hey guys, i need some help.
i have a 2 year old male rat named waffies and he's been through A LOT in the past few months. in december his cage mate passed away and in january he had a large tumor removed from his back. it got infected and he has been back and forth to the vet at least 5 times now. he's been on baytril and now he has an eye cream because his cornea got scratched. waffies is a huge mess.
he was at the vet about 3 days ago. a day after i brought him home he began acting disoriented and strange. i have a critter nation cage and he walked off the top self and i was able to catch him but this is weird. his eyes seem cloudy and it's obvious his breathing is distressed/wet. he has also lost a ton of weight. basically he has gone downhill very fast.
ok, so this is going to be controversial and i'm probably going to get a lot of flack for this but i do not want to take him to the vet to help prolong his life. he is an old man and he HATES the vet. he is already over 2 and i have spent hundreds over the past few months trying to help him and it just doesn't seem to be working. i have given him an amazing rat life and i know that he doesn't want to go back to the vet again.
so my question is there anything i can do to make his last days more enjoyable and comfortable? is there something i can give him for the breathing issues? i've tried putting him in the bathroom with the shower running and i've been giving him dark chocolate chips.
on hand i have 1cc of buprenex (pain killer), terramycin, lavender essential oil, and otc cold meds. will any of those help him?
i have a 2 year old male rat named waffies and he's been through A LOT in the past few months. in december his cage mate passed away and in january he had a large tumor removed from his back. it got infected and he has been back and forth to the vet at least 5 times now. he's been on baytril and now he has an eye cream because his cornea got scratched. waffies is a huge mess.
he was at the vet about 3 days ago. a day after i brought him home he began acting disoriented and strange. i have a critter nation cage and he walked off the top self and i was able to catch him but this is weird. his eyes seem cloudy and it's obvious his breathing is distressed/wet. he has also lost a ton of weight. basically he has gone downhill very fast.
ok, so this is going to be controversial and i'm probably going to get a lot of flack for this but i do not want to take him to the vet to help prolong his life. he is an old man and he HATES the vet. he is already over 2 and i have spent hundreds over the past few months trying to help him and it just doesn't seem to be working. i have given him an amazing rat life and i know that he doesn't want to go back to the vet again.
so my question is there anything i can do to make his last days more enjoyable and comfortable? is there something i can give him for the breathing issues? i've tried putting him in the bathroom with the shower running and i've been giving him dark chocolate chips.
on hand i have 1cc of buprenex (pain killer), terramycin, lavender essential oil, and otc cold meds. will any of those help him?
