Some of you may know that I currently have three rats. I have Fiona an unaltered female, Norman a neutered pew & then I adopted Logan almost 3 weeks ago an unaltered male. Logan is in QT and is being treated with antibiotics for sneezes. So far his sneezing is still present, but he doesn't seem any worse. Tomorrow I am going to pick up some children's benedryl to try, and see if maybe he has allergies and if it will help with his sneezes. Otherwise he is a healthy 4-5 month old boy.
My plan was to have him neutered, but now I am not sure if the vet will perform a neuter on him if they think he is still sick. Plus the vet I saw, thinks he has a virus and that he should NEVER come into contact with other rats for the rest of his life. I personally don't agree with this. I'm not sure what virus my vet thinks he has. He is in the same house as my other rats & they have yet to show any symptoms of catching whatever it is Logan has.
My question is ...if I can't get Logan neutered, should I get Fiona spayed? Does anyone else have a spayed female rat, in with an intact male rat? I know lots of people have neutered males in with unspayed females, but in the reverse also possible? I would prefer to get Logan neutered, because Fiona is an alpha female and seems to get along with Norman who is a nice passive neutered male. Plus I don't want any tension between Norman and Logan.
Any suggestions would be much apprecitated.
My plan was to have him neutered, but now I am not sure if the vet will perform a neuter on him if they think he is still sick. Plus the vet I saw, thinks he has a virus and that he should NEVER come into contact with other rats for the rest of his life. I personally don't agree with this. I'm not sure what virus my vet thinks he has. He is in the same house as my other rats & they have yet to show any symptoms of catching whatever it is Logan has.
My question is ...if I can't get Logan neutered, should I get Fiona spayed? Does anyone else have a spayed female rat, in with an intact male rat? I know lots of people have neutered males in with unspayed females, but in the reverse also possible? I would prefer to get Logan neutered, because Fiona is an alpha female and seems to get along with Norman who is a nice passive neutered male. Plus I don't want any tension between Norman and Logan.
Any suggestions would be much apprecitated.