My PT Girl Has Respiratory Issues

[Aida]

Hi everyone. Because rats can't get stuff wrong with them separately and not all at the same time, I am now also worrying over my Matilda.

She's developed some respiratory issues, and the past couple days I could hear her breathing, loudly and worryingly, in her sleep. Now I can hear her during the day too, and she has a very bad day today-- as if all of a sudden this PT is even fazing her at all(She's been on bromo and pred for it for 6 months now, and today is the first day I have seen her significantly worse in this whole time span).

The only meds I have on hand right now are metacam, prednisolone, bromocriptine, and a trimeth/sulfa suspension. I don't know if any of these will help her much(mostly the trimeth/sulfa), and I don't even have dark chocolate to give her or a nebulizer.

Getting her in to see the vet will be hard, I am completely broke and I'll have to borrow from mom again, who just agreed to lend me $500 for Oreo's operation, and Matilda's Bromo, a day ago. I think if I even ask she will yank her hair out. Saturday I am volunteering at the vet's, so I will BEEEEEG her to give me some bromo/baytril to fight this, Matilda has had respiratory issues before, without the $80 appointment. I wish they wouldn't all get sick at the same times...

 

[dspch911]

I know exactly how you feel. I ask my vet about the dark chocolate thing and he said it does nothing for them and is in fact no good for them do to the cocoa content. I hope your baby gets better.

 

[Aida]

It's very upsetting, I know you're going through everything right now, too.

 

[jorats]

It's quite possible her respiratory issues is the PT. A few times we had that happen with our rats and after a necropsy showed very healthy lungs so it was the PT all along making the rat have issues with breathing.

 

[Aida]

It's quite possible her respiratory issues is the PT. A few times we had that happen with our rats and after a necropsy showed very healthy lungs so it was the PT all along making the rat have issues with breathing.

Oh, that's not good.

I'm going to still try and treat her for it, she's always had a small, recurring URI throught her life, and I don't want to just abandon the case. I'm also wondering about putting her on a watch dose of baytril, since this pred is a immune suppressant.