Roo
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Exodog said:I'll definitely keep a very close eye on her activity/condition/behaviour and keep a running record. So far I check her breathing sounds once in the morning and once at night (no change so far, and no 'lung' sounds), and I always watch her behaviour for signs of lethargy or change in typical behaviour. Is there anything else I can watch for that would indicate it's something worrisome?
Our rat Nibbler was recently diagnosed with pneumonia. Her symptoms were... basically chirping (which eventually turned into gasping), weight loss, and not having enough energy to play/run. She didn't have a lot of porphyrin, but she did get rather puffy. The vet explained that she's using so much energy just to breathe that she doesn't have any left over. That's really all I noticed out of the ordinary with her.
He gave us Baytril first, which helped a lot really quickly but it didn't fix it (he said it might not since we got her in too late :wallbang: ) so we immediately brought her back and he gave us Doxy as well.
Just keep watching, I suppose. It sucks not knowing but if it is URI nip it as soon as you can so it doesn't grow into something worse! (...which I'm sure you were planning to do. haha)