Fancy Rats Forum

Looking to offer a home to 2-4 Male rats. Any age.

Completely unrelated. This boy is barely two years bless him. My last boy went from diagnosis to PTS in less than one month

I noticed very smelly discharge coming from my rats left ear a few days ago and just below he has a small hard lump. I've started him on baytril but I have a very horrible feeling it's a ZGT? I've only just lost one boy to ZGT less than a month ago. Surely they aren't that common? In my 7 years of r...

Yes urine was dipped and showed nothing. He's currently on baytril and metronidazole. No excess drinking and he's still eating fine.

I've noticed he's very unbalanced could it possibly be a stroke? No sign of any head tilt.

What steroids would you advise?

I have a 2 year old rat who was healthy until 2 weeks ago. He's lost weight very quickly and also become very lethargic, I have noticed he is having trouble using his back legs and movement in his back paws seems restricted. He's been on baytril for 2 weeks. Vet has found no obvious reason for illne...

My rat was diagnosed with diabetes back in may he was put on caninsulin U40 2.5ml this was then diluted in 1ml of saline. 0.5ml of caninsulin dialuted in 1ml of saline. We then started to give doses of 0.05ml twice daily of the diluted insulin and increased as needed (my vet doesn't do blood test he...

My rat has recently been diagnosed with diabetes. Can human glucose meters be used on rats? Or is there an animal equivalent? It would be much easier and less stressful to monitor at home surely?

I've been back to my vets today who did a gravity urine test and dipstick test, Followed by another sort of dipstick test which showed Throttle to be diabetic.

They have now put him on insulin injections twice aday and to be reviewed in one week.

He seems to have perked up this am, no luck in finding better vet but my current vet is doing a urine test tomorrow.

I'm in derby but can drive so I can travel with reasonable distance.


Note: title edited to help find a better vet.

I did ask for a urine test but was told it was pointless on rats. Hes still eating and drinking fine and on a kidney friendly diet plus ipakatine.

Vet didn't do any tests just had a feel and a listen to him today, He's been on ipakitine since January time. Vet said see if antibiotics help but if not the. There's nothing they can do for the renal failure. He seemed his fine playful self yesterday but today he's lifeless. Can renal failure come ...

My boy Throttle has been drinking a lot the last few months, I put it down to possible start of renal failure as he's around 20months. I also noticed some weight loss and on weighing him today noticed he'd lost 206g within 4 weeks. This morning I found him hunched over, puffed up and half asleep inb...

I could offer a foster home in the east midlands. I'm based in the derby area.