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- Tue Aug 09, 2011 9:13 pm
- Forum: Forum Admin and Help
- Topic: An overview of the new forum
- Replies: 235
- Views: 22085
Re: An overview of the new forum
We are aiming for tomorrow at 12 noon. there will be a post here with details around that time. tabi This is - a) very exciting and - b) totally unacceptable ... I shall be at work tomorrow and noon is uber busy cos it's peak 'turnaround' time on my unit so no chance of a break. Will have to wait u...
- Tue Aug 09, 2011 5:01 pm
- Forum: Behaviour
- Topic: At my wits end!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1210
Re: At my wits end!
Put them in the carrier and leave them there overnight. I'd agree. If there are no actual major fights, just scuffles, stand-offs and squealing then I tend to be a bit cold hearted and just leave them to it :lol: It's sometimes stressful as an owner to watch beloved rats or new babies being stresse...
- Tue Aug 02, 2011 6:36 pm
- Forum: Health
- Topic: Abdomonal mass :0(
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2169
Re: Abdomonal mass :0(
Hi there, Just wanted to say that my boy Melchior has had a similar thing. I noticed an abdominal lump on him about 8months ago and they did an aspirate test at the vets which revealed that it was a fatty lump. Those kind of tests arent one hundred per cent accurate but apparently abdominal masses ...
- Tue Aug 02, 2011 4:59 pm
- Forum: Health
- Topic: Abdomonal mass :0(
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2169
Re: Abdomonal mass :0(
That sounds like a good plan, even if you can't predict the outcome right now :luck: Thanks. I wouldn't like to lose him under anaesthetic and think we should have held off. At least now I know it's there I can monitor it and we can gauge how slow/quickly it is growing and will easily spot if it st...
- Tue Aug 02, 2011 4:35 pm
- Forum: Health
- Topic: Abdomonal mass :0(
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2169
Re: Abdomonal mass :0(
Vet thinks most likely scenario is a mass/tumour attached to spleen or intestine. I mentioned Reuben's poo has looked a bit different lately (jeez my life is glamorous :roll: ) so we think intestinal is most likely. He said in that case needling it carries a high risk of nicking the bowel and causin...
- Tue Aug 02, 2011 2:20 pm
- Forum: Health
- Topic: 2 of mine are being spayed today
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2270
Re: 2 of mine are being spayed today
So glad your girlies are recovering well 

- Tue Aug 02, 2011 12:18 pm
- Forum: Health
- Topic: Abdomonal mass :0(
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2169
Re: Abdomonal mass :0(
It seems fatty lumps run in this line, would the vet be able to tell the difference between fat, tumour and abcsess on x ray?
- Tue Aug 02, 2011 7:57 am
- Forum: Health
- Topic: Abdomonal mass :0(
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2169
Re: Abdomonal mass :0(
Thanks for all the replies, I much prefer honesty than beating around the bush. Have an appointment with a fab vet at 5pm.
- Mon Aug 01, 2011 9:24 pm
- Forum: Health
- Topic: Abdomonal mass :0(
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2169
Re: Abdomonal mass :0(
Thanks. No recent surgery and no wounds. It really is very internal and almost perfectly central in the abdomen. Can get vet appointment tomorrow afternoon but earliest I could take him for surgery would be Monday unless I left him overnight on Thursday for op on Friday. Hmmm, will have to discuss w...
- Mon Aug 01, 2011 8:47 pm
- Forum: Health
- Topic: Abdomonal mass :0(
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2169
Re: Abdomonal mass :0(
He is surprisingly OK, if Will hadn't felt it I would be none the wiser! He hasn't lost any weight and shows no signs of pain or feeling unwell. One of the newer boys is trying to dominate him a lot today which is unusual so whether he can sense that Reuben might be a bit weak or vulnerable I don't ...
- Mon Aug 01, 2011 8:17 pm
- Forum: Health
- Topic: Abdomonal mass :0(
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2169
Abdomonal mass :0(
I have found a mass in Reuben's abdomen :( It's quite deep, you have to really poke about to find it. Can anyone tell me about likely sources of abdomen tumours and prognosis etc? He is 18 months old but I would be confident about choosing surgery for him. It is about the size of a small walnut but ...
- Mon Aug 01, 2011 12:36 pm
- Forum: Health
- Topic: Fluffed up - just old age?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 736
Re: Fluffed up - just old age?
Phew, I shall stop worrying too much then!
- Sun Jul 31, 2011 8:37 pm
- Forum: Health
- Topic: Fluffed up - just old age?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 736
Fluffed up - just old age?
Just wondering whether it is normal for an OAP rat to be a bit fluffed up without any underlying illness? Could it just be old age? George has a definite fluffiness to him most of the time these days but seems otherwise well apart from general old age. He's around 28 months old and has had respy iss...
- Sat Jul 30, 2011 4:53 pm
- Forum: Breeding & Varieties
- Topic: Would this Blue have clotting issues?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2107
Re: Would this Blue have clotting issues?
I don't know about this, so just putting it out there, but would it be worth her having an injection of vitamin K before any procedure (I don't know how long before for it to take effect) Charlie had vit K before his nick test and it made no difference. I'm sure the problem is related to another pa...
- Fri Jul 29, 2011 8:44 am
- Forum: Habitat
- Topic: Shopping trip to B&Q! (Home made toys)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 772
Re: Shopping trip to B&Q! (Home made toys)
I (inspired by rattypetrolhead :wink: ) have just bought a couple if deep rectangular plastic potting tray thingies. They're about 35cm long and 15cm wide and 15cm deep. I have cable tied one on to the cage bars and then slotted the other one inside that and filled it with substrate with a bit of fo...