Comments | crazymule: Why not to keep exotic pets

crazymule

Why not to keep exotic pets

Apr 14, 2009 14:05

"exotics" get sick, and no one can tell you what is wrong. Two dead in two weeks, the others losing weight but not showing any of the 'normal' signs associated with decline in rats. Went to the exotics vet, they gave me drugs for them, but that is it ( Read more... )

rats, throwing my own pity party

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samararaine April 14 2009, 23:11:43 UTC

Aahh hon I'm so sorry. *hugs* That's tough.

It's Nila from Summerwrite by the way. using my writing journal, just in case you're wondering who on earth this is.

I really hope you don't lose any more. Many think animals are just pets, but they are so much more.

Good luck, sweetie. Good luck.

crazymule April 15 2009, 03:09:56 UTC

*hugs* thanks. These little guys are my furkids, I'm a mess right now and very few people understand why.

Thanks for the luck, I think we'll need all of it we can.

samararaine April 15 2009, 03:24:26 UTC

What kind of rats are they? There's gotta be SOMETHING out there that can help, right?

crazymule April 15 2009, 05:27:30 UTC

They are fancy rats, from a breeder down in Denver. The issue with finding what needs to be helped in order to decide what to do. Right now we are trying antibiotics, super cleaning of anything they come into contact with(I bought them all new stuff), peace, quiet, and high quality food and hoping that will be enough.

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crazymule April 15 2009, 03:08:33 UTC

Enroflaxecin is what they gave me, it also has a bunch of vitamins. They think that it is viral, and are trying to bump up their immune system to fight off secondary infections. Each rat is getting .25 ml per day.

Hopefully it make some sort of improvement.