sick rat

I have not posted in a really long time and posted somewhere else, but I remembered how amazing the people on this forum were! I recently rescued two sister's from a friend of a friend that moved away. They clearly had respiratory problems so I took them to the vet who prescribed Baytril...

I'm afraid my new rat might be sick, I've asked around and it sounds like a Upper Respiratory Infection. :/ I was planning on getting him a buddy, but I'm not sure if I should if he's sick. He's only around a month and a half old, a regular fancy rat. But he's been sneezing like crazy, making...

I had a lady contact me, and ask if I would take her Son's rat, he's apparently in the Air Force and she is afraid of the rat, his name is Rosco. I'll have to post pictures later, he's basicly a walking rat skeleton! Poor little guy! I think he's got some kind of tumor or abcess on his neck, and...

My friend's rat Bruno (who is FEMALE) is really sick! She noticed Bruno was off since last week but thought bruno was just getting older. . Bruno is now 16 months old. She lost weight because she couldn't feed herself at the upper level of the cage, she barely drinks and my friend has to bring...

Da Vinci's getting worse...If any of you remember, I posted about him "croaking" or "oinking" every once in a while.. I walked in today and he was doing some high-pitched sound when he was breathing...I want to say it's wheezing but I'm not 100%. The Vet's phone is busy, and even then the Rat...

Hi all, Just wanted to write here coz I knew you guys would all understand. Was tickling Patty's belly last night and noticed a big lump by her left leg :( Just got back from the vets and she said it's best to take it out as female rats are prone to mammary tumours, and they occur exactly...