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Pet Forum / Mammals / Rats / April 2006sick rat jumping?
Hi all, Merry seems to have symptoms showing he has a pituitary tumor, but he's on Baytril in case of ear infection. This morning I awoke to flopping sounds coming from the cage and it turned out to be Merry. It seemed like he was having leg spasms as he would get himself sitting up right and start to clean his face and suddenly he'd launch himself up and forward, usually landing on his side. It seemed to be happening every few seconds. Could he be have seizures or something? Or could he have just been trying to expend some built up energy? Because of his loss of balance and motor skills he hasn't been having a lot of out time. He always seems to be tired out after the medicine and feeding sessions so I put him back in the cage. I quickly pulled him out and he acted normal in my arms so I popped him in the sick tank for observation. He's sitting quietly in there with no more signs of problems. Any ideas? -Lauren Eowyn, Merry & Pippin At the RB: Arwen, Frodo & Samwise > Hi all, Merry seems to have symptoms showing he has a pituitary tumor, but > he's on Baytril in case of ear infection. This morning I awoke to flopping [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > Eowyn, Merry & Pippin > At the RB: Arwen, Frodo & Samwise Rats do this when they panic. He is having such a difficult time with his illness. Is he gasping yet? It does help when you take them out of the cage, it seems to give them more comfort.  SignatureJoanne Owned by 17 rats. Webshot pics of my pets: http://community.webshots.com/user/joanneb70 >> Hi all, Merry seems to have symptoms showing he has a pituitary tumor, >> but he's on Baytril in case of ear infection. This morning I awoke to [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > illness. Is he gasping yet? It does help when you take them out of the > cage, it seems to give them more comfort. He hasn't done any gasping yet. I noticed he was bruxing and making other noises with his teeth while I was feeding him some oatmeal. He hasn't done that much recently. He took all of his medicine too, though he fought me a little more than usual. I listened closely to see if I heard anything unusual in his breathing but couldn't detect anything. I'd like to hold him more to help him keep relaxed but he just won't stay still when he's out of the cage. Thanks. -Lauren Eowyn, Merry & Pippin At the RB: Arwen, Frodo & Samwise >> Hi all, Merry seems to have symptoms showing he has a pituitary tumor, >> but he's on Baytril in case of ear infection. This morning I awoke to [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > illness. Is he gasping yet? It does help when you take them out of the > cage, it seems to give them more comfort. Joanne, Just wanted to let you know I had him pts. this afternoon. He had another attack, lasting longer than the first and nothing I did could relax him. I hope it wasn't panic on my part to do so, but I felt this was a definite sign of his symptoms getting worse, and my vet told me to bring him in if they did as it would likely be the pituitary tumor. I just didn't want it to progress like Arwen's did. Thanks for always trying to help, I really appreciate having people like you, and everybody else, on this list to turn to when times get tough:) -Lauren Eowyn & Pippin At the RB: Samwise, Frodo, Arwen & Merry > Joanne, > Just wanted to let you know I had him pts. this afternoon. He had another [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Eowyn & Pippin > At the RB: Samwise, Frodo, Arwen & Merry I'm so very sorry Lauren. I figured it was soon time when you mentioned his stance and behavior. He's much better now. SignatureJoanne Owned by 20 rats. Webshots: http://community.webshots.com/user/joanneb70 ------------------------------------------------------- ~Ignorance is not innocence but sin. *Robert Browning* > Joanne, > Just wanted to let you know I had him pts. this afternoon. He had another [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Eowyn & Pippin > At the RB: Samwise, Frodo, Arwen & Merry I'm so sorry for your loss of Merry. Thinking of you. Tracey Ah! Sorry to hear of your little sweetie. You DID do the right thing it is never easy. SignatureJackie - Jorja and Texas <:_)~and the boys > >> Joanne, [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Tracey > Ah! Sorry to hear of your little sweetie. You DID do the right thing it is > never easy. [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >> >> Tracey Thanks everybody:) I'm sure all the other ratties up there are keeping him busy. We're getting through it and focusing now on taking care of Pippin. He goes in to have his tumor removed Thursday morning. I'll update afterward of course. -Lauren Eowyn & Pippin At the RB: Samwise, Frodo, Arwen & Merry >>> Hi all, Merry seems to have symptoms showing he has a pituitary tumor, >>> but he's on Baytril in case of ear infection. This morning I awoke to [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] > Eowyn & Pippin > At the RB: Samwise, Frodo, Arwen & Merry It was a very brave and kind thing to have him PTS. It is horrid to watch an animal in distress and you did the right thing..:) Kind regards Kate |
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