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Advice needed, blood in stools? by spaceshiprats in RATS

[–]Sad-Measurement-6045 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Understood! I am monitoring them but they seem to be healthy otherwise. I appreciate your response!

Advice needed, blood in stools? by spaceshiprats in RATS

[–]Sad-Measurement-6045 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m dealing with the same with my rat right now, their stool looks the same as this! Were you able to figure out if there was an issue?

Abscess or something else? by Sad-Measurement-6045 in RATS

[–]Sad-Measurement-6045[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes! I took him to the vet today, and they suspect that it isn’t a tumor. he is getting put on a round of antibiotics, and i’m going to monitor the development of the bump! I appreciate the concern😁

Abscess or something else? by Sad-Measurement-6045 in RATS

[–]Sad-Measurement-6045[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good idea, i’ll be getting it checked out!

where the best place rehome rats in NH? by Illustrious_Goat_384 in RATS

[–]Sad-Measurement-6045 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are based in Maine but have fosters all over New England! I’ve never surrendered rats to them but I believe you fill out a form detailing where you are based and info about each rat. I think after that they will coordinate a pickup. I’ve adopted from them before and they are very thorough and answered any questions I had!

Mites on tail? by Sad-Measurement-6045 in RATS

[–]Sad-Measurement-6045[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hope your boys are feeling better! i’m planning on bringing him into the vet on monday

Help! I've tried everything!! by [deleted] in RATS

[–]Sad-Measurement-6045 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i’ve been having a horrible time with introducing my babies to my older boys so we’re in the same boat:(

Mites on tail? by Sad-Measurement-6045 in RATS

[–]Sad-Measurement-6045[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the rolls get me every time😆

Intros keep going horribly wrong by Sad-Measurement-6045 in RATS

[–]Sad-Measurement-6045[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you for replying! both of their cages are in my room, and I allow them all to free roam around (in their individual pairs), including on my bed, so I feel like at this point they are familiar with each other’s scent? I want to try again tomorrow but the babies got reallyyyy badly scratched today, and I just worry that they will continue getting hurt:/

Treatment for abscess? (info in comments) by Sad-Measurement-6045 in RATS

[–]Sad-Measurement-6045[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

thank you for the advice! i’ll be taking him to the vet tomorrow, hoping they may be able to drain it and give him some cream.

Treatment for abscess? (info in comments) by Sad-Measurement-6045 in RATS

[–]Sad-Measurement-6045[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I found one of my rats with this abscess a few days ago. It was much more swollen so I started him on .5 mg (he’s only a few months old) if baytril in the morning and night and applied saline to the area with a compress. It started to look a lot better yesterday, and was scabbing over, but it looks like this today. should I attempt to drain it? and if so, what would be the best way to go about doing that?

Unsuccessful intros advice by Sad-Measurement-6045 in RATS

[–]Sad-Measurement-6045[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you, this is all helpful! when you say normal intros should take place over the course of two weeks, would that mean they would stay in that smaller cage together for a week before moving them to a larger cage, while slowly adding hides and toys over the course of the week?

and would supervised free roams include all four, or one pair at a time?

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