I have a female rat, about 16 months old named oreo, who is acting like she's in pain. At first, I thought she was sick. I found her laying cold and puffy, on the bottom of her cage about a month ago. I listened to her chest, and it sounded somewhat muffled, and she was breathing fast and heavy. I gave her antibiotics for a few weeks and didn't think anything of it since she was acting normal after that first day. Well, two nights ago, she got out for playtime, and was playing like normal, but when I picked her up, she was again coldish, and limp. I literally thought she was going to die before I woke up the next morning. When I got up, she was her normal bouncy self. Then, last night she started acting sluggish again, but not as bad. This morning, and all day today, she has been puffy, limp, and felt like she was a little Warmer than she should be. I gave her some metacam, since she was doing the teeth grinding, and had the pain look on her face. I have no idea what could be wrong. She is usually a gassy rat, and she loves loves loves to gorge herself on food. I've been weighing her and she hasn't gained more than 2-3 grams in the last month or so. I'll post pics of her from the other day, and today.
The first two are the other day, and the others are from today.
The first two are the other day, and the others are from today.
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