Fancy Rats Archive forum: 2002 - 2011

Bea used to eat spiders...She would "hunt" them in my room...was quite interesting to watch really! And flies when she could catch them. She was quite the spirited hunter! Kept my room spider free for me. I only realised she did it when she was free ranging and there was a squeak like a fighting squ...

Gosh, I am so sorry.

I dont have any advice, just wanted to voice my support xx

I'm so sorry You did your best xx

Good night Roo

I'm not sure myself, but this is my favourite health website and it seems to have a few pointers: http://ratguide.com/health/neurological/stroke.php

Good luck xx

I would say a stroke then, especially if he is floppy. Best thing would be to get him to the vets at the earliest opportunity.

Not sure about the swollen testicle...

Hmm...I would perhaps say stroke or maybe heart condition? Stroke mainly because of the speed of his deterioration-literally overnight-especially with the seemingly fast deterioration of his senses.

I'm sorry I don't know fully. I hope the little man feels more like himself again soon

Front paws deterioration is a classic symptom of PT, however I'm sure that it doesnt happen over night. Although someone feel free to correct me. Is he disorientated now, is he able to walk about at all using all four paws? Maybe he was just very sleepy :love: I've had rats that were very sleepy, an...

Tempest lived until 1 week before her 41st month day. She was just, well, awesome. Three surgeries, one litter, a large lump under her front paw and she was bright as the day i got her. The only reason she was pts was due to a lump on her cheek similar to a zymbals gland tumour and i was NOT letting...

Im so so sorry hun. You did all that you could, I know she will be grateful.

Play hard at the bridge Whisper x x (ps if you see my fat pudding of a Whisper, give her a quick poke from me, k?)

Didnt want to read and run, but I've no advice really. I'm not sure what I would do in that situation, sorry hun. Sending you and Whisper lots of *hugs* xx Thankyou, she's at the vets now and i'm just waiting for them to ring to let me know if anything can be done. I asked to speak to the vet befor...

Didnt want to read and run, but I've no advice really. I'm not sure what I would do in that situation, sorry hun. Sending you and Whisper lots of *hugs* xx

Young rats are fine, degus pancaked, I'm showering every 2 seconds and inbetween I am rubbing my eldests rats ears and head with cold water.

This may not help, but my experience is that girls dont slow down. Tempest is nearly 41 months and up until 3 weeks ago she was just as pingy as she always was. She suprised even me :o However, girls get to know you by sight, by smell and by love. They use you as their "base" when they get used to y...

Agreed. My girly (40 months) is possibly the most travelled ratty ever. Shes been to portsmouth and back, to norwich and back, to colchester and back, and colchester and back etc. She doesnt mind car journeys at all, she just falls asleep. Trains are a bit quieter and less fraught with harsh stops e...

I wouldnt use it as it is an adhesive, try using the stuff you have to sew in (just tack it in before stitching).