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ive got 2 rats (used to be four, two have died, the remaining ones are about 2.5 years old now). ive just noticed suddenly one of them, his face is all swollen on one side and seems to be pussing or bleeding or something from his eye. i just, i dont know what to do. im sure he cant be pain-free, i dont want him to suffer, but im also not about to kill my pet rat. what the fuck?! |
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rats=pest |
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Could you take pictures of the rat and post them in this thread? |
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For diagnosis purposes. |
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infection |
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i cant really. to do that id have to pick him up and take him out of the cage and he does not look well. i dont want to disturb him, as he hasnt liked to be held for the past few months for some reason. but his face is extremely swollen and hes bleeding out of his eye socket. im fucking nauseas thinking about it. fucking a. |
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I'd still like to see pictures, though. I think I speak for CSX2 as well. |
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im pretty sure he's going to die tonight/soon. my problem is that its 730 in the evening and i highly doubt there are any vets open nor do i have money to take him to one. what do i do for my poor rat? |
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that sucks man sorry |
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Yeah, that's terrible, but pictures would so accentuate this tragic time in your life. By seeing, we better understand. |
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Sorry to hear that man. |
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Pictures of the swollen rat head, that is. |
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fucking christ why? fuck you. |
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oh, christ. Is this where we all cry for you and your dying rat? Give me a break. Just take some pictures of it and post them already. |
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Very Beautiful. |
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yeah, im sorry im not willing to put my sick rat through more distress just so you can get a peek at his fucking infection |
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I once had a hamster his name was Roy-Roy he was amazing. Give rat poison to kill your rats? Sounds obvious solution? Well it IS! |
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an anticoagulant sounds miserable. |
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sell its fur. . i don't know whats wrong with this people.. :( |
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Perhaps the infection is captivity related? Let the rat go free. |
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Roy-Roy! That's so cute. |
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i guess maybe quarantine him from the other rat in case has something that could be transmitted? |
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i would, but i really dont have anything to quarantine him in. im thinking now hes actually got a popped blood vessel somewhere, because its deffinately blood and when i just changed their cage he was just as active as ever. the current plan is to wait until the morning and then find a vet who can see him. |
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good luck |
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Sorry to hear about your rat. =/ I hope the vet can help ease his suffering. |
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It would have been funnier if you'd said, "post a picture of her with her rat out." Sorry to hear about this hedphukker. :( |
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drug the creature up man, thats what people do when they are in pain.. fill his waterthingy with whiskey. |
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there was the quote i was waiting for |
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I'm most annoyed I was beaten to that quote. |
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Yes, you're right, pictures are essential here. The rat lies still, flesh soft and mouldy, an expression of fear smeared across face. |
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sounds like the eye was scratched and the wound possibly infected. do you keep your rats' claws trimmed? anyway, you'll need veterinary care. without treatment, your rat might pull through but lose sight in the eye. i don't think you can buy antibiotic eyedrops without a vet and i don't think you want to use an antibiotic ointment in the eye. you might try humane society shelters in your area, they might be able to provide help for low cost. |
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yeah, ive got him an appointment with the vet at 3 oclock today. he's still somewhat active, but i believe your prognosis to be correct about the eyesight cuz he does seem to have lost it on that side. im just hoping antibiotics will help, he's a very old rat and has already had a brother and a sister die in the last year. the remaining rat, dweezil, is still as fat and happy as he ever was. also, im not gonna be giving them whiskey (altho they do love, and i mean LOVE alcohol) because im supposed to be keeping him hydrated, but i have been smoking the poor guy out. they love the weed too, my rats and i have so much in common :P |
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This is an honest question: how intelligent are they, and how responsive are they to you? I've heard that rats are intelligent, but don't know how intelligent or how good they are as pets. Are they dog-like? |
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considering the size of their brains, yes they are intelligent, the smartest of the rodent family i believe. i havent exactly put that much to a test, altho they are adept at finding their ways out of boxes and stuff. dog-like as in coming when you call them and stuff? i suppose maybe with a lot of conditioning, they do recognize it when i yell "RATS!" at them, but i doubt you could get a rat to be as obedient as a dog. but theyre still great pets, mine have been raised around humans since they were born and are extremely well socialized; they love people and will hang out on your lap or shoulder running around for a while, but they eventually cant hold it anymore and end up pooping so i put them back once that starts happening. |
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Alcohol-loving rats? They sound pretty awesome to me, I hope your little buddy pulls through! It's too bad rodents' lives are so short... If I'm going to get attached to an animal I'd hope it would live at least 10 years. That's why I gave up owning mice, hamsters, and gerbils circa 6 years ago. It was too much attachment and loss. Anyway, good luck with the vet, let us know how it went after. |
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Cool. It's nice that they're used to humans like that...I might stop looking at eternally asleep rat pictures and get a real one. Animals make me happy, and it's only been tarantulas, praying mantises and giant centipedes so far, which are quite fun to watch when they kill things, but not exactly friendly. The best would be a pet crow. Impossible to get, though. :-( |
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i couldnt believe how many posts there were before someone said 'get your rat out' |
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just got back from the vet. the most likely prognosis at the moment is that he got some kind of abscess under one of his molars which is actually pushing his eye out of its socket. unfortunately he didnt seem healthy enough to be put under today, so they have sent me some with some antibiotics to give him and if he is stronger tomorrow they will hopefully be able to drain it. |
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best wishes to you and your rat. |
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he's in surgery right now. they are either going to pop his eye back in or remove it, depending on whether it ruptures during the procedure or not. its also possible that he wont make it out of the surgery. here's hoping. |
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he's out of surgery and a-ok! theyve put his eye back in the socket and sewed it shut. the stitches are to be removed next week. :D |
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A+ high five |
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high five but ew |
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did they tell you wtf it was? |
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oh an abscess |
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cool, i kept checking back to see how the rat was doing. |
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i'm not a rat person but i'm happy on your behalf. congs to you and mister rat |
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He was really cute too I wish I could find the only photo that I took of him :/ Was the surgery costly hedphukkerr? Reminds me of that episode of Seinfeld where George runs over a squirrel and doesn't want to pay for surgery . |
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actually theyre saying it was most likely trauma that caused it. the first appointmet cost 150 usd and the surgery cost another 286 usd, but its worth it. thanks for all the support you guys, cruiser is glad we was in your thoughts. |
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really glad the little guy pulled through! losing a pet always sucks, thats one of the problem with Rats. I mean they're loveable but they only live 3 or 4 years max, right? :( All things considered though, $286 for a pet surgery is reasonable. |
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