Nicole

[RatsForever]

Hang in there sweet little girl!! :heart:

 

[SQ]

When I was gently putting ointment onto Nicole's ears a short while ago, Nicole gave a yelp and half her right ear came off
Glad we are leaving for a vet apt. in a few minutes because its sort of hanging there ... no way do I want to try to seperate it from the rest of her ear ... I'd probably hurt her even worse.

 

[lilspaz68]

Oooh ouch!!! Does she have to have the ointment on her ears? I remember Selene and Faith cringing from the ointment It does look better...poor little thing

 

[SQ]

Back from the vet.
He snipped off the part that was detached ... :thumbup:
If you look at the previous pics, you can see that most of her right ear was so badly damanged that it was expected that it would fall off ... so now there is only a tiny piece of damaged tissue left to fall off of that ear. The vet said that I no longer need to put ointment on Nicole's ears. I can also decrease applying ointment to her back and neck from three times to once a day.

Everything is healing well. :thumbup:
The vet patiently answered all my questions and I now have a better understanding of why it is likely that this was caused by an allergic reaction causing a vascular problem in Nicole's ear (not unusual) and her neck and back (highly unusual).

 

[xxchelle]

I'm glad I was right with the allergic reaction! Haha. And I'm so SO glad it's not something more serious. Sending lots of healing vibes to Nicole! Give her a kiss for me.

 

[mamarat]

Now your sweetie can get all better. Sending healing vibes for little Nicole.

 

[Dahlas]

I hope she is better soon.....poor wee girl...and poor you and godmother. What an ordeal.

 

[RatsForever]

How is the little angel today? ))hugs((

 

[Godmother]

She is continuing to heal well, and she is active. The other rats don't bother her sore bits, so the three young girls will be able to go back in the cage with the big gang.

Nicole is such a sweetie. I am so relieved that she is on the mend. ( and SQ's blood pressure is finally returning to normal.)

 

[SQ]

Nicole isn't feeling well and has lost approx 30 g.

 

Oh no! ..sending lot's of healing vibes her way :heart:

 

[jorats]

Oh no... keeping my fingers crossed.

 

[lilspaz68]

Oh no! is it pain or do you think that there's infection on top of it all?

 

[Rachael]

I'm sorry to hear it SQ. I will keep my fingers crossed.

 

[SQ]

I don't know ... She has little energy, isn't willing to eat food, baby cereal off a finger etc.
Edit: Nicole hasn't been interested in peas and corn either ... a definate favorite so very worrisome.

I suspect Nicole is dehydrated and we are going to the vet in a couple of hours.
I could rehydrate her sub-Q but given her physical condition I prefer the vet do it.

No signs of infection .... lying around with little response could indicate pain.
She doesn't show a great deal of reaction when I apply the ointment, not like before.
Nicole seems to be tired and to have given up.

 

[Rachael]

I'm so sorry.

 

[mamarat]

I'm so sorry. Poor sweetie.

 

[SQ]

The vet doesn't think Nicole is very dehydrated, I'm to try to get her to take fluids etc by mouth.
Her temp is normal and no sign of infection ... so perhaps it is pain.
Another vet apt tomorrow.

 

[mamarat]

Sending good thoughts for your sweetie.

 

[Godmother]

This is a real worry, if there is no obvious cause for her loss of appetite and energy. anic: