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I thought about reducing the amount of liquid but since the pharmacy directions are one mmmm I was afraid to. I messaged you. Even with the discount we are paying $70 a month. Bless your heart! Here is our darling old sick girl, Button. She was brought to us with 10 babies. Even malnourished...

I thought about reducing the amount of liquid but since the pharmacy directions are one mmmm I was afraid to. I messaged you. Even with the discount we are paying $70 a month. Bless your heart!

Update: Cabergoline has become a routine now. She still hates it but I put it in a mix of Karo syrup and yogurt so she gets a little probiotic with it. Then in her regular meds I also give her some yogurt and some Bene-bac. I don't find diarrhea in the cage anymore and I am really glad for your...

Agreed. Thanks for all your help.

Forgot to say in my previous reply that I totally agree with you on treats! Once a rat is old or sick here, we give them abundant treats. And vet also gave us Metacam with instructions to use between .05 and 5 meals to reduce inflammation. I've been giving the lower dose but am trying to work...

She has had four doses and since I wrote that original post she has improved a lot. Since I run a nonprofit I have volunteers and two volunteers who work with her have told me they've noticed a huge Improvement. They said she is moving around more and seems more alert. I asked for their opinions...

For some reason I'm unable to reply to each of you so Miss Rattie, my instructions say to dissolve the 8 tablets in 5 mils of fluid. I imagine that is because it won't dissolve well in less. How many mils do you dissolve yours in? Seems like it takes forever to feed a rat 1 mil of yucky...

The instructions on my prescriptions say to dissolve the 8 tablets in 5 mils of fluid and give her one mil each time. Do you use less fluid than that? Seems like it takes forever to feed a mil of fluid that tastes bad. Thanks for the yogurt idea! I totally forgot.

Button is a 2.9 year old rat diagnosed with dementia. Vet has prescribed cabergoline which I have mixed with chocolate ice cream. Button still hates it and it's a struggle to give it to her. She has terrible diarrhea the next day. She has to take it every 3 days so by the time she has recovered...

Also post on Rat Retreat Facebook page for help with transport.

Thanks to both of you I will get her to a new vet and I might have some meloxicam. I will check. She ate so much yesterday, like a little pig and enjoy being brushed. It's hard to believe she's having any pain. I know rats hide it but I've had nearly 150 or more in my rescue and never seen...

Thank you. Giving arnica 6X for the pain. Should I take her to a different vet for pain medication?

During the last vet trip, my vet diagnosed a bloody tumor in my rat's ear and suggested I put her down. She still has an enthusiasm for life and a huge appetite so I am not going to follow that advice. Meanwhile, what can I do to keep her ear more comfortable. It keeps growing a huge scab which...