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~qotastic:iconqotastic: Apr 27, 2008, 9:33:29 AM
S/he probably has mycoplasmosis... My previous pair had it. It's an untreatable condition (you can really only treat the symptoms, the sneezing/sniffles temporarily with antibiotics,) but it can be manageable with a low stress environment and frequent cage-changes. The ammonia in their urine can cause it to flare up. Check out this article (if you haven't already..) [link]

That website is a wealth of information and I visit it often.

Although that particular article paints a pretty gruesome picture, I've had 4 rats with it, and most lived to their regular life-span. (2 1/2 years for my boys, who both developed unrelated tumors, and close to 3 years for my other male, who also died of unrelated cancer. My first one had it, she passed away at 5 months, but I had introduced a -very- sick kitten into the household, and I'm guessing this is what killed her...)

Anyways.. I'm babbling. :D I don't even know if this is your first rat or anything. If you have any questions or anything, I'd love talk. Hit me up on furc, or by a note here. And thank you for your condolences.. I appreciate it.

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Aww.. Orson dropped his ice cream. :(

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*SirceUnlimited:iconSirceUnlimited: Feb 23, 2008, 11:38:15 AM
my rats do that too :3

or at least grace does (the licking the lips and occasionally grabbing)

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~qotastic:iconqotastic: Feb 23, 2008, 12:33:10 PM
She got me pretty good the other day... I had some fruity lipgloss on, and damnit, she wanted to take my lip back to the cage to eat it I guess. Jesus damn! Lol

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Aww.. Orson dropped his ice cream. :(
*SirceUnlimited:iconSirceUnlimited: Feb 24, 2008, 6:28:51 PM
lol.

rats are just the best

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There are over 550 million firearms in circulation in the world. That's one firearm for every 12 people. The question is, "How do we arm the other 11?"
- Yuri Orlov, Lord of War
~Pugslie:iconPugslie: Apr 26, 2008, 1:16:39 PM
Just as cute as my Palluuuuu :heart:
~qotastic:iconqotastic: Apr 26, 2008, 9:31:50 PM
Thanks. We had to put her down this last friday... she got very sick. :\

She was adorable though, and a real sweet heart. I miss her alot.

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Aww.. Orson dropped his ice cream. :(
~Pugslie:iconPugslie: Apr 27, 2008, 9:07:35 AM
D: My Pallu has a respiratory infection but they said it's no big deal.

I'm sorry about Tilda.
~qotastic:iconqotastic: Apr 27, 2008, 9:33:29 AM
S/he probably has mycoplasmosis... My previous pair had it. It's an untreatable condition (you can really only treat the symptoms, the sneezing/sniffles temporarily with antibiotics,) but it can be manageable with a low stress environment and frequent cage-changes. The ammonia in their urine can cause it to flare up. Check out this article (if you haven't already..) [link]

That website is a wealth of information and I visit it often.

Although that particular article paints a pretty gruesome picture, I've had 4 rats with it, and most lived to their regular life-span. (2 1/2 years for my boys, who both developed unrelated tumors, and close to 3 years for my other male, who also died of unrelated cancer. My first one had it, she passed away at 5 months, but I had introduced a -very- sick kitten into the household, and I'm guessing this is what killed her...)

Anyways.. I'm babbling. :D I don't even know if this is your first rat or anything. If you have any questions or anything, I'd love talk. Hit me up on furc, or by a note here. And thank you for your condolences.. I appreciate it.

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Aww.. Orson dropped his ice cream. :(