twitch
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its serraphim again. always confusing mommy and the professionals... after that last bout of only god knows what i have not been able to get a good weight back to her. she hasn't lost anymore but she is still just a rake of a thing, very frail looking. she eats well and drinks well and her eyes are bright, but i can't say that she is always really there. she's never been exactly what i would call normal mentally for a rat. always happy and she has never understood when someone was upset with her. a mind something like a young child is the best i can really describe it. and she has always been a little wobbly since i've had her.
but now, there's something wrong. she is even more wobbly then ever before. she has these strange spurts of activity where she will run and stumble and run some more for no reason. its hard to get her to stop and its not out of play. she doesn't seem scared, but not all there either. her breathing is not like it should be but has not responded to antibiotics. but even with her bad breathing its not THAT bad. after her runs she doesn't stop and pant like the panic runs i've seen in severe resp rats. in fact she doesn't seem at all bothered by the runs once she stops.
she's been even more an attention hog since her last bout of whatever it was. i'm not sure that is a symptom of anything or her just getting older. but she has been getting lots of cuddles and lovings. now though, there's times like she doesn't recognize us. she's always been very friendly with everyone, but with the people she knew, her mom, dad, auntie and big brother, she was always extra affectionate. giving kisses and pushing herself against our hands. now, there are times when you go to pick her up and she'll back up, or when you have her in your hands she'll just sit there and stare at you, like she has no clue who you are. trusting, always trusting, but there is just something not there when she's sitting there staring you.
then there is the coordination. she was never going to be a ballerina or anything requiring finesse but she was always at least able to locate the food in your fingers and leave your fingers alone. now though... i've given her treats and if she has to take it from between my fingers, my fingers will get at least one bite more often 2 or 3 though, before she can finally get her head to cooperate and grab the food. the bites aren't hard, enough to know that she is trying to grab something but not enough to really hurt. but she has never had issue with that before. during her runs now too, she will stumble around. we've got catch fall hammocks all over and its a good thing we do otherwise she would be having more then a few falls.
i don't know, its just so very hard to describe. i know SOMETHING is wrong, but i can't pin point it. i was thinking PT because that will affect balance and personality and i'm sure it would affect memory and all that as well where its a tumor applying pressure on the brain and depending on where that is, a lot of things can be affected.
so what do you think? could it be PT, something else, serraphim being her phimminess? she's been on amoxil and gentomycin but there has been absolutely no change on her breathing, her memory, her coordination or anything. and for her weight i've been giving higher end doses, i should be seeing some sort of improvement if it was an infection of some sort...
but now, there's something wrong. she is even more wobbly then ever before. she has these strange spurts of activity where she will run and stumble and run some more for no reason. its hard to get her to stop and its not out of play. she doesn't seem scared, but not all there either. her breathing is not like it should be but has not responded to antibiotics. but even with her bad breathing its not THAT bad. after her runs she doesn't stop and pant like the panic runs i've seen in severe resp rats. in fact she doesn't seem at all bothered by the runs once she stops.
she's been even more an attention hog since her last bout of whatever it was. i'm not sure that is a symptom of anything or her just getting older. but she has been getting lots of cuddles and lovings. now though, there's times like she doesn't recognize us. she's always been very friendly with everyone, but with the people she knew, her mom, dad, auntie and big brother, she was always extra affectionate. giving kisses and pushing herself against our hands. now, there are times when you go to pick her up and she'll back up, or when you have her in your hands she'll just sit there and stare at you, like she has no clue who you are. trusting, always trusting, but there is just something not there when she's sitting there staring you.
then there is the coordination. she was never going to be a ballerina or anything requiring finesse but she was always at least able to locate the food in your fingers and leave your fingers alone. now though... i've given her treats and if she has to take it from between my fingers, my fingers will get at least one bite more often 2 or 3 though, before she can finally get her head to cooperate and grab the food. the bites aren't hard, enough to know that she is trying to grab something but not enough to really hurt. but she has never had issue with that before. during her runs now too, she will stumble around. we've got catch fall hammocks all over and its a good thing we do otherwise she would be having more then a few falls.
i don't know, its just so very hard to describe. i know SOMETHING is wrong, but i can't pin point it. i was thinking PT because that will affect balance and personality and i'm sure it would affect memory and all that as well where its a tumor applying pressure on the brain and depending on where that is, a lot of things can be affected.
so what do you think? could it be PT, something else, serraphim being her phimminess? she's been on amoxil and gentomycin but there has been absolutely no change on her breathing, her memory, her coordination or anything. and for her weight i've been giving higher end doses, i should be seeing some sort of improvement if it was an infection of some sort...
