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Since: Aug 05, 2006 Posts: 67
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 8:14 pm
Post subject: Rat ear infection? Archived from groups: alt>pets>rodents>rats (more info?)
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Hi guys. So last week, Buster started smelling funny. Yesterday, while
we were out of town, our son reported that he had a bump in his ear.
Tonight when we got home, what he has in his ear is like a bloody scab.
I'm going to try to get a pic of it and I'll post a link to the
picture so you can take a look. We're taking Buster to the vet tomorrow
morning. Do rats get ear infections? What do you do? What else could
it be? Any ideas? Is it something preventable? This is totally new to
us. I anticipate Buster will need to be anesthetized so the vet can
remove this thing. I gave Buster a dose of enrofloxacin tonight, in
case it is an ear infection. We can get started early, it always takes a
few days for the antibiotic solution to get to us by mail. Any input is
greatly appreciated as always.
I hope you and your fuzzies are having wonderful holidays.
-Marlo >> Stay informed about: Rat ear infection? |
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Since: Nov 15, 2007 Posts: 12
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 10:16 am
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The vet removed a polyp from Buster's ear. He got "most" of it, as close
as he could to the ear drum. He is sending it in to see if it's cancer.
If it is, then a more aggressive surgery will be required to get it all.
Gosh, I hope it's not cancer. Poor Butter Boo.
The vet is giving me antibiotic/anti-inflammatory drops to put in
Buster's ear for 7 days.
-Marlo
Marlo wrote:
> Hi guys. So last week, Buster started smelling funny. Yesterday, while
> we were out of town, our son reported that he had a bump in his ear.
> Tonight when we got home, what he has in his ear is like a bloody scab.
> I'm going to try to get a pic of it and I'll post a link to the picture
> so you can take a look. We're taking Buster to the vet tomorrow
> morning. Do rats get ear infections? What do you do? What else could
> it be? Any ideas? Is it something preventable? This is totally new to
> us. I anticipate Buster will need to be anesthetized so the vet can
> remove this thing. I gave Buster a dose of enrofloxacin tonight, in
> case it is an ear infection. We can get started early, it always takes a
> few days for the antibiotic solution to get to us by mail. Any input is
> greatly appreciated as always.
>
> I hope you and your fuzzies are having wonderful holidays.
>
> -Marlo >> Stay informed about: Rat ear infection? |
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 3:46 am
Post subject: Re: Rat ear infection? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
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the smell is what bothers me. when a rat gets very sick, their smell always
changes. how is his behavior? normal? sluggish?
"Marlo Miller" <marlolovesrats RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> The vet removed a polyp from Buster's ear. He got "most" of it, as close
> as he could to the ear drum. He is sending it in to see if it's cancer.
> If it is, then a more aggressive surgery will be required to get it all.
> Gosh, I hope it's not cancer. Poor Butter Boo.
>
> The vet is giving me antibiotic/anti-inflammatory drops to put in Buster's
> ear for 7 days.
>
> -Marlo
>
> Marlo wrote:
>> Hi guys. So last week, Buster started smelling funny. Yesterday, while
>> we were out of town, our son reported that he had a bump in his ear.
>> Tonight when we got home, what he has in his ear is like a bloody scab.
>> I'm going to try to get a pic of it and I'll post a link to the picture
>> so you can take a look. We're taking Buster to the vet tomorrow morning.
>> Do rats get ear infections? What do you do? What else could it be? Any
>> ideas? Is it something preventable? This is totally new to us. I
>> anticipate Buster will need to be anesthetized so the vet can remove this
>> thing. I gave Buster a dose of enrofloxacin tonight, in case it is an
>> ear infection. We can get started early, it always takes a few days for
>> the antibiotic solution to get to us by mail. Any input is greatly
>> appreciated as always.
>>
>> I hope you and your fuzzies are having wonderful holidays.
>>
>> -Marlo >> Stay informed about: Rat ear infection? |
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 1:20 pm
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"The Rat Lord" <ratlord.TakeThisOut@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> the smell is what bothers me. when a rat gets very sick, their smell
> always changes. how is his behavior? normal? sluggish?
>
>
> "Marlo Miller" <marlolovesrats.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:hPadndXg-tNoiOTanZ2dnUVZ_sjinZ2d@utma.com...
>> The vet removed a polyp from Buster's ear. He got "most" of it, as close
>> as he could to the ear drum. He is sending it in to see if it's cancer.
>> If it is, then a more aggressive surgery will be required to get it all.
>> Gosh, I hope it's not cancer. Poor Butter Boo.
>>
>> The vet is giving me antibiotic/anti-inflammatory drops to put in
>> Buster's ear for 7 days.
>>
>> -Marlo
>>
>> Marlo wrote:
>>> Hi guys. So last week, Buster started smelling funny. Yesterday, while
>>> we were out of town, our son reported that he had a bump in his ear.
>>> Tonight when we got home, what he has in his ear is like a bloody scab.
>>> I'm going to try to get a pic of it and I'll post a link to the picture
>>> so you can take a look. We're taking Buster to the vet tomorrow
>>> morning. Do rats get ear infections? What do you do? What else could
>>> it be? Any ideas? Is it something preventable? This is totally new to
>>> us. I anticipate Buster will need to be anesthetized so the vet can
>>> remove this thing. I gave Buster a dose of enrofloxacin tonight, in
>>> case it is an ear infection. We can get started early, it always takes a
>>> few days for the antibiotic solution to get to us by mail. Any input is
>>> greatly appreciated as always.
>>>
>>> I hope you and your fuzzies are having wonderful holidays.
>>>
>>> -Marlo
There can be a smell with an ear infection. I had a rat with a brain tumor
that had started in his ear, and there was a smell to him.
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 4:28 pm
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Hi ear was smelling icky until today, now it smells better. We have
antibiotic drops we're putting in his ear. His behavior is normal so I
believe this is a good sign. We have to put him in a separate cage after
ear drops because Chuckles goes after his ear like it's a band aid...
gotta clean that out, it's not right! Today as we held Buster for
drops, he totally squished his ear down so I had to hold it up to get
the drops in. Do not tell me that rats are not smart! He knew what was
coming.
We noticed Chip's smell change when he got sick. Chewie also. I didn't
notice a change when Tonka got sick, though, even though he had a tumor
in his abdomen.
-Marlo
Jeannine wrote:
> "The Rat Lord" <ratlord.DeleteThis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:7UYej.25587$wy2.16492@edtnps90...
>> the smell is what bothers me. when a rat gets very sick, their smell
>> always changes. how is his behavior? normal? sluggish?
>>
>>
>> "Marlo Miller" <marlolovesrats.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:hPadndXg-tNoiOTanZ2dnUVZ_sjinZ2d@utma.com...
>>> The vet removed a polyp from Buster's ear. He got "most" of it, as close
>>> as he could to the ear drum. He is sending it in to see if it's cancer.
>>> If it is, then a more aggressive surgery will be required to get it all.
>>> Gosh, I hope it's not cancer. Poor Butter Boo.
>>>
>>> The vet is giving me antibiotic/anti-inflammatory drops to put in
>>> Buster's ear for 7 days.
>>>
>>> -Marlo
>>>
>>> Marlo wrote:
>>>> Hi guys. So last week, Buster started smelling funny. Yesterday, while
>>>> we were out of town, our son reported that he had a bump in his ear.
>>>> Tonight when we got home, what he has in his ear is like a bloody scab.
>>>> I'm going to try to get a pic of it and I'll post a link to the picture
>>>> so you can take a look. We're taking Buster to the vet tomorrow
>>>> morning. Do rats get ear infections? What do you do? What else could
>>>> it be? Any ideas? Is it something preventable? This is totally new to
>>>> us. I anticipate Buster will need to be anesthetized so the vet can
>>>> remove this thing. I gave Buster a dose of enrofloxacin tonight, in
>>>> case it is an ear infection. We can get started early, it always takes a
>>>> few days for the antibiotic solution to get to us by mail. Any input is
>>>> greatly appreciated as always.
>>>>
>>>> I hope you and your fuzzies are having wonderful holidays.
>>>>
>>>> -Marlo
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> There can be a smell with an ear infection. I had a rat with a brain tumor
> that had started in his ear, and there was a smell to him.
>>
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 9:32 pm
Post subject: Buster really slowed down last nite after a screech [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
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Hi again. So last night I put drops in Buster's ear, then put him back
in with Chuckles because I forgot how OCD she is. I left the room then
heard him squeal terribly. I went in to find Chuckles on Buster, and I
presumed she was going after his ear. So I separated them, figuring
that if Buster's ear was hurt, he would be okay in a few minutes. But
after 30 minutes, he was very still and groggy looking and unsteady on
his feet. I lightly rubbed his ear and he had no reaction. So then I
freaked out because I've seen another rat have a heart attack before,
very loud squeals and jumping around, followed by lethargy and looking
sick. (That was Chip. He had a second fatal heart attack a couple days
after that.) So I drove 50 miles to the vet for an emergency appt. She
couldn't really see anything wrong with him but opted to keep him
overnight for morning tests. Well, they couldn't draw blood on him.
But they force-fed him some Nutrical to try to get calories in him. He
seemed slightly perkier to them today, but he is definitely NOT the same
amount of perky he was the night before last. He's just laying around,
kind of wobbly when he walks, sleeping a lot and has a tad of an
appetite but not much. Not even close to voracious. I have a yummy
treat platter in his cage and I've locked the other rats out so they
don't get to his stuff, but he's just crawled inside the jeans pant leg
and is sleeping. I don't really know what to do. He went under
anesthesia almost 2 weeks ago to get the ear polyp removed (it was not
cancer). He has lost about 100 grams of weight since then. But he was
realy doing fine until last night. Do you guys have any ideas? The vet
sent home Nutrical to force feed him and oral antibiotics bc she thinks
he may have an infection. Last night, his urine had a pink tinge and he
has the "red tears" a little bit around his nose and eyes. Buster is
about 2 and a few months.
Boy, is it hard having a bunch of rats about the same age.. they're all
getting old at the same time. It's driving me crazy and I feel like a
total failure, like I'm doing something wrong that's leading to the
death of my rats. A mother's guilt.
Thanks for reading and any input you may have.
-Marlo
Marlo Miller wrote:
> Hi ear was smelling icky until today, now it smells better. We have
> antibiotic drops we're putting in his ear. His behavior is normal so I
> believe this is a good sign. We have to put him in a separate cage after
> ear drops because Chuckles goes after his ear like it's a band aid...
> gotta clean that out, it's not right! Today as we held Buster for
> drops, he totally squished his ear down so I had to hold it up to get
> the drops in. Do not tell me that rats are not smart! He knew what was
> coming.
>
> We noticed Chip's smell change when he got sick. Chewie also. I didn't
> notice a change when Tonka got sick, though, even though he had a tumor
> in his abdomen.
>
> -Marlo
>
> Jeannine wrote:
>> "The Rat Lord" <ratlord DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:7UYej.25587$wy2.16492@edtnps90...
>>> the smell is what bothers me. when a rat gets very sick, their smell
>>> always changes. how is his behavior? normal? sluggish?
>>>
>>>
>>> "Marlo Miller" <marlolovesrats DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:hPadndXg-tNoiOTanZ2dnUVZ_sjinZ2d@utma.com...
>>>> The vet removed a polyp from Buster's ear. He got "most" of it, as
>>>> close as he could to the ear drum. He is sending it in to see if
>>>> it's cancer. If it is, then a more aggressive surgery will be
>>>> required to get it all. Gosh, I hope it's not cancer. Poor Butter Boo.
>>>>
>>>> The vet is giving me antibiotic/anti-inflammatory drops to put in
>>>> Buster's ear for 7 days.
>>>>
>>>> -Marlo
>>>>
>>>> Marlo wrote:
>>>>> Hi guys. So last week, Buster started smelling funny. Yesterday,
>>>>> while we were out of town, our son reported that he had a bump in
>>>>> his ear. Tonight when we got home, what he has in his ear is like a
>>>>> bloody scab. I'm going to try to get a pic of it and I'll post a
>>>>> link to the picture so you can take a look. We're taking Buster to
>>>>> the vet tomorrow morning. Do rats get ear infections? What do you
>>>>> do? What else could it be? Any ideas? Is it something
>>>>> preventable? This is totally new to us. I anticipate Buster will
>>>>> need to be anesthetized so the vet can remove this thing. I gave
>>>>> Buster a dose of enrofloxacin tonight, in case it is an ear
>>>>> infection. We can get started early, it always takes a few days for
>>>>> the antibiotic solution to get to us by mail. Any input is greatly
>>>>> appreciated as always.
>>>>>
>>>>> I hope you and your fuzzies are having wonderful holidays.
>>>>>
>>>>> -Marlo
>>
>> There can be a smell with an ear infection. I had a rat with a brain
>> tumor that had started in his ear, and there was a smell to him.
>>>
>>
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 3:55 am
Post subject: Re: Buster really slowed down last nite after a screech [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
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> Hi again. So last night I put drops in Buster's ear, then put him back in
> with Chuckles because I forgot how OCD she is. I left the room then heard
> him squeal terribly. I went in to find Chuckles on Buster, and I presumed
> she was going after his ear. So I separated them, figuring that if
> Buster's ear was hurt, he would be okay in a few minutes. But after 30
> minutes, he was very still and groggy looking and unsteady on his feet. I
> lightly rubbed his ear and he had no reaction. So then I freaked out
> because I've seen another rat have a heart attack before, very loud
> squeals and jumping around, followed by lethargy and looking sick. (That
> was Chip. He had a second fatal heart attack a couple days after that.)
> So I drove 50 miles to the vet for an emergency appt. She couldn't really
> see anything wrong with him but opted to keep him overnight for morning
> tests. Well, they couldn't draw blood on him. But they force-fed him some
> Nutrical to try to get calories in him. He seemed slightly perkier to
> them today, but he is definitely NOT the same amount of perky he was the
> night before last. He's just laying around, kind of wobbly when he walks,
> sleeping a lot and has a tad of an appetite but not much. Not even close
> to voracious. I have a yummy treat platter in his cage and I've locked
> the other rats out so they don't get to his stuff, but he's just crawled
> inside the jeans pant leg and is sleeping. I don't really know what to
> do. He went under anesthesia almost 2 weeks ago to get the ear polyp
> removed (it was not cancer). He has lost about 100 grams of weight since
> then. But he was realy doing fine until last night. Do you guys have any
> ideas? The vet sent home Nutrical to force feed him and oral antibiotics
> bc she thinks he may have an infection. Last night, his urine had a pink
> tinge and he has the "red tears" a little bit around his nose and eyes.
> Buster is about 2 and a few months.
> Boy, is it hard having a bunch of rats about the same age.. they're all
> getting old at the same time. It's driving me crazy and I feel like a
> total failure, like I'm doing something wrong that's leading to the death
> of my rats. A mother's guilt.
>
> Thanks for reading and any input you may have.
> -Marlo
Buster may have a urine infection, his immune system would be weak after the
op
to remove the polyps, or it may be unrelated. Defiantly keep his
antibiotics going,
mine have always taken them best with yoghurt. Also try different flavours
of baby food
and if he will drink complan try him with chocolate flavour (mine have
always preferred that flavour)
Ask your vet to test a urine sample as he may have kidney trouble which
would require
different meds.
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 10:58 am
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Thank you for your ideas. I'm faxing our vet consultant in Minneapolis.
That's 7 hours away, otherwise I'd just drive there. Buster is worse
today... more weak and wobbly. At a little bit of banana. I was able
to force down some antibiotic. His eyes are glassy and he doesn't
respond very much when I talk to him. This is killing me. I hope to
get some answers from my vet and the consulting vet soon.
My goodness, having rats is very stressful and sad. It doesn't help
that all of mine are getting old at the same time.
-Marlo
Mandie @k@ Zepherous wrote:
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>> Hi again. So last night I put drops in Buster's ear, then put him back
>> in with Chuckles because I forgot how OCD she is. I left the room
>> then heard him squeal terribly. I went in to find Chuckles on Buster,
>> and I presumed she was going after his ear. So I separated them,
>> figuring that if Buster's ear was hurt, he would be okay in a few
>> minutes. But after 30 minutes, he was very still and groggy looking
>> and unsteady on his feet. I lightly rubbed his ear and he had no
>> reaction. So then I freaked out because I've seen another rat have a
>> heart attack before, very loud squeals and jumping around, followed by
>> lethargy and looking sick. (That was Chip. He had a second fatal heart
>> attack a couple days after that.) So I drove 50 miles to the vet for
>> an emergency appt. She couldn't really see anything wrong with him but
>> opted to keep him overnight for morning tests. Well, they couldn't
>> draw blood on him. But they force-fed him some Nutrical to try to get
>> calories in him. He seemed slightly perkier to them today, but he is
>> definitely NOT the same amount of perky he was the night before last.
>> He's just laying around, kind of wobbly when he walks, sleeping a lot
>> and has a tad of an appetite but not much. Not even close to
>> voracious. I have a yummy treat platter in his cage and I've locked
>> the other rats out so they don't get to his stuff, but he's just
>> crawled inside the jeans pant leg and is sleeping. I don't really
>> know what to do. He went under anesthesia almost 2 weeks ago to get
>> the ear polyp removed (it was not cancer). He has lost about 100 grams
>> of weight since then. But he was realy doing fine until last night.
>> Do you guys have any ideas? The vet sent home Nutrical to force feed
>> him and oral antibiotics bc she thinks he may have an infection. Last
>> night, his urine had a pink tinge and he has the "red tears" a little
>> bit around his nose and eyes. Buster is about 2 and a few months.
>> Boy, is it hard having a bunch of rats about the same age.. they're
>> all getting old at the same time. It's driving me crazy and I feel
>> like a total failure, like I'm doing something wrong that's leading to
>> the death of my rats. A mother's guilt.
>>
>> Thanks for reading and any input you may have.
>> -Marlo
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>
> Buster may have a urine infection, his immune system would be weak after
> the op
> to remove the polyps, or it may be unrelated. Defiantly keep his
> antibiotics going,
> mine have always taken them best with yoghurt. Also try different
> flavours of baby food
> and if he will drink complan try him with chocolate flavour (mine have
> always preferred that flavour)
> Ask your vet to test a urine sample as he may have kidney trouble which
> would require
> different meds.
> I hope the poor wee guy gets better soon.
>
>
>
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:15 pm
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Well, I don't really have any answers. The consultant wonders if he was
injured. We are going to try an anti-inflammatory. Maybe it's systemic,
like kidneys or liver. Maybe the surgery or the eardrops (which were
antibiotic/steroid) caused something vascular, like a blood clot. If
Buster were a person, I would wonder if he had a stroke. When I'm
holding him to feed him, it's all very instinctual, and then it's like
he just spaces out or goes to sleep with his eyes open. Buster is
declining. He is hardly moving, when he does he crawls around on his
stomach. I put him in a small cage so he doesn't fall down the ramps.
He does like to eat a slurry of chicken veggie baby food, Nutrical and
water out of a syringe But really, this is not looking good at all.
He's had 2 ML of the slurry this afternoon. 4 hours ago he had 6 ML of
Pedialyte. I think when he dies, and I think he's going to, I'm going
to ask the vet to do an autopsy. I'm still trying but it's not looking
good. My husband gets home from a trip at 1 am, we'll see what he
thinks. I just wonder what happened to Buster? And I'm having lots of
guilt like I did something wrong, or didn't do something I should have.
Marlo wrote:
> Thank you for your ideas. I'm faxing our vet consultant in Minneapolis.
> That's 7 hours away, otherwise I'd just drive there. Buster is worse
> today... more weak and wobbly. At a little bit of banana. I was able
> to force down some antibiotic. His eyes are glassy and he doesn't
> respond very much when I talk to him. This is killing me. I hope to
> get some answers from my vet and the consulting vet soon.
>
> My goodness, having rats is very stressful and sad. It doesn't help
> that all of mine are getting old at the same time.
>
> -Marlo
>
> Mandie @k@ Zepherous wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Hi again. So last night I put drops in Buster's ear, then put him
>>> back in with Chuckles because I forgot how OCD she is. I left the
>>> room then heard him squeal terribly. I went in to find Chuckles on
>>> Buster, and I presumed she was going after his ear. So I separated
>>> them, figuring that if Buster's ear was hurt, he would be okay in a
>>> few minutes. But after 30 minutes, he was very still and groggy
>>> looking and unsteady on his feet. I lightly rubbed his ear and he
>>> had no reaction. So then I freaked out because I've seen another rat
>>> have a heart attack before, very loud squeals and jumping around,
>>> followed by lethargy and looking sick. (That was Chip. He had a
>>> second fatal heart attack a couple days after that.) So I drove 50
>>> miles to the vet for an emergency appt. She couldn't really see
>>> anything wrong with him but opted to keep him overnight for morning
>>> tests. Well, they couldn't draw blood on him. But they force-fed him
>>> some Nutrical to try to get calories in him. He seemed slightly
>>> perkier to them today, but he is definitely NOT the same amount of
>>> perky he was the night before last. He's just laying around, kind of
>>> wobbly when he walks, sleeping a lot and has a tad of an appetite but
>>> not much. Not even close to voracious. I have a yummy treat platter
>>> in his cage and I've locked the other rats out so they don't get to
>>> his stuff, but he's just crawled inside the jeans pant leg and is
>>> sleeping. I don't really know what to do. He went under anesthesia
>>> almost 2 weeks ago to get the ear polyp removed (it was not cancer).
>>> He has lost about 100 grams of weight since then. But he was realy
>>> doing fine until last night. Do you guys have any ideas? The vet
>>> sent home Nutrical to force feed him and oral antibiotics bc she
>>> thinks he may have an infection. Last night, his urine had a pink
>>> tinge and he has the "red tears" a little bit around his nose and
>>> eyes. Buster is about 2 and a few months.
>>> Boy, is it hard having a bunch of rats about the same age.. they're
>>> all getting old at the same time. It's driving me crazy and I feel
>>> like a total failure, like I'm doing something wrong that's leading
>>> to the death of my rats. A mother's guilt.
>>>
>>> Thanks for reading and any input you may have.
>>> -Marlo
>>
>>
>> Buster may have a urine infection, his immune system would be weak
>> after the op
>> to remove the polyps, or it may be unrelated. Defiantly keep his
>> antibiotics going,
>> mine have always taken them best with yoghurt. Also try different
>> flavours of baby food
>> and if he will drink complan try him with chocolate flavour (mine have
>> always preferred that flavour)
>> Ask your vet to test a urine sample as he may have kidney trouble
>> which would require
>> different meds.
>> I hope the poor wee guy gets better soon.
>>
>>
>>
>> >> Stay informed about: Rat ear infection? |
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 12:57 am
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Marlo wrote:
> I just wonder what happened to Buster? And I'm having lots of guilt
> like I did something wrong, or didn't do something I should have.
I understand the feelings, but really, it's clear from all you've said &
how you've said it that you're doing all you can. Try not to be so hard
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 12:57 am
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Thank you Michael. It's good to hear that.
Michael wrote:
> Marlo wrote:
>> I just wonder what happened to Buster? And I'm having lots of guilt
>> like I did something wrong, or didn't do something I should have.
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> I understand the feelings, but really, it's clear from all you've said &
> how you've said it that you're doing all you can. Try not to be so hard
> on yourself. Good luck with Buster. >> Stay informed about: Rat ear infection? |
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Since: Aug 05, 2006 Posts: 67
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(Msg. 12) Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:08 pm
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Buster is gone. He declined all night last night. I was sure he'd die
between when I went to bed at 3:30 a.m. and got up at 8 but he was still
breathing. So I took him in. When I have results from the autopsy,
I'll post. The more information, the better. For the next time, in case
there's something that can be done.
I was watching "Dog Whisperer" last night, and there's a pet cemetery in
Arizona. And the caretaker said the chimes always ring when they bury a
pet. He said it was the animal sending a breeze from the Rainbow Bridge
to tell everyone that he is okay and happy.
-Marlo
Marlo wrote:
> Thank you Michael. It's good to hear that.
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> Michael wrote:
>> Marlo wrote:
>>> I just wonder what happened to Buster? And I'm having lots of guilt
>>> like I did something wrong, or didn't do something I should have.
>>
>> I understand the feelings, but really, it's clear from all you've said &
>> how you've said it that you're doing all you can. Try not to be so hard
>> on yourself. Good luck with Buster. >> Stay informed about: Rat ear infection? |
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Since: May 26, 2006 Posts: 213
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(Msg. 13) Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 11:46 pm
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"Marlo" <marlolovesrats RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Buster is gone. He declined all night last night. I was sure he'd die
> between when I went to bed at 3:30 a.m. and got up at 8 but he was still
> breathing. So I took him in. When I have results from the autopsy, I'll
> post. The more information, the better. For the next time, in case
> there's something that can be done.
>
> I was watching "Dog Whisperer" last night, and there's a pet cemetery in
> Arizona. And the caretaker said the chimes always ring when they bury a
> pet. He said it was the animal sending a breeze from the Rainbow Bridge
> to tell everyone that he is okay and happy.
>
> -Marlo
I'm so sorry about Buster :-(
You done everything you could, more than a lot of people would have done. >> Stay informed about: Rat ear infection? |
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Since: Jan 12, 2008 Posts: 4
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(Msg. 14) Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 11:46 pm
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Marlo wrote:
| Buster is gone. He declined all night last night. I was sure he'd die
| between when I went to bed at 3:30 a.m. and got up at 8 but he was still
| breathing. So I took him in. When I have results from the autopsy,
| I'll post. The more information, the better. For the next time, in case
| there's something that can be done.
I'm sorry to read of your loss.
| I was watching "Dog Whisperer" last night, and there's a pet cemetery in
| Arizona. And the caretaker said the chimes always ring when they bury a
| pet. He said it was the animal sending a breeze from the Rainbow Bridge
| to tell everyone that he is okay and happy.
That's a nice story. I hope it's true :)
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Since: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 44
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(Msg. 15) Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 4:48 am
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"Marlo" <marlolovesrats.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Buster is gone.
I'm so sorry for your loss.
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Ably Hindered by The Buck House Crew
"Behavioral psychology is the science of pulling habits out of rats."
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