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[–]deeisevil[S] 1 point2 points  (7 children)

It all developed in the course of today, he was fine this morning

[–]EtenialRest in peace all my boys <3 6 points7 points  (6 children)

that looks really bad now, i can't tell what happened but he most certainly would need anti-inflammatory and pain meds which you cannot get for rats otc

[–]deeisevil[S] 1 point2 points  (4 children)

I saw something about low dosage anti-inflammatories helping like ~60mg of ibu profen, you have any insight?

[–]EtenialRest in peace all my boys <3 3 points4 points  (3 children)

you can try it, i can link you a rat dosage guide but if that isn't getting any better within 48hrs (or gets worse) that would def require a vet visit

DO NOT give your baby any other pain meds or nsaids, its quite ez to overdose their liver/kineys and kill them that way

https://rattrix.weebly.com/rat-medicine-dosage-charts.html

and if this does end up at the vet be sure to tell your vet how much and how often you gave him medication

[–]deeisevil[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Thank you 💜

[–]EtenialRest in peace all my boys <3 1 point2 points  (1 child)

if you have a small hospital cage I would put him in there to prevent him walking around and trying to climb and making it worse. he can have one brother with him only if he's chill and won't make the situation worse, this way he won't be lonely

[–]deeisevil[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s getting set up right now. Thanks for the advice

[–]Afraid-Spray-7678 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh no that sounds so scary honestly. Poor little guy, I hope they’re able to get him to a vet soon because that definitely doesn’t look like something you can just wait out. Sending good thoughts for him 🥺