Young adult w respiratory infection!!! Pls help

[Nikolais!!]

Hello!!! I am new to this forum. I have three rats, all of about 8 months of age (I've had them for 7 mo). One of my girls has been sneezing all day, for the past week. I'm pretty sure she has a respiratory infection I've been keeping her and her sisters cage clean consistently, and making sure we have decent air flow through my bedroom. How can i help her?

(This is her and her sisters in their holding cage while i clean their big one. She's the light grey one.)

 

[mwp051699]

Get baytril from Jedds.com its Enrofloxicin

 

[Nikolais!!]

Thank you!! Will try it. The breathing treatments ive been doing havent worked

 

[user 19553]

if the only symptom is sneezing it might be worth trying baby benadryl first - i have a couple of girls who have been sneezing non stop the last week too but I'm going to try allergy medicine before using antibiotics because they'll develop antibiotic resistance.

 

[mwp051699]

if the only symptom is sneezing it might be worth trying baby benadryl first - i have a couple of girls who have been sneezing non stop the last week too but I'm going to try allergy medicine before using antibiotics because they'll develop antibiotic resistance.

Rats lifespans are too short to worry about that

 

[mwp051699]

 

[mwp051699]

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Those 2 you see are what you want. Lots of rattie caregivers have the med charts

 

[Nikolais!!]

if the only symptom is sneezing it might be worth trying baby benadryl first - i have a couple of girls who have been sneezing non stop the last week too but I'm going to try allergy medicine before using antibiotics because they'll develop antibiotic resistance.

Do you know how many mg is safe to give them? As of right now, they all three have the infection. Sneezing, and their breathing is whistle-y.

 

[Nikolais!!]

Thank u!!