KrazyKritterz
Junior Member
I have lots of wonderful rats. I got 2 hairless brothers about 3 weeks ago from a breeder I deal with often.
Everything has been fine.
However today I realized 1 of my Hairless has a swollen neck. Like under his neck its a pretty good size ball in there about olive size. He isn't very old only about 10 weeks old.
I'm assuming its a infection from a scratch or bite. There is a tiny scratch by his next but like just a skin scratch nothing deep. He has one on his wrist area a little more deep???
I'm worried.
I have worked at a vet office in total for about 9.5 yrs and started Vet tech school myself. I just as of the nes year had to let go of the vet job I had for travel and location issues. So I always have meds on hand. From the vet perks of working for one. I have all sorts of antibiotics. Most pill form but some capsules.
Due to the sudden lose of my job amd Onhavent found a new one due to having to move for housing reasons...I'm very short money amd my pet fund is depleted after my older girl had a large tumor, one ratty with heart disease, cat that had renal and liver failure and dog foot wound all this in the last 3 months so my funds are just gone.
Is there anything I can do here.
I have Metacam and Children IBprofen too if meeded for swelling but I meed help dosing meds and which to use.
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Everything has been fine.
However today I realized 1 of my Hairless has a swollen neck. Like under his neck its a pretty good size ball in there about olive size. He isn't very old only about 10 weeks old.
I'm assuming its a infection from a scratch or bite. There is a tiny scratch by his next but like just a skin scratch nothing deep. He has one on his wrist area a little more deep???
I'm worried.
I have worked at a vet office in total for about 9.5 yrs and started Vet tech school myself. I just as of the nes year had to let go of the vet job I had for travel and location issues. So I always have meds on hand. From the vet perks of working for one. I have all sorts of antibiotics. Most pill form but some capsules.
Due to the sudden lose of my job amd Onhavent found a new one due to having to move for housing reasons...I'm very short money amd my pet fund is depleted after my older girl had a large tumor, one ratty with heart disease, cat that had renal and liver failure and dog foot wound all this in the last 3 months so my funds are just gone.
Is there anything I can do here.
I have Metacam and Children IBprofen too if meeded for swelling but I meed help dosing meds and which to use.
Photos attached