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Pet Forum / Mammals / Rats / May 2006Help please , ill rattie
Hi , I've been away from the group for a couple of months doing the final assessments for college but that's taking a back seat at the moment due to worry about Arts health. Art is now 9 months old, he has been in good health up until last night. I went to take Art and Tar out for their nightly play and when I picked Art up he squeaked really loudly, I thought at first I must have startled him but then discovered that if I touch him in the lower stomach area he is really in pain, he squeaks if he walks over a risen cusion or towel that rubs him in the same area. Today he has been shying away from being picked up not that I would attempt to incase I hurt him. I let him walk into the cat carrier to take him to the vet so I wouldn't have to pick him up, but he squeaked a lot at the vets just on a light touch to the stomach area. The vet does not have a good knowledge on rats but gave him a baytrol injection and some to bring home. There are no signs of injury and there are no heights that he could fall from in his cage. He is eating well and is reasonably lively (not quite as lively as normal) If there is no change in the morning I am going to seperate them for a few hours so that I can check Arts droppings and urine output to see if they look abnormal in any way. Does anyone have any ideas what could be causing this please. > Hi , > I've been away from the group for a couple of months doing the final [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Does anyone have any ideas what could be causing this please. That's exactly what I was going to ask about the droppings and urine. It could be a bladder infection or even a blockage in the intestine. What exactly is he eating?  SignatureJoanne Owned by 20 rats. Webshots: http://community.webshots.com/user/joanneb70 ------------------------------------------------------- ~Ignorance is not innocence but sin. *Robert Browning* >> Hi , >> I've been away from the group for a couple of months doing the final [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > It could be a bladder infection or even a blockage in the intestine. > What exactly is he eating? Hi Joanne, He eats a regular rat mix (reggie rat) and gets fresh veg, grapes etc he also eats cheerios when out as a treat. He has been in a seperate cage for the past two hours and so far he has passed nothing. I've just went out and got some brocolli to try and aid as a natural laxative and some cranberry juice as well (all though the shop did not sell 100% cranberry juice) They both are really down at being in seperate cages :-( He is a chewer though, all though I don't think he has 'gotten' to anything this week, so far it's been a leather settee, suede trainers and a sued waistcoat. >>>Hi , >>>I've been away from the group for a couple of months doing the final [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > this week, so far it's been a leather settee, suede trainers and a sued > waistcoat. His food is good. Try and get him to eat the veggies and also the cranberry juice is a good idea. You may need to massage his tummy and see if you can feel any hardness inside close to his bum. SignatureJoanne Owned by 20 rats. Webshots: http://community.webshots.com/user/joanneb70 ------------------------------------------------------- ~Ignorance is not innocence but sin. *Robert Browning* >> Hi Joanne, >> He eats a regular rat mix (reggie rat) and gets fresh veg, grapes etc [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > You may need to massage his tummy and see if you can feel any hardness > inside close to his bum. Hi Joanne, I just got back in and woke him up , he has urinated a very small amount that looks clear with no blood but no droppings yet. I will try the massaging, only thing is he squeaks really loudly with the lightest of touches anywhere near his stomach. >>>Hi Joanne, >>>He eats a regular rat mix (reggie rat) and gets fresh veg, grapes etc [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > lightest of touches anywhere > near his stomach. Still no poops? I would be very concerned with a blockage. But if he's not eating, then there won't be any poops. It could also be crystals in his bladder which can cause a urinary blockage but the vet would have felt a very large and hard bladder. Any chance you could try finding a rat savvy vet? SignatureJoanne Owned by 20 rats. Webshots: http://community.webshots.com/user/joanneb70 ------------------------------------------------------- ~Ignorance is not innocence but sin. *Robert Browning* >> His food is good. >> Try and get him to eat the veggies and also the cranberry juice is a good >> idea. >> You may need to massage his tummy and see if you can feel any hardness >> inside close to his bum. Hi Joanne, I just tried the massaging, all though he squeaks loudly when touching his abdomen he seems to be in even more pain around his testicles. I think that may be the problem area and both the vet and myself totally missed it. Any ideas ? The vets surgery is closed now but I will speak to him tomorrow. >>>His food is good. >>>Try and get him to eat the veggies and also the cranberry juice is a good [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > missed it. Any ideas ? > The vets surgery is closed now but I will speak to him tomorrow. He may be constipated. I hope that's all that it is. Is he on antibiotics now? Try and give him some veggies and fruits, no bananas, lots of liquids, even gatorade if you can, this will help with his energy level. SignatureJoanne Owned by 20 rats. Webshots: http://community.webshots.com/user/joanneb70 ------------------------------------------------------- ~Ignorance is not innocence but sin. *Robert Browning* > He may be constipated. I hope that's all that it is. Is he on antibiotics > now? > Try and give him some veggies and fruits, no bananas, lots of liquids, > even gatorade if you can, this will help with his energy level. 12.52 am, still no poops, he has had grapes and brocolli etc. He is very sore around his testicle area and is starting to look sorry for himself all though he is still eating. I am phoning the vet for another appointment but I have phone the rest in the surrounding areas and none of them have much knowledge of rats :-( >>He may be constipated. I hope that's all that it is. Is he on antibiotics >>now? [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > I am phoning the vet for another appointment but I have phone the rest in > the surrounding areas and none of them have much knowledge of rats :-( Oh no... I hope you get an appointment real fast. :( SignatureJoanne Owned by 20 rats. Webshots: http://community.webshots.com/user/joanneb70 ------------------------------------------------------- ~Ignorance is not innocence but sin. *Robert Browning* >>>He may be constipated. I hope that's all that it is. Is he on antibiotics >>>now? [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Oh no... I hope you get an appointment real fast. :( Poor little mite. I hope it's something easily sorted and he gets back to full health soon. Tracey > Poor little mite. I hope it's something easily sorted and he gets back to > full health soon. > > Tracey Thanks Tracey, it's heartbreaking seeing him in so much pain and little Tar is missing him in the cage. > Oh no... I hope you get an appointment real fast. :( On getting up this morning there were quite a few little poops in the cage but Art is no less painful around the back end and testicles, I'm really baffled. The vet was fully booked all day but they gave me a 'sit in' appointment for 6.30pm tonight so Art will be seen between 6.30pm and 8.30pm. |
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