A rat we rescued had 8 babies. One died in the first 24 hours. at about 2 weeks old I was able to tell that there was something wrong with 3 of the babies. They were unable to move around. By 4 weeks I took them to a vet because they were unable to move around like the rest of the babies. All they can do is roll around and flip over. I took them away from mom and started hand feeding them soaked lab block and baby food by dropper. At 5 weeks 2 of the sick babies died. It is now almost week 8 and the remaining baby is growing stronger. It is about 1/3 the size of its healthy siblings. I still have to feed it by dropper about 4 times a day. It still cant control its movement. It does not stand on all fours or walk . I just rolls and scoots around on its back. It seems happy and is not suffering in any way. This is the only kind of life it knows. I am wondering if anyone has every seen or heard of anything like this. My vet has not and he has research it and talked to other local vets and nobody has a clue. HELP! I would love more info on this little guy. I would love to know how it progresses. I will try to post a picture of him later.
Thanks!
Erin
Thanks!
Erin