is happening ATM. I found a HUGE rat cage! It's o kinda crappy shape. Its got some pretty good rust going in some spots, but I have paint and I'll be repainting it on Monday. Any reccomendations? BTW, it's 16 cubic feet. I'm really excited!
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