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Hey everyone. I apologize for my abscence first and foremost. I have found my current job situation pretty draining, and when you add in ratties, apartment upkeep, grad school prep, and life it gets a lil time consuming. Anyhoo I shall try to log on more frequently in the future...........
now to the problem......... All of my ratties are fine, I am asking this question for a person who adopted two of my oops litter in addition to her two beautiful girls. Her two oldest girls are around 6 months old, and one of them have developed a large lump. She took her rattie to a vet but it was disappointing. The vet told her something like it's probably benign but she can't tell for sure what it is without surgery, which will end up costing her between 150 and 250.
this all seems really fishy to me. I remember reading lots of tips about vets, and despite her reassurance to my friend about "having experience with surgery on rats," she does NOT seem to be a good vet, from what I've heard.
warning signs for me
1. can't tell what it is w/out surgery....is this normal?
2. can't give her a direct price
Also her rattie is eating and drinking but my friend says she seems to separate herself from the group a little, and is a bit less active.
I really just want to know what everyone thinks. My friend is really worried about her rattie, and while the 250 IS a bit out of her range I know she wants to do the best for her rat and WILL. I'm just concerned that she has picked a poor vet.
I'm calling my vet today for an estimate on a tumor removal (just in case) and it's a 4 hour drive between us. She is willing to drive quite a distance for good care.........so in addition to what everyone thinks about this situation I would highly appreciate it anyone could recommend a GOOD vet around the area of State College PA.
sorry for the length, and thanks everyone!
{{I edited the title because upon reading it over I decided the title was unintentionally misleading. Sorry mods
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now to the problem......... All of my ratties are fine, I am asking this question for a person who adopted two of my oops litter in addition to her two beautiful girls. Her two oldest girls are around 6 months old, and one of them have developed a large lump. She took her rattie to a vet but it was disappointing. The vet told her something like it's probably benign but she can't tell for sure what it is without surgery, which will end up costing her between 150 and 250.
this all seems really fishy to me. I remember reading lots of tips about vets, and despite her reassurance to my friend about "having experience with surgery on rats," she does NOT seem to be a good vet, from what I've heard.
warning signs for me
1. can't tell what it is w/out surgery....is this normal?
2. can't give her a direct price
Also her rattie is eating and drinking but my friend says she seems to separate herself from the group a little, and is a bit less active.
I really just want to know what everyone thinks. My friend is really worried about her rattie, and while the 250 IS a bit out of her range I know she wants to do the best for her rat and WILL. I'm just concerned that she has picked a poor vet.
I'm calling my vet today for an estimate on a tumor removal (just in case) and it's a 4 hour drive between us. She is willing to drive quite a distance for good care.........so in addition to what everyone thinks about this situation I would highly appreciate it anyone could recommend a GOOD vet around the area of State College PA.
sorry for the length, and thanks everyone!
{{I edited the title because upon reading it over I decided the title was unintentionally misleading. Sorry mods