#lungs #lung #health #lunginfection #respiratory

Hello, this is my first post, haven't really gotten the hang yet, but I hope someone can help. One of my boys, Bubbles, isn't doing too well. He started getting bald spots and scratched his skin open a little in a few spots about a month ago. When I went to the Vet, he told me that I should add...

Hello!!! I am new to this forum. I have three rats, all of about 8 months of age (I've had them for 7 mo). One of my girls has been sneezing all day, for the past week. I'm pretty sure she has a respiratory infection I've been keeping her and her sisters cage clean consistently, and making sure...

My 2 y.o female rat developed classic signs of mycoplasma about 1 week ago. I began baytril when no improvement was seen after 2 days. She progressively has gotten worse and we took her to an exotic vet yesterday. I was under the impression that the vet would choose to euthanize her but to my...

Want to start off saying, I'm not new to rats & I've already been to my vet. Here's my situation. I rescued 2 rats in May. They weren't hand tame. It took me a whole month to get them adjusted to their new home. I rented a basement at this time and had/have 4 other rats. I kept them separated...

Hi I am a first time Rat owner and I have 2 male dwarf rats. A few weeks ago one of them had lost a lot of weight, was in pain, lethargic and not himself. I took him to the vet and had him on antibiotics for ten days, like the vet said. I fed him supplement food for him to gain weight, and he...

Hey guys I’m new to the forum and rat care itself. I have a female rar ‘Naw’ who is just over a year old. Naw has one of those very common lung infections. Don’t worry she has been taken to the vet. I just want to investigate further and have everyone share their experiences as it is so common...