Lina
Well-Known Member
Well he been back to the vet again. He has never really got over the abscess but it was growing again and he had a sore leg over the last couple of days and has lost a bit of weight.
The vet thinks it may be broken :shock: but not 100% sure, we could have had a xray done but the treatment wouldn't have changed no matter what the xray told them, its his left front leg and there is a hard lump around about his elbow. She thinks it is already healing so we have some pain meds and antiflammory for him for that.
He had a shoulder injury (other leg) back in January which he recovered fully from so I hope he recovers from this one fully.
She is leaving the abscess alone but has given me another antibiotic for him, Stomorgyl. If that doesn't help she found a treatment for horses where they pack the abscess with these antibiotic beads so she is going to look into whether they can get the beads small enough for a rat.
And she told Placid in no uncertain terms that he is now a old rat and has to retire from the position of boss rat and take life easy now!!
The vet thinks it may be broken :shock: but not 100% sure, we could have had a xray done but the treatment wouldn't have changed no matter what the xray told them, its his left front leg and there is a hard lump around about his elbow. She thinks it is already healing so we have some pain meds and antiflammory for him for that.
He had a shoulder injury (other leg) back in January which he recovered fully from so I hope he recovers from this one fully.
She is leaving the abscess alone but has given me another antibiotic for him, Stomorgyl. If that doesn't help she found a treatment for horses where they pack the abscess with these antibiotic beads so she is going to look into whether they can get the beads small enough for a rat.
And she told Placid in no uncertain terms that he is now a old rat and has to retire from the position of boss rat and take life easy now!!