In my oldies cage I have four sweeties who have survived the nasty bout of CAR B. I have no doubt that they still have that bacteria in them but it’s not affecting them like it did their cagemates. Anna Banana is one of them. At almost 26 months old, she’s now declining fast. We suspect a pituitary tumour. It seems so unfair to beat the odds and fight the good fight only to be struck down at still a young age by an unbeatable monster. Anna started to show symptoms about a month ago, subtle symptoms like slight confusion, loss of coordination and balance and thinning fur. Prednisone and Dexamethasone will slow the progress but in the end, we can’t win this one.
We are now entering the syringe feeding stage. She walks in her food when doing the constant circling but worse, she finds it difficult to groom herself and if you are a rat lover, you know how important that is to them.
I will feed you and clean you my little Princess, but you just show me the sign and I will set you free.
