Cait
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Bad pun on an anti-depression commercial. Hehm.
Anyway. Tip, my dear boy, is still extremely depressed from the loss of his brother, Andi. Thursday, I thought for sure I'd come home to find him gone... He won't eat, he won't do anything. He moves on occasion, but other than that... He's just barely hanging on. I've taken him to the vet so she'd give him subq's, which she did, Thursday and yesterday. He seems more bright and shiny today, but he's still thin and lethargic.
I do not believe this is the strep pneumonia. His breathing is fine, he has no symptoms... He's also been on antibiotics like the rest of them. While the others are fine, he is definitely feeling put out and down.
What I'd love to be able to do is to cuddle with him and keep him with me all day... But he doesn't even like me. He much prefers rats. And not even all rats, it seems, just Andi. He *was* my bully, actually scheduled for a neuter the same day the strep pneumonia took Preston from me... But obviously that was out. Now, he pays none of the other rats any attention whatsoever. Occasionally Seth Rogen will cuddle with him, but most of the time he's by himself.
So what can I do? Besides keeping him medicated and taking him to the vet to basically force him to stay hydrated, what is there? He has other rats. He refuses to be with me. What is there? He's totally given up! Do I just wait it out, or? It's been... since the 12th... so ten days. How long is normal for this?
Anyway. Tip, my dear boy, is still extremely depressed from the loss of his brother, Andi. Thursday, I thought for sure I'd come home to find him gone... He won't eat, he won't do anything. He moves on occasion, but other than that... He's just barely hanging on. I've taken him to the vet so she'd give him subq's, which she did, Thursday and yesterday. He seems more bright and shiny today, but he's still thin and lethargic.
I do not believe this is the strep pneumonia. His breathing is fine, he has no symptoms... He's also been on antibiotics like the rest of them. While the others are fine, he is definitely feeling put out and down.
What I'd love to be able to do is to cuddle with him and keep him with me all day... But he doesn't even like me. He much prefers rats. And not even all rats, it seems, just Andi. He *was* my bully, actually scheduled for a neuter the same day the strep pneumonia took Preston from me... But obviously that was out. Now, he pays none of the other rats any attention whatsoever. Occasionally Seth Rogen will cuddle with him, but most of the time he's by himself.
So what can I do? Besides keeping him medicated and taking him to the vet to basically force him to stay hydrated, what is there? He has other rats. He refuses to be with me. What is there? He's totally given up! Do I just wait it out, or? It's been... since the 12th... so ten days. How long is normal for this?