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  1. Emmabeeee1996

    Lump on face

    My rat suddenly has a descent size squishy lump near his chin/cheek. It almost looks like he has food stored in there but he doesn’t. It was not there the day before! The other night I noticed he was limping a bit but it was so minor I just thought he knocked himself a bit - now I’m wondering if...
  2. Emmabeeee1996

    Lost my boy tonight

    I lost my sweet ratty, he was 2 years and 2 months and a bald rat. He had lots of issues near the end. I just feel awful like maybe I made a mistake in opting for euthanasia. Maybe it was too fast. The option was to try painkillers or euthanasia and I thought he’d be done suffering but just...
  3. Emmabeeee1996

    Bald rat eye problems

    my bald rat has been to the vet many times usually for other issues like sneezing. I brought him lately so the vet could pull gunk out of his eye, I thought it was tissue or something. He gets some kind of eye solution put in his eyes every night ( the vet prescribed it a while ago so I forget...
  4. Emmabeeee1996

    Rat tumour?

    Here is a picture of a bump I just found on my rat, it is right near his private area, it’s quite soft and can be moved and about the size of a penny, it seems a bit discoloured, to me it seems bruised. I’m pretty sure it’s a tumour, if anyone knows what can be done for tumours let me know or if...
  5. Emmabeeee1996

    Opinions on Azithromycine

    My rats have porphyrin and sneezing and have been treated with just doxy, then they were treated with doxy and baytril combination, now they have been prescribed azythromycine...is this a good medication? The vet said that they have built up an immunity to doxy, and baytril was not helping. I...
  6. Emmabeeee1996

    How long should they be out?

    My rats always get at least an hour out of their cage but what is the best amount of time for their mental health? :)
  7. Emmabeeee1996

    Limping leg

    I was petting my rat and the last couple times I pet him he falls asleep and is completely out of it, is that okay? He twitches his whiskers and does tiny squeaks. Anyways I was petting him and he was boggling and he fell asleep and let me rub his belly and I thought he was just relaxing but...
  8. Emmabeeee1996

    Cinnamon, lavender, or nothing at all?

    I know rats have really delicate respiratory systems but I put out some cinnamon sticks far away from them, not fake scented or anything with perfume just regular natural cinnamon sticks and I was wondering if that could be harmful. I don’t ever light scented candles in that room and have an air...
  9. Emmabeeee1996

    Some art I made :)

    here is a print I was working on in university :) I made it after one of my rats had died and it helped me feel better! I definitely suggest art if you’re ever feeling down! Thought I would share as it’s kinda fun!
  10. Emmabeeee1996

    Boggling, wagging tails

    i’m back with more questions! My three rats prior to these two all boggled and chattered and they would even wag their tails like little helicopters when I’d pet them but my bald rat is quite young but I’ve still seen him boggle however my other guy is probably the rat that will let me pet him...
  11. Emmabeeee1996

    Ear infection?

    I’ve been posting so much on here, hope I’m not being annoying! Maybe I’m just paranoid since I’m not very lucky with my rats health lately but I kissed my bald rats head a little while ago and noticed he was a bit stinky! It kinda just smelt like his rat food so maybe I’m overthinking it but I...
  12. Emmabeeee1996

    Seizures

    I really wasn’t expecting my rat to have another seizure but it happened again tonight. This is his third seizure and I will definitely be taking him to the vet to see what can be done. Im disappointed in myself for thinking I had figured out what was wrong and believing I could keep him from...
  13. Emmabeeee1996

    Christmas rats

    I always find Christmas time is a fun time of year as there tends to be more rat themed decorations! Possibly because there are rats in the nutcracker story hahaha. Anyways I found a bunch of cute socks with little rats on them and I thought I’d share a picture because it’s fun and happy! They...
  14. Emmabeeee1996

    Scratches on a bald rat

    I have another question! I saved a young bald rat along with an older fluffy rat. They are both very sweet. The older one is more anxious and the bald rat is very playful. They are both young enough but I think the bald rat is going through a teenager phase as he is always aggressively grooming...
  15. Emmabeeee1996

    Breathing whistle

    hello! One of my rats has recently had a very soft whistle when he runs around, I’m not sure if it is his lungs or nose. The room they are in can get a bit dry in the winter and the cage is on the floor so I lifted them up higher in case dust is irritating him and will put a humidifier to help...
  16. Emmabeeee1996

    Puffy eye

    Hello! I have a bald rat who I was worried about because his eyes were leaking that red stuff (which I know isn’t blood) but I found it was excessive so I brought him to the vet, they said he was fine and just to put eye lubricant on his eyes everyday and to also put saline once a week because...
  17. Emmabeeee1996

    Don’t know what to do...

    I own rats and recently moved in with extended family. They have a young child who owns rats but she does not take care of them and the mother and father don’t check on the rats or take care of them either. All her rats are ill because of this so I stepped in and now am taking care of them. I...
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