Green mucous coming from rat nose?

[benzin.fox]

I'm posting this for some friends who's female rat has recently started having green mucous come from her nose. They call it 'booger' if that helps at all!

This is a pet shop rat who has had a litter 2.5 months ago and gets the sneezes/occassional quiet rattling sound.

Could this be something serious?

Has anyone had any experience with green mucous?


It probably seems obvious but i havent encountered it yet..

 

[ryelle]

Iv never heard of a rat with green mucus :? a wet nose and red porphy nose is all ive ever seen or heard off. Could it be an infection somewhere?

 

[Alicemcmallis]

The green discharge combined with this statement "sneezes/occassional quiet rattling sound" indicates to me this rat has a respiratory infection. She needs to be put on antibiotics immediately.

 

[lindsayfawn]

my first rat Templeton had a mucous type thing come out of her nose and it was because she had extreme respitory isssues. I would tell your friend to get her rattie to a vet and get her on some meds.

 

[mercurydust]

My rat Osiris had that same thing, a gooey mucous that was greenish and yellow coming out of his nose, I suggest a vet visit right away. Osiris always had problems health wise and didn't get to make it to a ripe old age.

 

[benzin.fox]

Thanks everyone, I've passed on that info