DanielZielwolf
New Member
Hi,
I have got a rat who is rattling loudly in his nose when breathing. This terminates every so often with a sneeze. He sounds a lot like a human with a snotty nose. I know this is probably due to mycoplasmosis and he's currently on doxycycline for it. However he is not responding at all to the treatment so I'm going to take him back tomorrow at the latest to see if there is secondary infection and if we should add Baytril or something else. My question is, what does this symptom actually mean for the rat? How bad is it, is he suffering? He otherwise seems ok. He is eating and drinking. Still gets excited about treats. Still active as usual. He doesn't act like a rat with the kind of end stage respiratory distress that is leading to death (which kind I have seen before). Is he struggling to breathe without me realising it though? If people think he is struggling/suffering I want to take him straightaway but because it's Sunday in Australia, I will have to travel much further which I'd rather avoid as he is very nervous and gets stressed out easily.
I have got a rat who is rattling loudly in his nose when breathing. This terminates every so often with a sneeze. He sounds a lot like a human with a snotty nose. I know this is probably due to mycoplasmosis and he's currently on doxycycline for it. However he is not responding at all to the treatment so I'm going to take him back tomorrow at the latest to see if there is secondary infection and if we should add Baytril or something else. My question is, what does this symptom actually mean for the rat? How bad is it, is he suffering? He otherwise seems ok. He is eating and drinking. Still gets excited about treats. Still active as usual. He doesn't act like a rat with the kind of end stage respiratory distress that is leading to death (which kind I have seen before). Is he struggling to breathe without me realising it though? If people think he is struggling/suffering I want to take him straightaway but because it's Sunday in Australia, I will have to travel much further which I'd rather avoid as he is very nervous and gets stressed out easily.
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