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  1. mvZD

    Ulcerated tumor? Abscess?

    I don’t know the exact age, he was a lab rescue. But definitely over 1.5 years
  2. mvZD

    Cute little munchkin

    Adorable!!!!!
  3. mvZD

    Ulcerated tumor? Abscess?

    Hi, My boy had a pea sized lump show up a few weeks ago, it then grew to small grape size. In the last week a small red spot appeared. It doesn’t look like the abscesses I’ve dealt with in the past, and I have no tumor experience. Is the red spot ulceration?? The lump is pretty firm. He has a...
  4. mvZD

    Respiratory Infection?

    Definitely get the doxy if you can’t get azithromycin. It may not be strong enough but it’s better than nothing. I would get it for at least 4-5 weeks You can also try a clavamox + doxy combo.
  5. mvZD

    Poorly front paw

    Is it swollen or red? It sounds like it’s most likely a sprain, which they can recover from in a few days. If you search the forum for sprains you can find a few posts with photos or videos to compare to your guy. One of my guys had a possibly sprained foot. I gave him children’s ibuprofen 2-3...
  6. mvZD

    Is my rat pregnant?

    She looks pregnant to me and ready to pop in a day or too. Here is a photo of my girl the day before she gave birth. They usually don’t start to even show until the last couple of days. Hopefully it isn’t a tumor but having vet appointments set up was a great idea! I hope everything goes well...
  7. mvZD

    New foster momma ❤️

    They are beautiful!!!
  8. mvZD

    Respiratory Infection?

    Will the vet give you doxy? Or clavamox? If you can’t get azithromycin hopefully they can give you a different second antibiotic.
  9. mvZD

    Funky eyes

    Yeah should have included that. He was neutered during their time apart.
  10. mvZD

    Tumour?

    I had a girl with a face abscess that would scab over every day. So several times a day I would hold a warm rag on it to open it back up and flush it. So make sure you keep it open and it doesn’t scab over.
  11. mvZD

    Funky eyes

    I put a mom and babies back with the dad at 4-5 weeks and he was great with them but it depends on the rat.
  12. mvZD

    Bulk food

    I buy the 20 lb bags of Oxbow for around $40 from chewy.com I think the bags usually last me a few months.. I currently have 8 rats.
  13. mvZD

    Leaving food

    I have a bowl of Oxbow that is always out and that I fill whenever it starts to get low. They always have access to it. When they get veggies and fruit, i give them a few hours then pick up any pieces they haven’t eaten.
  14. mvZD

    Respiratory Infection?

    From what I understand azithro works best in combination, I would continue get more Baytril to go with it. You can give them right after the other. I don’t think the brand of detergent matters much, it just needs to be unscented.
  15. mvZD

    Are my rats content?

    Congrats on your new babies!! Whenever I’ve brought new rats home they’ve hung out together in one spot for awhile.. it takes a little bit of time for them to be comfortable and explore. Boys can get pretty big so they will grow out of that cage. It’s also annoying to clean with the small...
  16. mvZD

    PT? Need help :( Not sure what’s going on.

    Thank you. She had a seizure and died in my hands a couple of hours ago.
  17. mvZD

    PT? Need help :( Not sure what’s going on.

    An update- Since starting medication she has done incredibly well. It took about a week and she was back to her normal self. She still wouldn’t eat her rat food so she’s been getting pretty much anything she’ll take- mostly peas and oatmeal, her favorites. Last week she was eating rat food...
  18. mvZD

    Foot/ankle sprain?

    Update: his foot is back to normal
  19. mvZD

    PT? Need help :( Not sure what’s going on.

    She’s a little bit better than she was. Not as stumbly when walking, and hasn’t been bruxing as much. She doing ok with holding her food, although she’ll drop it and seem to forget what she’s doing, and sometimes keep both hands on the ground while eating to keep her balance. I have noticed her...
  20. mvZD

    PT? Need help :( Not sure what’s going on.

    Ok I was thinking it was low.. So I’d need more like 1/3 of a tablet. I’m using a pill cutter, I’ll see if 1/3 is possible. Thank you for your help
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