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Back from the vet. He has a mild respiratory infection but other than that he's fine. And he weighs over a pound (526 grams)! He kept boggling and bruxing while we were waiting for his meds.
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infestation itt Moxxi by straygiraffe, on Flickr  Chell by straygiraffe, on Flickr  Chell by straygiraffe, on Flickr  Moxxi by straygiraffe, on Flickr my girls (both over 2) are starting to lose weight and their fur is thinning out 
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Dec 19, 2014 20:45
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They look bright - eyed and beautiful though 
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Dec 20, 2014 09:05
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Had to run to the vet yesterday because Faye was making horrible choking noises again. $300 and x-rays later and it turns out she's too dumb and fat for her water bottle. Merry Christmas.
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Dec 24, 2014 21:34
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Patchouli Patrol posted:Had to run to the vet yesterday because Faye was making horrible choking noises again. Wait, my rats make clicking noises all the time. I thought that meant they were happy.  They're making them right now 
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Dec 26, 2014 19:57
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Choking noises, not clicking noises. Clicking noises would be, I imagine, bruxing. http://www.ratbehavior.org/Glossary.htm#Brux
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Dec 26, 2014 22:04
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Yeah, she was choking on her water. It was really scary. Bruxing is nice. This was not.
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Dec 27, 2014 01:06
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Dec 27, 2014 01:24
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Never seen a rat choke on water. She sounds special
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Dec 27, 2014 03:37
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Big Bug Hug posted:Never seen a rat choke on water. She sounds special Yeah. I spent a lot of money to learn that my rat is fat and dumb.
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Dec 27, 2014 07:51
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Patchouli Patrol posted:Yeah. I spent a lot of money to learn that my rat is fat and dumb. I request photos. Preferably silly ones.
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Dec 27, 2014 17:52
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Jack Trades posted:I request photos. Preferably silly ones. The rat in question, inside and outside:  
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Dec 27, 2014 20:51
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Patchouli Patrol posted:The rat in question, inside and outside:   
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Dec 27, 2014 21:13
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I got a new lens   Chell by straygiraffe, on Flickr  Chell by straygiraffe, on Flickr  Chell by straygiraffe, on Flickr  Chell by straygiraffe, on Flickr  Moxxi by straygiraffe, on Flickr  Moxxi by straygiraffe, on Flickr  Chell by straygiraffe, on Flickr
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Dec 27, 2014 22:58
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Awesome photos!
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Dec 28, 2014 03:14
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Chell and Moxxie look eerily identical to my very very first 2 rats, Abigail and Curly Brace. 
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Dec 28, 2014 15:21
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My rat is not showing much interest in food. What would be best to put some weight on him? Any form of baby food is what I was probably going to pick up later today.
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Dec 29, 2014 18:01
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Xeras posted:My rat is not showing much interest in food. What would be best to put some weight on him? Any form of baby food is what I was probably going to pick up later today. That is a very clear sign that she is probably sick. Make sure to visit a vet. You should try some wet and tasty foods meanwhile. Grapes, yoghurt, baby food.
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Dec 29, 2014 18:21
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Jack Trades posted:That is a very clear sign that she is probably sick. Make sure to visit a vet. Yeah, was at the vet this morning and got some baytril already Edit: He will eat, just not a healthy amount of food. Xeras fucked around with this message at 23:23 on Dec 29, 2014 |
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Dec 29, 2014 19:17
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You may want to try baby food rice cereal which mixes with water. It's not too much money wise and you get quite a bit. Can also try scrambled eggs, yogurt, whipped cream, jarred baby foods or nutrical paste. I end up crushing my rat's regular blocks into smaller chunks/particles to place with any soft food so that he's getting some balanced nutrition trace mineral and vitamin wise. If they are are doxy it's more difficult (no dairy products, interacts with doxy) to pick out a food. There's also critical care type of food mixture that you can find at a vet or sometimes small animal rescues will carry it for sale. You have to get creative and figure out what your want likes, and how much food intake they are getting and feed them as much as you can. Keep environment warm and stress-free for them.
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Porphyrin around one eye, good or bad? he just got over a respiratory infection and isn't sneezing or wheezing and he's eating/drinking normally. Still active; he's perched on my shoulder bruxing as I type.
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dovetaile posted:Porphyrin around one eye, good or bad? he just got over a respiratory infection and isn't sneezing or wheezing and he's eating/drinking normally. Still active; he's perched on my shoulder bruxing as I type. Porphyrin isn't generally bad in and of itself. It can be a sign of poor health, and can be a symptom of it. But if it is the only thing you're seeing, ignore it p much. It's not GOOD though, idk where you would get the idea that porphyrin is ever a very good thing. Your sitch sounds very normal.
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Invalid Octopus posted:Porphyrin isn't generally bad in and of itself. It can be a sign of poor health, and can be a symptom of it. But if it is the only thing you're seeing, ignore it p much. It's not GOOD though, idk where you would get the idea that porphyrin is ever a very good thing. Your sitch sounds very normal. Not good-good but good as in like 'can-wait-a-day-for-the-vet' good or emergency vet right now bad. All right, I'll keep an eye on him then.
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Whats peoples opinion on bringing in wood from the outside and turning it into makeshift decorations/chew toys in a rat cage. Where i live is heavily wooded so i could easily grab a branch, perhaps strip the bark and make some bars/fit it into the cage somehow. Would there be any risk of health side effects from this?
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DerVerrater posted:Whats peoples opinion on bringing in wood from the outside and turning it into makeshift decorations/chew toys in a rat cage. This is completely a guess but I'd imagine you could possibly bring in some type of parasite, flea or mite that could be an issue. I imagine you could freeze then microwave the wood bits or put them at 200F in the oven for a while or something to help limit that possibility.
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Jan 6, 2015 13:13
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Yeah judt bake the wood. People do that for parrot cages. Make sure its a chewable wood, too, nothing toxic (not sure what would be toxic to rats anyway).
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You want to make sure to use hard woods. No pine, cedar, or anything that gives off strong smells as that would be irritating to their respiratory systems. People like using apple wood if you happen to live near an orchard. And I think either a baking or through freezing should do the trick as far as parasites go.
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dovetaile posted:Not good-good but good as in like 'can-wait-a-day-for-the-vet' good or emergency vet right now bad. All right, I'll keep an eye on him then. Sorry this is from two days ago, but no, I wouldn't bring a rat into a vet for porphyrin alone.
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Invalid Octopus posted:Sorry this is from two days ago, but no, I wouldn't bring a rat into a vet for porphyrin alone. Thanks for the response; he's doing much better now! *knocks on wood*
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I need some advice here, I'm really worried about my ratties. A couple of weeks ago they started sneezing every now and then, like a few times a day they'd sneeze quite loudly. It seems like something is wrong but I can't figure out why. They eat and drink normally. None of them is lethargic. I try keeping the cages extra clean. It's quite cold here where I am but I have all the windows close here all the time and the cage is high above the floor so there are no drafts here and the heat is as high as it goes (it's still quite chilly here though). What might be the issue here? It's not normal is it? Are there any other symptoms I should look out for that might tell me what's the issue? I know the default answer is "check with a vet" but I can't really do that. There are absolutely no vets here that have any experience with rats, even in the next big town over and the most I can expect from the is to figure out what's wrong myself and ask them to write me out meds if it's necessary. Jack Trades fucked around with this message at 20:05 on Jan 12, 2015 |
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Asking advice for my friend here: Are there any tips or tricks for introducing rats to one another? Greg and Mereen are curious about each other and one will go to the other's cage and sniff around when they're out and about, but when she tries to introduce them they fight and Greg ends up bleeding. She tried covering them with apple sauce and throwing them in the tub, but once again, blood. Is there anything she can do that won't likely end in Greg getting eaten by his fat rear end potato step brother?
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Jack Trades posted:Sneezing Grape Juice Vampire posted:Asking advice for my friend here: Are there any tips or tricks for introducing rats to one another? Greg and Mereen are curious about each other and one will go to the other's cage and sniff around when they're out and about, but when she tries to introduce them they fight and Greg ends up bleeding. She tried covering them with apple sauce and throwing them in the tub, but once again, blood. Is there anything she can do that won't likely end in Greg getting eaten by his fat rear end potato step brother?
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I've also had rats that refused to get along. I housed them in separate cages for a while(a few weeks I think) and they seemed to get used to each others' smells enough that they lost interest in fighting. YMMV. I've also had two rats who inexplicably hated each other - even though they got along with everyone else. They were lifelong nemeses. I don't think that happens often though.
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Update: apparently they like each other, but Greg gets freaked out and Mereen takes this as some kind of cue to attack. Rats are assholes, man.
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One of my rat's lower lip seem to droop. He hasn't had any trouble eating (aside from having trouble not eating) and I only seem to notice it when he's resting. Is that just a thing rats do? His brother doesn't seem to do it so that's why I'm a little concerned.
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Hitlers Gay Secret posted:One of my rat's lower lip seem to droop. He hasn't had any trouble eating (aside from having trouble not eating) and I only seem to notice it when he's resting. Is that just a thing rats do? His brother doesn't seem to do it so that's why I'm a little concerned. Sounds like he's relaxing hardcore I wouldn't worry. Some of my rats leave their mouths hanging open when they sleep. One never seems to close his eyes even though I know he sleeps. Rats are weird.
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One of my rats absolutely loves sleeping on his head, at the edge of the top floor of their cage. I swear to god, he looks like he's gonna fall over eventually.
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Jan 26, 2015 03:27
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Ratigan loves to tuck his head under himself. It's so cute to see him sleeping like that. 
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I'm not a regular in PI but I'm really distraught. I just heard a commotion in my cage and got out of bed to check to find one of my rats in the bottom of the cage stumbling a bit, when I took him out his heartbeat was really slow and he had a nosebleed. It only took a minute but I felt his heart and breathing stop, I tried to clear his nose and give him CPR but nothing helped, I'm just sitting here holding him and wondering what the gently caress just happened and if I should be worried about his cage mates.
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I don't think it'd be infectious. Wildly guessing I'd say maybe he had a brain aneurysm? I'm sorry for your loss
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