just some background information, i have a PEW and a feeder i rescued who have been living together for about 3 months. the PEW developed bad scabs and a red residue around the eye and 2 weeks ago the vet told me it was mange. only the PEW showed signs of illness/stress, but we treated both with some kind of topical treatment in a syringe.
a few days after i left for costa rica for a week+ and left them under the care of a good friend. when i returned this past sunday, the PEW's skin was clear of scabs and his eye was looking perfect. the next morning i realized he was chattering his teeth non-stop and picked him up to discover severe weigth loss. having an appointment already scheduled for today for more mange treatment, i hand-fed him and looked after him the past few days.
today the vet said he may be in the early stages of pneumonia, so he administered an antiobiotic through a dropper. i drove home for 10 minutes, walked into my place, picked him up out of his box and he looked up at me and then passed away.
my questions are
1. the antibiotic was not necessarily for rats, could this have caused his death?
2. i still have 1 more treatment for mange left for the other guy, do i wait 2 weeks and try to find him a friend or go for it now?
he's very depressed, looking for the PEW everywhere and not wanting to be handled. he's become very weird.
i feel very bad, this is my fault because i did not catch it in time.
please no negative feedback, i've spent a lot of money taking care of him and i tried my best to do what i could. if anything i should have rescheduled an earlier appointment, but i had no idea he had become so ill.
a few days after i left for costa rica for a week+ and left them under the care of a good friend. when i returned this past sunday, the PEW's skin was clear of scabs and his eye was looking perfect. the next morning i realized he was chattering his teeth non-stop and picked him up to discover severe weigth loss. having an appointment already scheduled for today for more mange treatment, i hand-fed him and looked after him the past few days.
today the vet said he may be in the early stages of pneumonia, so he administered an antiobiotic through a dropper. i drove home for 10 minutes, walked into my place, picked him up out of his box and he looked up at me and then passed away.
my questions are
1. the antibiotic was not necessarily for rats, could this have caused his death?
2. i still have 1 more treatment for mange left for the other guy, do i wait 2 weeks and try to find him a friend or go for it now?
he's very depressed, looking for the PEW everywhere and not wanting to be handled. he's become very weird.
i feel very bad, this is my fault because i did not catch it in time.
please no negative feedback, i've spent a lot of money taking care of him and i tried my best to do what i could. if anything i should have rescheduled an earlier appointment, but i had no idea he had become so ill.