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  1. Rat Health
    Hi, my rat Clu is almost 1.5 years old and she suddenly has changed behaviour. I know she's not really old at the moment but her behaviour is showing somewhat old age signs (from what I know). She never been a super cuddly rat but she's still enjoyed being picked up and running around. In the...
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    i noticed a few minutes ago that only one of my rat's eyes had porphyrin and a little secretion that looked more like tears. i thought it was strange and cleaned it with saline solution. however, after a few minutes, the porphyrin came back again. i'm really desperate and i can't get to the vet...
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    Hello! I got a rat a couple days ago. She's four months old and her name is Basil. When sending someone out to get bedding, they got pine instead of aspen. I hadn't noticed until today. She's only been in the cage for a couple of days, and has been out for at least a few hours each day, but in...
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    Hi there, first let me say that yes, Duncan has seen the vet regarding this unusual growth, so that is not a worry. I wanted to post pics and ask if anyone here has had experience with an odd tumor like the one in these photos. I’ve not been able to find anything online that’s similar, so I...
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    Looking for updated information on effectiveness of Echinacea for rats respiratory issues. What dosage, how often, etc.
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    Hi Ratfans, just curious to know if anyone is informed on how much fish oil to give rats (under 1yr) with respiratory issues. My 5 rats have also been on Doxycycline treatment, silver shield and melafix. Currently two we're honking and were put back on doxy. I seen on this website...
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    I just adopted my first three boys about a week ago. Theyre doing fine and are active, though still a bit skittish (but that is to be expected). Yesterday I changed the top layer of their bedding and did a quick sweep to clean the dirtiest parts of their cage and now one of my boys started...
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    So, recently I saw something red and round on my rat's back it's been maybe 4-5 days since. It's some sort of navel but it's getting bigger each day. I manage to pop it once and some sort of red liquid came from it it wasn't blood but something I don't know. It didn't seem to bother my rat (Leo)...
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    So lately his brother passed away and he seems to be really sad trying everything to make him feel happy but nothing is taking the right path. I would really appreciate any help, how to make Teo happy again. Hopefully I will see happyness in his eyes again.
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    I've had these rats for a little over two months and they've been doing fine. Now for a few days, Ones eye has been kinda swollen, and suddenly it got much more noticeable. It's right above her eye, but the eye itself is fine. Help please? Update: It's bleeding a little bit, just spots of...
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    I have a white rat named Red. As I’ve been handling her lately, I noticed she has a pinky patch on her neck between her shoulder blades, and some on her head as well. It’s almost this powdery stuff. When I did some research, I found out that rats produce this substance from their eyes, but it...
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    One of my boys have been having sneezing fits and they all turned out to have minor respiratory infections . I was given 2 antibiotics to give them for a week and the vet said they worked well and none of my boys had any issue with breathing . However , Billy is having sneezing fits where he...
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    Hi, I'm making a post about my rat, Ted, since I'm worried he could be ill. As far as I can tell, I've done everything right so far with my rats- I got two, they have a large cage, lots of hides, good bedding, ventilation, and healthy food. However, I've noticed that Ted has been sneezing...
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    Over the last few days I've noticed my rat Moishe seems bored of her Oxbow (yes I give her greens and fruit every other day.) But I feel like she seems underweight. The last few rats I have had have been on the chunkier side and males. She's about 9 and a half months old and is a very active...
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    We believe our rat has lyme disease, and just want to know: Has anyone else had this situation before?? Any tips, advice, etc.?? He is a domestic rat (a very sweet one, who we adore 🥰) but he was found as a stray, abandoned by the side of the road back at the end of June. When found, he had 5...
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    I got my small rat from petco a few months back and since I got him he has made a weird “grunting” or I guess his breathing always is just loud and nasal sounding, and gets worse when he’s stressed. I took him to the vet within the first week and they said he was a perfectly healthy rat. He...
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    Hi everyone, so I got two new baby rats almost a month ago but a couple days before I picked them up I noticed my current rat, Baba, who I’ve had for over a year, was sneezing a bit so I took her to the vet and she was prescribed smz-tmp (antibiotics) for two weeks. I’m aware they have to be...
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