Poor Little Baby Pinta :/ Not So Good Update :/

[Godmother]

That is wonderful! Sweet Pinta can now breathe :joy:

 

[Moon]

Yay! Hopefully it stays that way!

 

[henry's_mum]

how's we Pinta these days hun?
I think of her often....

 

[lilspaz68]

She was OK then started to regress, and this morning she is gasping occasionally...sigh. :sad3: She's on lasix, baytril and amoxicillin. I took her off the dex after a few days, but maybe I should put her back on?

She's just ears and eyes and not much else.

 

[henry's_mum]

Gosh she's SO teeny huh?
She's adorable.... and I so hope she makes it ok.
She seems to me, to be a lifer for meds....

 

[lilspaz68]

I think so. She's regressing while on "kitchen sink" medicating. I just pray that I can keep her alive, but have such a bad feeling about this sweet little thing. :cry:

 

[mamarat]

:sad3:

 

[Godmother]

I wonder if she would be a good candidate for gentamicin nebulizing. Her lungs may already be too damaged, from the sound of things.

 

[lilspaz68]

Since I am taking in Mira and Goliath to be pts tomorrow, I made an appt for Pinta to get looked at.

 

[Moon]

Good luck to tiny beast

 

[SQ]

She sounds like Paul (Liverpool baby).
I pmed you.

 

[seanscritters]

aww. sending good vibes your way.

 

[Maple]

Hope things look up for her tomorrow. Keep us posted. :heart:

 

[Maple]

Did Pinta not see the vet to-day (yesterday really). Whats the news??

 

[lilspaz68]

Did Pinta not see the vet to-day (yesterday really). Whats the news??

She has a URI, I was told to add doxy to the baytril but convinced my vet to change it to zithro instead and if needed nebulize with ventolin and saline. I also put several other sick rats on it at the same time, who weren't really responding to the doxy/baytril combo they are on.

The only problem with drop-off's and fit-in's are that I never get to speak to my vet. I only got the new tech who tried to teach me ALL about rats because she once had FIVE AT ONE TIME. :roll: "Doxycycline and baytril is really the best combination for rats, and you often see a difference right away" . Helloooo? Lady? Teeny frail baby here! Meds take days to kick in, what if "something" happens... *giggle* "Oh THAT won't happen..." Grrr.

 

[LA]

Did Pinta not see the vet to-day (yesterday really). Whats the news??

She has a URI, I was told to add doxy to the baytril but convinced my vet to change it to zithro instead and if needed nebulize with ventolin and saline. I also put several other sick rats on it at the same time, who weren't really responding to the doxy/baytril combo they are on.

The only problem with drop-off's and fit-in's are that I never get to speak to my vet. I only got the new tech who tried to teach me ALL about rats because she once had FIVE AT ONE TIME. :roll: "Doxycycline and baytril is really the best combination for rats, and you often see a difference right away" . Helloooo? Lady? Teeny frail baby here! Meds take days to kick in, what if "something" happens... *giggle* "Oh THAT won't happen..." Grrr.

She's teaching you??? That's so wrong, you will be teaching her!!!

Sending thoughts and healing vibes your way.

 

[SQ]

Hope the meds start to make a difference quickly.

 

[Godmother]

Hope the ventolin helps. The poor baby's lungs might well have been permanently damaged by the cold freezer air, so a bronchodilator may be her best bet.

OMG, imagine a new vet tech trying to teach you about rats!! (and she has had FIVE at once! :giggle: Did you tell her how many you had??) Dr. Munn would find that pretty amusing.

Kisses, banana mash, and scritches to wee Pinta.

 

[pscychopomp]

You've probably treated more rats yourself than she has :roll: