Pet Forum / Mammals / Rats / November 2006

Our little adopted daughter, Crazy, has crossed the bridge. She had suffered
with abscesses for most of her life with us. Finally, tumors took over and
we sent her home. She had stayed as long as it was comfortable. But once we
saw that  the tumors were ruining he quality of life it was time to send her
to her sister.

We do not have any small animal vets in our area, and vet care is SO high
priced for something so tiny. We cannot afford too much.We do the best we
can making our rats with tumors comfortable. I now have 2 more who have
developed tumors. One is our mother rat, Yoko. She is 2+ and one of her
daughters, Spot, who will turn 2 on the 25th of this month. They are still
bright and happy, and life is good.

Another of our adoptees, her name is Splinter, is getting on in years. I
assume she is over 2. But the previous owner was not sure. She is sharp as a
tack, but is wasting away weight-wise. She eats with gusto, (first to attack
for treats, LOL) but she seems to burn calories like crazy. She hops and
climbs and jumps, but is unsteady on her feet and nothing but skin and
bones. She does not cry or seem to be in any pain. There are no signs of
paralysis, and her poops are totally normal. She loves to talk and tell you
ALL about her day. She kisses and nibbles and will snuggle for pets for
hours. I have never seen anything like it.

There I have ramble on.

Thanks for listening,
Lynn "kitty"