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My 1 year old rat Devi has been fighting a URI for a while. At first, I thought she'd get over it (she was getting better on her own), but then she took a turn for the worse. I got some doxy for her and she stabilized for a bit, but then she got worse as soon as the round was over. Took her to the vet and she got on Baytril and another antibiotic, which she got better on. The new round is about to finish and now it's been 3 months of fighting this URI. However, Devi is still in pretty bad shape. Her abdominal breathing has gotten noticeably better, but it's still pretty bad, and she still has crackly breathing and makes honking noises. I don't know if I should get a new round of antibiotics or euthanize her since she's miserable. She's also stopped eating unless I give her the food from my hand, and I have only seen her drink a couple times in the last week (and she drinks for a while and I did the pinch test, she's a bit dehydrated most of the time). I have her on Nutri-Cal now, so hopefully that helps with how thin she is. She takes some Pedialyte, but not much. She still rarely moves from her bed and just lays there with her head hanging out of it.
Sorry about the rambling post, but I don't really know what to do. I don't want to give up on her, but I don't want to prolong her suffering either.
Sorry about the rambling post, but I don't really know what to do. I don't want to give up on her, but I don't want to prolong her suffering either.