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1.5 year old male rat showing possible signs of PT? stressing out lots over this :(
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<blockquote data-quote="lystelle" data-source="post: 517003" data-attributes="member: 18347"><p>you're very right, at this point i think i wasn't in a good mental place when i wrote this post and was overanalyzing him. when i'm not feeling too good, my first thoughts are always that the rats are unhappy, sick, etc... looking at him today i feel like it could very well be that he's depressed. i think i'd like to rearrange the cage, maybe make him some more homemade hammocks (he likes the ones i've made before very much). maybe i'll get him some different kinds of veggies and fruits at dinner. out of my two boys, puffin is the lazier and sleepier one, so i sometimes feel bad for disturbing him when he looks comfy and only take moose out to play. i didn't think that maybe i should take him out regardless of whether he's comfy or not, he does need a change of scenery i'm sure.</p><p></p><p>i went through a lot of the symptoms and i feel like since having time to re-attribute them to a possible something else instead of a PT, i feel much less stressed. honestly, he's always had much more pophyrin production when he wakes up than moose has- and looking at him when he eats, he can hold food just fine with both hands. he hasn't fallen or been extremely clumsy lately. i think he might be losing weight because moose likes to snatch food right from him at dinner. i'm trying to take moose out and give him a head start lately, i hope he puts more weight on over time.</p><p></p><p>it could go either way at this point, but i know that i tend to fixate on rats having symptoms of stress because it just brings up trauma from past rats getting rapid-onset pneumonia and such.... makes me start panicking. i'm definitely going to try and improve his happiness and give him lots of love until things become more clear. thank you <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lystelle, post: 517003, member: 18347"] you're very right, at this point i think i wasn't in a good mental place when i wrote this post and was overanalyzing him. when i'm not feeling too good, my first thoughts are always that the rats are unhappy, sick, etc... looking at him today i feel like it could very well be that he's depressed. i think i'd like to rearrange the cage, maybe make him some more homemade hammocks (he likes the ones i've made before very much). maybe i'll get him some different kinds of veggies and fruits at dinner. out of my two boys, puffin is the lazier and sleepier one, so i sometimes feel bad for disturbing him when he looks comfy and only take moose out to play. i didn't think that maybe i should take him out regardless of whether he's comfy or not, he does need a change of scenery i'm sure. i went through a lot of the symptoms and i feel like since having time to re-attribute them to a possible something else instead of a PT, i feel much less stressed. honestly, he's always had much more pophyrin production when he wakes up than moose has- and looking at him when he eats, he can hold food just fine with both hands. he hasn't fallen or been extremely clumsy lately. i think he might be losing weight because moose likes to snatch food right from him at dinner. i'm trying to take moose out and give him a head start lately, i hope he puts more weight on over time. it could go either way at this point, but i know that i tend to fixate on rats having symptoms of stress because it just brings up trauma from past rats getting rapid-onset pneumonia and such.... makes me start panicking. i'm definitely going to try and improve his happiness and give him lots of love until things become more clear. thank you :) [/QUOTE]
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