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I just bought this little boy yesterday (he has a cage mate who turned out to be a girl and will be switched on Tuesday).
Anyway, he seems to be okay for the most part but a few things sort of concerned me
-SNEEZING. Sometimes he has little bouts 2-6 sneezes. When he's not sleeping he seems to sneeze once or twice every five-ten minutes, I'd say, but doesn't sneeze much at all when he is sleeping. He was sneezing on the way home, so I don't think it's his new bedding (which is the same as his old one).
-HICCUPING? He sort of has contractions in his upper body as if he is hiccuping.
-SQUEEKY NOISE? He seems to do this infrequently during his sleep, it doesn't sound like wheezing, but the sounds occur in rhythm with his breaths.
He does not
-have porphyrin (sp?)
-he doesn't seem to have trouble breathing.
-doesn't wheeze or gasp for air or seem raspy.
-have mucus on his nose or eyes.
-have difficulty eating (though he does not want to take treats, but maybe he doesn't like them? I've tried several fruits) he does eat his packaged rat food, though.
Also, may or may not be related to anything...
-He makes a clicking sort of noise, but I don't know exactly what it is.
He SEEMS to be grinding his teeth, makes a squeeking sort of grinding noise, appears to be chewing when he's not chewing anything.
As far as behavior, he's extremely pleasant. He's playful, doesn't like to be picked up yet, but I anticipated that. He seems a lot more active than his older (possibly pregnant) "sister" but still sleeps often. He's inquisitive and friendly.
I fed him a little bit of an orange, and I tried feeding him a little Kefir, like yogurt, full of probiotics. He wouldn't touch it (me either). But then, he doesn't seem to like much of any of the treats I offer him, though he did eat some of the orange.
I also read I could give him some ecanecia but one site said the non-alcoholic kind for kids? Is this necessary, because I have a tincture.
Also, I gave him a tiny piece of dark chocolate yesterday and it seemed to help his sneezing a lot, but he won't take it today
Anyway, I really like him. Does this seem like the sort of thing that gets worse? Or can I remedy this without antibiotics?
Anyway, he seems to be okay for the most part but a few things sort of concerned me
-SNEEZING. Sometimes he has little bouts 2-6 sneezes. When he's not sleeping he seems to sneeze once or twice every five-ten minutes, I'd say, but doesn't sneeze much at all when he is sleeping. He was sneezing on the way home, so I don't think it's his new bedding (which is the same as his old one).
-HICCUPING? He sort of has contractions in his upper body as if he is hiccuping.
-SQUEEKY NOISE? He seems to do this infrequently during his sleep, it doesn't sound like wheezing, but the sounds occur in rhythm with his breaths.
He does not
-have porphyrin (sp?)
-he doesn't seem to have trouble breathing.
-doesn't wheeze or gasp for air or seem raspy.
-have mucus on his nose or eyes.
-have difficulty eating (though he does not want to take treats, but maybe he doesn't like them? I've tried several fruits) he does eat his packaged rat food, though.
Also, may or may not be related to anything...
-He makes a clicking sort of noise, but I don't know exactly what it is.
He SEEMS to be grinding his teeth, makes a squeeking sort of grinding noise, appears to be chewing when he's not chewing anything.
As far as behavior, he's extremely pleasant. He's playful, doesn't like to be picked up yet, but I anticipated that. He seems a lot more active than his older (possibly pregnant) "sister" but still sleeps often. He's inquisitive and friendly.
I fed him a little bit of an orange, and I tried feeding him a little Kefir, like yogurt, full of probiotics. He wouldn't touch it (me either). But then, he doesn't seem to like much of any of the treats I offer him, though he did eat some of the orange.
I also read I could give him some ecanecia but one site said the non-alcoholic kind for kids? Is this necessary, because I have a tincture.
Also, I gave him a tiny piece of dark chocolate yesterday and it seemed to help his sneezing a lot, but he won't take it today
Anyway, I really like him. Does this seem like the sort of thing that gets worse? Or can I remedy this without antibiotics?