A lot of you have wondered how our newest intakes were doing… We seem to now have two very adventurous girls leading the Yule pack and some eager beavers closely behind, each really showing us who they are and how much they love playtime with us. They’ve made so much progress!
We are so proud of these girls, it just shows what a little bit of love, patience and attention can do to bring even the shyest, most under socialized rats out of their shells and blossom with big personalities and bold confidence. We all know it's not always easy to be uprooted from everything that you knew and to then be expected to be fully open and adjusted. These girls have had quite the journey already, we are excited to see what their next chapter might be. They truly are a remarkable little sisterhood.
These girls will be available on Christmas Day! They would be good for confident beginners on up, they’re a fun group of young sisters. Get your adoption application in now for these girls, they’re ready for their next adventure!❤️🌲✨
As the seasons change, you’ll may start to notice some new sights and sounds coming from your rats ranging from sneezing, grunting, ‘coughing’, clicking or crunchy chest sounds, wheezing, red nasal/eye discharge, labored breathing, lower activity levels and weight loss. These signs are symptoms of a possible Upper Respiratory Infections, or URIs. These infections can also be caused from poor/dusty/scented bedding, dirty cages & living environments, poorly ventilated cages (aquarium, tank, plastic bin etc), from smells in the home (candles, smoke, etc) or fleece bedding that’s been washed in fragrant soaps.
Unfortunately UTIs are very common in pet rats and flareups can happen when there’s an immune system response, allowing for mycoplasma, a bacteria that nearly all rats carry in the lungs, to take over and cause an active infection in the respiratory system. When caught early, these URIs are treatable with proper medications from your vet including Baytril (Orbax/enrofloxacin), Vibermycin (doxycycline), Amoxicillin, prednisone or dexamethasone. Treatment will often be for 14 to 20 days but can be longer depending on the severity, immune system level response, age/general overall health condition of the rat, additional contingents/viruses/bacterias present and any prior built ups of antibiotic resistance.
Often nebulizing can be a very effective direct way to treat UTIs, a step by step guide on how to make the nebulizing chamber and implement such a treatment, what medications and solutions to use plus a vast database and resource of medical information for rats anyone can use and understand can be found at ➿ RatGuide.com