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Madison said,
on August 3rd, 2006 at 10:40 am
What do I do of my rat falls or is bleeding? This hasn’t happened but I would like to know how far a rat can fall with out emercency care needed.
Amy B. said,
on August 8th, 2006 at 1:19 pm
I think it depends on how long they are…my older male, Dusty, was in my arms the other week. i was on my knees bending over to get up, he rolled out (thought i had him but he moved and i lost grib) and it was either let him fall or step on him, so he fell and broke his back leg. Dusty is an old guy about 2years and had numerous other problems. my younger females don’t have a problem launching themselves off the 3 ft high ferret cage they are in.
Amy B. said,
on August 8th, 2006 at 1:19 pm
please forgive me…i meant to say HOW OLD THEY ARE…not long.
Kara said,
on September 10th, 2006 at 11:35 am
It depends how your rat fell, i think it would be obvious!!
tina said,
on December 18th, 2006 at 7:10 pm
my rat just fell off my shoulders or lept off and her back foot she’s not using, i don’t know what to do. what do the vets do for a broken leg, foot or maybe it could be her hip.? i’m scared, i don’t want to have to put her down, i haven’t had to take them to the vets yet.
jo said,
on January 1st, 2007 at 4:51 pm
Take the rat to the vets if you havnt all ready if it is broken then then a good vet may be able to fix it and if not then isnt it better that the rat is put to sleep than left in pain. The longer you leave it the worse it may get. Leaving it to suffer just because you want to keep him or her is selfish.
eli said,
on January 28th, 2007 at 2:09 pm
iv got rats they are 1 and a half years old they are so fun i built them a rat house out of all the empty boxxies over christmas
Hi, my rat, Story has just fallin, a coral rock that was on my shelf landed on her. Story’s foot appears to be broken. The vet can’t get her in ontell monday it is saturday. what can i do for my little girl while she waits for help?
sam said,
on May 25th, 2007 at 8:50 am
If i were youI would just(even though i have not ever had a rat)just be really carefull with your rat, and not bother it to much. you know,let it have some rest.
sam said,
on May 25th, 2007 at 8:53 am
sorry I ment if I were you, i would be really carefull with therat and let it just rest
putting a rat to sleep because of a broken leg is not the answer, Jo. A rat knows how to baby a leg just right until it heals, and their legs DO heal all by themselves, unless there was nerve damage or otherwise. Ppl take their HAMSTERS to the vet and get tiny casts for their broken bones (although the hamster will likely chew that off rather quickly…) and let them heal, so why wouldn’t you do that for a rat? Would you put a human to sleep if it broke a bone? It’s painful, but only until it heals. You don’t murder something for that.
Most vets will tell you (if there’s no need for surgery) that you just need to put you animal in a small cage with nothing to climb on until you notice it’s broken bone is healed. Since small animals can’t use casts or slings, this is the only other option for them. ^_^ It should be fine, given time.
Jessie said,
on June 6th, 2007 at 12:10 pm
How do you wash your rat with something that doesnt hurt them? i have a rat named Brownie and he stinks, how do we keep him and his cage clean at the same time?
Love,
Jessie
Carl said,
on June 27th, 2007 at 4:49 pm
I think my rat may have broken a bone. I was cleaning his cage today and noticed he wasn’t walking on his back right leg. It is very swolen, and I don’t know how this could have happened. He has nothing high to fall off of, and nothing he could of cought it in. How can I tell if it is a brake or not?
Eve said,
on June 28th, 2007 at 12:45 pm
For Jessie: I use baby soap to wash my ratties.It takes the stink out and can’t hurt them. Just try to be careful not to get water and soap in their eyes and ears.(you might need to wear a rubber glove on at least one hand,if your rat doesn’t like water. The claws are painful!) Be sure to rinse the soap out thoroughly so they don’t lick it out. I clean the cage before I bathe them so they don’t sleep in dirty bedding and get stinky again. You probably don’t need to give Brownie a bath every time you clean the cage though. Once every other week would probably be fine.
Torey said,
on June 28th, 2007 at 10:15 pm
any one know whats wrong with my rat i am about 11 and was wondering what happend to it. i left to go inside to get a soda and told my 8 yr old bro to watch him when i came back he said he was eating bugs so i went in side to get his water and he was laying down in a corner of a crate i ent to pick him up and he would just lay there not move i put him back in his cage with his dad and bro. he was not moving at all ( ithink he is going to die ;( he wont get a drink or eat someone help me please this has happend to a lot of rats i have had
Alexandra said,
on October 11th, 2007 at 1:15 pm
For Torey, is he squeaking when you pick him up? or is he just froze? He may be scared to death if he is not moving at all, if he is limp, and lifeless, id say get him to a vet Immediately!! tell your mom or dad, that he is sick! and make sure he gets to a vet, okay? if he is scared he will snap out of it in a few hours but ifnot he is very sick.
John said,
on November 14th, 2007 at 8:16 pm
I agree with you Jesse. My rat, Henry, broke his leg about a week ago. I took him to the vet and they did xrays. He had a fractured tibia and fibula. They gave him a cast, made him an Elizabethan collar, and gave me some pain meds to give him. He hates it but I wasn’t going to put him down because he had a broken leg. He should be all healed up in about 2 weeks. When you buy a pet, you need to take the responsibility of taking care of it when it is injured. Putting it to sleep is only an easy way out for someone. Please do not kill pets when they are injured.
Katt said,
on March 9th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
last night my cat managed to rip the top of my breeding cage off i’m assuming the mother protected her babies because she and most of them dont seem to have been harmed but they got my buck and one of my babies out of the cage the buck is fine and has mostly calmed down but the baby (4 days old) has alot of shallow scratches and cuts i cleaned him off with warm water and put him back with his siblings he is still quite active and doesent seem traumatised by his experience but i want to clean his cuts better i’m just worried that his mum will lick and astringents or antibacterial soaps off of him and get sick ….any recomendations …
TONYA said,
on May 8th, 2008 at 2:54 am
I JUST GOT WOKE UP BY THE MOST AWFUL BLOOD CURDLING SCREAM FROM MY RAT TIFFANY HER LEG GOT STUCK BETWEEN THE CAGE BARS AND HER WHEEL AND NOW SHE IS DRAGING HER HIND LEG AND WONT MOVE IT OMG WHAT CAN DO I CANT AFFORD A VET RIGHT NOW. OMG I AM SOO SCARED WHAT CAN I DO FOR HER ANYONE SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME???? :( :(
andrew said,
on July 18th, 2008 at 5:27 pm
hi i clean out shads and we have a run of rats there i pick up 4 baby one so they didnt die can u help not sure how old they are but they eyes are shut have fur the mum had gone
on August 3rd, 2006 at 10:40 am
What do I do of my rat falls or is bleeding? This hasn’t happened but I would like to know how far a rat can fall with out emercency care needed.
on August 8th, 2006 at 1:19 pm
I think it depends on how long they are…my older male, Dusty, was in my arms the other week. i was on my knees bending over to get up, he rolled out (thought i had him but he moved and i lost grib) and it was either let him fall or step on him, so he fell and broke his back leg. Dusty is an old guy about 2years and had numerous other problems. my younger females don’t have a problem launching themselves off the 3 ft high ferret cage they are in.
on August 8th, 2006 at 1:19 pm
please forgive me…i meant to say HOW OLD THEY ARE…not long.
on September 10th, 2006 at 11:35 am
It depends how your rat fell, i think it would be obvious!!
on December 18th, 2006 at 7:10 pm
my rat just fell off my shoulders or lept off and her back foot she’s not using, i don’t know what to do. what do the vets do for a broken leg, foot or maybe it could be her hip.? i’m scared, i don’t want to have to put her down, i haven’t had to take them to the vets yet.
on January 1st, 2007 at 4:51 pm
Take the rat to the vets if you havnt all ready if it is broken then then a good vet may be able to fix it and if not then isnt it better that the rat is put to sleep than left in pain. The longer you leave it the worse it may get. Leaving it to suffer just because you want to keep him or her is selfish.
on January 28th, 2007 at 2:09 pm
iv got rats they are 1 and a half years old they are so fun i built them a rat house out of all the empty boxxies over christmas
on February 10th, 2007 at 2:59 am
Does anybody how to tell the age of a rat?
on February 17th, 2007 at 10:46 pm
Hi, my rat, Story has just fallin, a coral rock that was on my shelf landed on her. Story’s foot appears to be broken. The vet can’t get her in ontell monday it is saturday. what can i do for my little girl while she waits for help?
on May 25th, 2007 at 8:50 am
If i were youI would just(even though i have not ever had a rat)just be really carefull with your rat, and not bother it to much. you know,let it have some rest.
on May 25th, 2007 at 8:53 am
sorry I ment if I were you, i would be really carefull with therat and let it just rest
on May 28th, 2007 at 9:55 pm
putting a rat to sleep because of a broken leg is not the answer, Jo. A rat knows how to baby a leg just right until it heals, and their legs DO heal all by themselves, unless there was nerve damage or otherwise. Ppl take their HAMSTERS to the vet and get tiny casts for their broken bones (although the hamster will likely chew that off rather quickly…) and let them heal, so why wouldn’t you do that for a rat? Would you put a human to sleep if it broke a bone? It’s painful, but only until it heals. You don’t murder something for that.
Most vets will tell you (if there’s no need for surgery) that you just need to put you animal in a small cage with nothing to climb on until you notice it’s broken bone is healed. Since small animals can’t use casts or slings, this is the only other option for them. ^_^ It should be fine, given time.
on June 6th, 2007 at 12:10 pm
How do you wash your rat with something that doesnt hurt them? i have a rat named Brownie and he stinks, how do we keep him and his cage clean at the same time?
Love,
Jessie
on June 27th, 2007 at 4:49 pm
I think my rat may have broken a bone. I was cleaning his cage today and noticed he wasn’t walking on his back right leg. It is very swolen, and I don’t know how this could have happened. He has nothing high to fall off of, and nothing he could of cought it in. How can I tell if it is a brake or not?
on June 28th, 2007 at 12:45 pm
For Jessie: I use baby soap to wash my ratties.It takes the stink out and can’t hurt them. Just try to be careful not to get water and soap in their eyes and ears.(you might need to wear a rubber glove on at least one hand,if your rat doesn’t like water. The claws are painful!) Be sure to rinse the soap out thoroughly so they don’t lick it out. I clean the cage before I bathe them so they don’t sleep in dirty bedding and get stinky again. You probably don’t need to give Brownie a bath every time you clean the cage though. Once every other week would probably be fine.
on June 28th, 2007 at 10:15 pm
any one know whats wrong with my rat i am about 11 and was wondering what happend to it. i left to go inside to get a soda and told my 8 yr old bro to watch him when i came back he said he was eating bugs so i went in side to get his water and he was laying down in a corner of a crate i ent to pick him up and he would just lay there not move i put him back in his cage with his dad and bro. he was not moving at all ( ithink he is going to die ;( he wont get a drink or eat someone help me please this has happend to a lot of rats i have had
on October 11th, 2007 at 1:15 pm
For Torey, is he squeaking when you pick him up? or is he just froze? He may be scared to death if he is not moving at all, if he is limp, and lifeless, id say get him to a vet Immediately!! tell your mom or dad, that he is sick! and make sure he gets to a vet, okay? if he is scared he will snap out of it in a few hours but ifnot he is very sick.
on November 14th, 2007 at 8:16 pm
I agree with you Jesse. My rat, Henry, broke his leg about a week ago. I took him to the vet and they did xrays. He had a fractured tibia and fibula. They gave him a cast, made him an Elizabethan collar, and gave me some pain meds to give him. He hates it but I wasn’t going to put him down because he had a broken leg. He should be all healed up in about 2 weeks. When you buy a pet, you need to take the responsibility of taking care of it when it is injured. Putting it to sleep is only an easy way out for someone. Please do not kill pets when they are injured.
on March 9th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
last night my cat managed to rip the top of my breeding cage off i’m assuming the mother protected her babies because she and most of them dont seem to have been harmed but they got my buck and one of my babies out of the cage the buck is fine and has mostly calmed down but the baby (4 days old) has alot of shallow scratches and cuts i cleaned him off with warm water and put him back with his siblings he is still quite active and doesent seem traumatised by his experience but i want to clean his cuts better i’m just worried that his mum will lick and astringents or antibacterial soaps off of him and get sick ….any recomendations …
on May 8th, 2008 at 2:54 am
I JUST GOT WOKE UP BY THE MOST AWFUL BLOOD CURDLING SCREAM FROM MY RAT TIFFANY HER LEG GOT STUCK BETWEEN THE CAGE BARS AND HER WHEEL AND NOW SHE IS DRAGING HER HIND LEG AND WONT MOVE IT OMG WHAT CAN DO I CANT AFFORD A VET RIGHT NOW. OMG I AM SOO SCARED WHAT CAN I DO FOR HER ANYONE SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME????
:( 
:(
on July 18th, 2008 at 5:27 pm
hi i clean out shads and we have a run of rats there i pick up 4 baby one so they didnt die can u help not sure how old they are but they eyes are shut have fur the mum had gone