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Pet Forum / Mammals / Rats / February 2005Ulysses Update
Hi All, Thanks for the response to my post - Very kind of you all :-) Took Uly to the vets tonight, maybe it's just me but I think my vet finds rats quite hard to diagnose! He is a great vet though, and has rats of his own so he is always good with the boys. Anyway, he says that Uly hasn't got a bad chest and his breathing sounds OK. He saw that Uly was a little wobbly on his feet, but said he may just be under the weather, because he does seem a little poorly. He said it COULD be neurological but before he went down that avenue he wanted to dismiss other things. So, for the next 3 days Uly is on Metacam (which he says is like us taking an iboprofen) If he hasn't perked up by Thursday we have to take him back, and he will explore other avenues. He is still eating and drinking, mainly kitten food although he did munch 2 yoggie drops at the vets! He sits in his house all day & night, but I do get him out for cuddles on my lap in the evening, and he likes a wander around but I feel bad letting him slug around!! That sounds worse than it is, he isn't dragging the hind legs, it's the front paws that seem more wayward! After reading your further posts tonight, I am hoping that perhaps Uly had a stroke. Wouldn't Marc have guessed that though? Maybe if the Metacam doesn't work he'll suspect a stroke perhaps, or the brain :-( Fingers crossed though - My little lad deserves all the care I can provide and I won't give up on him yet! He deserves me to explore all avenues!! How long would it take to recover from a stroke? Keep you posted peeps! x  SignatureTarn ............... Pluto, Ulysses, Jerry,Smokie, Barney, Yoda & Yogi <:3_)~~~ At Rainbow Bridge: Buttons, Patch, Cookie, Fudge, Apollo, Zeus,Ben, Neptune & Morpheus <:3_)~~~ http://community.webshots.com/user/tarn75 > Hi All, > [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > Keep you posted peeps! x It's really good news that his lungs are ok. The metacam is a painkiller and an anti-inflammatory drug. Watch for possible side effects like stretching his body and sucking in his sides. Why is Uly eating cat food? Is that his usual food? Cat food is very high in protein and basically meat based and not enough veggies/grains/nuts/fruits for rats. I would definitely replace the kitty food with Ensure or Boost with pablum and cut out the yoggies. Yoggies are just sugar, really bad for rats. As a treat, try a fresh piece of banana? I hope he recovers quickly!! SignatureJoanne Mom to 10 rats http://community.webshots.com/user/joanneb70 Oh dear :-( Am I doing bad things to Uly?! I thought kitten and baby food was good for ailing ratties? I am sure I'd read that loads before?! He won' eat hard food, so nuts and grains is out. I'll stop the yoggie drops, and will mash some veggies tonight too. He likes the peeled grapes I brought him and I'll get him some Ensure or Boost 2morro x SignatureTarn ............... Pluto, Ulysses, Jerry,Smokie, Barney, Yoda & Yogi <:3_)~~~ At Rainbow Bridge: Buttons, Patch, Cookie, Fudge, Apollo, Zeus,Ben, Neptune & Morpheus <:3_)~~~ http://community.webshots.com/user/tarn75 >> Hi All, >> [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > just sugar, really bad for rats. As a treat, try a fresh piece of banana? > I hope he recovers quickly!! > Oh dear :-( Am I doing bad things to Uly?! > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > likes the peeled grapes I brought him and I'll get him some Ensure or > Boost 2morro x Baby food is ok too, but Ensure has so much nutrients packed in, it would be of great benefit to him. I didn't mean to feed Uly grains/nuts, what I meant is that cat food doesn't contain those kinds of nutrients for a rat. Don't worry too much, you were keeping his weight on, which is certainly important when they are sick. SignatureJoanne Mom to 10 rats http://community.webshots.com/user/joanneb70 Thanks Joanne! I just worried that I was doing more harm than good there for a while :o( Will definately get that Ensure/Boos 2morro - Hopefully he'll lap it up! Thanks for the quick advice x SignatureTarn ............... Pluto, Ulysses, Jerry,Smokie, Barney, Yoda & Yogi <:3_)~~~ At Rainbow Bridge: Buttons, Patch, Cookie, Fudge, Apollo, Zeus,Ben, Neptune & Morpheus <:3_)~~~ http://community.webshots.com/user/tarn75 >> Oh dear :-( Am I doing bad things to Uly?! >> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Don't worry too much, you were keeping his weight on, which is certainly > important when they are sick. Well, I hope I have managed to get something similar to Ensure or Boost - According to the pharmacy, Complan & Build Up are the same thing! Mixed up some for Uly tonight and he licked loads!! He is licking sugar water off of my finger too. I have been reading about pituary tumours on the web following replies to my original post, and he is sure showing those symptons :o( *sigh* Fingers crossed for my little man x SignatureTarn ............... Pluto, Ulysses, Jerry,Smokie, Barney, Yoda & Yogi <:3_)~~~ At Rainbow Bridge: Buttons, Patch, Cookie, Fudge, Apollo, Zeus,Ben, Neptune & Morpheus <:3_)~~~ http://community.webshots.com/user/tarn75 >> Oh dear :-( Am I doing bad things to Uly?! >> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Don't worry too much, you were keeping his weight on, which is certainly > important when they are sick. > Hi All, > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Keep you posted peeps! x Well Tania, it sounds like sort-of good news anyway. Good to hear his breathing is good. Jacques was on Metacam in December as one of his pain meds after his amputation. He HATED it passionately and completely refused it after a few days. I hope Uly takes better to it. The stuff does smell awful. If it was a stroke, that is really hard, but although I've never had a rattie have a stroke, I do have a mouse that survived a stroke last fall, and she is still going strong! She had horrible neurological symptoms and couldn't even walk or drink or get to the food bowl. I was keeping her alive by hand for a few days, then the "rodent miraculous recovery system" kicked in and she got better amazingly fast. She still has side effects and walks with her head all bobbly and sometimes falls over, but she runs on the wheel, eats like a pig and generally enjoys all the things she should. Meghan > Hi All, > [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > & Morpheus <:3_)~~~ > http://community.webshots.com/user/tarn75 Many rats make a full recovery after a stroke in a few days to a week, as did my male mentioned in my previous post. It's good news at least that Uly's breathing is ok - one less thing to be worried about. I hope your lad makes a good recovery if he has had a stroke and if it is something else that it can be sorted with meds. Good luck with everything. Tracey |
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