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Ring your vet and ask them directly, as the cost varies wildly in my experience. He should see the vet for an check-up before you come to that decision anyway really.

Sorry to hear your poor rat is unwell

I'm sorry you've had this worry, I hope you have someone around for lots of hugs! I've been both involved with rats and working in kennels (boarding, rescue and stray kennels) for about 6 years now and have probably seen just about every different strain of KC, as well as MANY things which rats (and...

Good luck! When Esme was on drops I used to hold her with one hand - thumb and little finger meeting under her chest/armpits, with the knuckles of my first two fingers resting either side of her head behind her ears. She quickly learned to just stay still for two seconds while I did this, and I'd ju...

Esme's cataracts appeared (they very much appearered rather than developed! One day her eyes were normal, suddenly they were weird! So probably different to what you're describing!) when she was 18 months. We treated for glaucoma for a couple of weeks and considered diabetes, but in the end settled ...

Esme did develop very early cataracts and lived happily with them for a long time. In the end hers were put down to some kind of head trauma - she was incredibly skittish and it wasn uncommon for her to spook and fall/jump off things in attempt to flee. I will try and dig up some more info on hers -...

How is she today?

My only experience of head-things is Tomten's tilt which lingered after his ear infection cleared up, and Burdock's general gross head infection so possibly not much use. She does look in need of cuddles though, poor little lady :(. If Laura is unable to help then Emmie will be back and forth to new...

Thank you Alison. He's actually looking a bit better, his eye isn't porphy any more, just a bit scabby on the surface, he doesn't smell so bad and his ears are the same - no better, no worse. He's ok in himself, cheerful and hungry! I honestly wasn't expecting him to improve, so pleased he's looking...

After Ptarmie died this week I noticed his brother had a sore eye, just a bit cloudy and dry looking. He went off to the vets and it then looked scratched and he was making chewing motions (but with nothing in his mouth and definitely not bruxxing). There's nothing wrong with his teeth. He got some ...

I think you may be right and it's a combination of age and weather. They do have extras, but generally just some of the healthier parts of our tea. They don't get too much because Ptarmie has a bit of a sensitive tummy and too many veggies give him very stinky, not-nice poos! :lol: I may have to sta...

We have 3 oldies - Oak (30ish months, respy and has always been small and skinny, but well in himself), Burdock (26ish months and very healthy) and Ptarmigan (26ish months, recovering from a lump removal but otherwise fine). Before Ptarmie had his operation, him and Burdock were the same weights the...

Hehe poor Ptarmie!

Ptarmie had an operation to remove a large lump to the left of his manhood. It's healing up okay, despite him pulling the glue off and it looking a bit infected, it looks much better now. Anyway, I don't know whether it's just because the skin is tight from healing or because of how close the incisi...

How many breeder rats (past or current over 18 months) have you owned: 4 male 0 female How many of these have had more than one resp flare up needing medication, or long term symptoms: 0 male 0 female How many of these have developed mammary lumps: 0 male 0 female How many rats from other background...

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