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[sawbladesestina]

- We got the computers back last night. Mine had not one but eight viruses. Rebecca's had 68 viruses. For serious. They installed new virus-protection software for both of us. (I had a program but it was out of date. I'm not sure if Rebecca had any protection

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[darksong17]

I'm pretty sure porphyrin doesn't present in urine. It's produced by the Harderian gland behind the rat's eye. It really concerns me that Ernest isn't producing urine now, though. I think the vet might have missed something. If he isn't urinating, I'm worried about stones/crystals in the urinary tract... some kind of blockage. Could you get a second opinion?

[sawbladesestina]

He's peeing now, and there's no red in it. I think he didn't want to pee in the bath tub.

[darksong17]

Haha. I know some rats don't like to go outside their cage... my girls would always wait until they were back in their cage to go. I counted it as a blessing. :P

Anyway, glad he's peeing normally now. Could it have been something you fed him? I think some things might darken the urine.

[sawbladesestina]

Pasta sauce?

Normally he doesn't mind peeing outside the cage, but I had to have him on a surface where I could suck up the pee in a syringe.

[darksong17]

I don't think pasta sauce would do it... Been feeding him any beets? XD