stroke

I noticed my ~2yo Female start acting "drunk" about 5d ago. She was mildly lethargic and unsteady. I gave her food on a spoon and she repeatedly started eating from the R side and veered off to the L of the spoon. She also was falling out of hammocks etc. I gave her baytril and meloxicam and...

Hi there! New here! So Tuesday (11/23) I suddenly noticed my rat (name is Roadhog, about 2 yrs old) had a head tilt and some trouble keeping balance. I took him into the vet the next day and got him on Prednisone and Vibramycin, which she suggested I keep him on for 10 days and to monitor him...

How do you differentiate these three ailments from each other?

My 2.5 / 3 year old male seems to have suffered a stroke the day before yesterday. I wasn't aware of it at the time, but looking back Im sure of the exact moment it occurred. Thursday afternoon we were cleaning the 3 multi-level cages for our 7 Rats. Suddenly, Ratscal freaks out and starts...

Hi. My daughter has phoned me saying that her female 2 year old rat was walking and suddenly fell over. She then walked with difficulty and my daughter picked her up. She’s also breathing rapidly and is puffy. Her eyes keep closing and she’s snuggling with my daughter. She’s not usually an...

I have a girl who was acting weird one day but I couldnt put my finger on it. Throughout the week she was lethargic, had bad balance, cant stand on her hind legs without falling over, the skin behind her ears is super sensitive (she has bad dry skin which was a unrelated issue), has to lean on...

Hey Rat Shack community. I’m a brand new member and I need some medical advice from a more experienced rat owner. My rat, Timothy, a 4-6 month old male, suddenly started displaying extremely distressing physical symptoms early this morning, which have only proceded to worsen within the last few...