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Around 6 pm my ratters were enjoying a playful scamper. When it was home time, I brought the girls back to their cage and as usual, we had a rousing game of "don't let her catch you while climbing ontop of the cage".
Unfortunately this game did not end well.
An old hide box was sitting ontop of the cage. Toby immediately recognized her old home and crawled inside. Mocha, being in a playful mood, decided to knock the box over. Both of my rats feel the 5 and 1/2 feet to the ground. I almost stopped breathing.
I carefully picked them up and cradled them on my lap, checking them over. Both rats appeared to have escaped the fall unscathed. After placing them back in the cage with a yogurt drop apiece to calm them down, I ran over to my phonebook to check small animal vet listings in my area. (I'd been meaning to do it for a while, but kept putting it off. Bad idea)
I had to wait until my parents came home to see if they'd drive me over to the vet, pressing on them my concern. Both off them shrugged it off. My father dislikes the rats and my mother doesn't understand why I want them checked out, "It'd be cheaper to get a new rat" :roll:
I've been watching them all night, and the vet closed at 7, leaving me stranded with my two girls. Toby seems fine, she landed in the box which was still stuffed with paper towel scraps. Mo was not so lucky. Over the past two hours she's established a major limp, which has spread to her dragging her back legs behind her. Mo has also been very quiet and skittish, which isn't like her at all.
I've removed the shelves in their cage for the night, so Mo won't be climbing up and down on her injuries. I just feel so bad. I can't do anything but watch her suffer. I'm trying to convince my parents to let me take her to the vet in the morning. Is there anything I can do for my poor baby?
Please help me if you can.
Unfortunately this game did not end well.
An old hide box was sitting ontop of the cage. Toby immediately recognized her old home and crawled inside. Mocha, being in a playful mood, decided to knock the box over. Both of my rats feel the 5 and 1/2 feet to the ground. I almost stopped breathing.
I carefully picked them up and cradled them on my lap, checking them over. Both rats appeared to have escaped the fall unscathed. After placing them back in the cage with a yogurt drop apiece to calm them down, I ran over to my phonebook to check small animal vet listings in my area. (I'd been meaning to do it for a while, but kept putting it off. Bad idea)
I had to wait until my parents came home to see if they'd drive me over to the vet, pressing on them my concern. Both off them shrugged it off. My father dislikes the rats and my mother doesn't understand why I want them checked out, "It'd be cheaper to get a new rat" :roll:
I've been watching them all night, and the vet closed at 7, leaving me stranded with my two girls. Toby seems fine, she landed in the box which was still stuffed with paper towel scraps. Mo was not so lucky. Over the past two hours she's established a major limp, which has spread to her dragging her back legs behind her. Mo has also been very quiet and skittish, which isn't like her at all.
I've removed the shelves in their cage for the night, so Mo won't be climbing up and down on her injuries. I just feel so bad. I can't do anything but watch her suffer. I'm trying to convince my parents to let me take her to the vet in the morning. Is there anything I can do for my poor baby?
Please help me if you can.