I bought 2 male rats a litttle over month ago. Shortlt after we got them they had to be treared for a respitory infection. Their diet is "LM Animal Farms Classic Mouse and Rat food". We use the "Carefresh Pet Bedding" that all our local stores use for rats.
They recuperated and grew to nearly double their size, everything has been fine.
Today I noticed one was passing bloody urine and several hours later I noticed it seemed to be purely blood coming from his genitalia. At this point we began to frantically find a vet to treat him. Within several minutes he passed a cream colored lump from his genital and then died.
I am at a loss right now. Our other rat seems fine we were recommended to keep the dead rat and take both of them to a vet tommorro to be checked out. Is this what we should do?
I am also unsure what to do about another friend for our surviving rat. I am under the impression that they were from the same litter, and they havn't been seperated until now, nor have they been around other rats since we bought them.
Will our rat become deppressed? Do we get a new rat to keep him company? If so how quickly should we do this? How do we introduce them to each other?
Any other information would be appreciated. Thank you
They recuperated and grew to nearly double their size, everything has been fine.
Today I noticed one was passing bloody urine and several hours later I noticed it seemed to be purely blood coming from his genitalia. At this point we began to frantically find a vet to treat him. Within several minutes he passed a cream colored lump from his genital and then died.
I am at a loss right now. Our other rat seems fine we were recommended to keep the dead rat and take both of them to a vet tommorro to be checked out. Is this what we should do?
I am also unsure what to do about another friend for our surviving rat. I am under the impression that they were from the same litter, and they havn't been seperated until now, nor have they been around other rats since we bought them.
Will our rat become deppressed? Do we get a new rat to keep him company? If so how quickly should we do this? How do we introduce them to each other?
Any other information would be appreciated. Thank you