Weird blackish bald spot...and LOTS of sneezing!

[melon_mayhem]

I took Izzy, my new rat to the vet to find out if she was sick due to her sneezing.

The vet said she looked good; he listened to her lungs and did a cytology of the porphyrin around her nose and everything looked pretty normal but he said to keep an eye on her. :doh:

Anywho i took her and Emma out for their nightly run of my bed and i noticed that Izzy had a weird bald looking black spot on her fur (she's albino so it's kinda easy to spot when i was holding her). Here's some pictures of it that i took from my cell phone...

Sorry its hard to see..
Okay so do you think that it's like flea's or something more along the lines of power grooming?
I just had her checkup with the vet today so he probably should have spotted something like flea's while she was there... :wallbang:

 

[jorats]

It's very rare you'll find fleas in rats... but it could be mites or lice. Or, it could be a case of barbering or even having your buddy grab your side and pull some fur which is what it looks like to me.

 

[melon_mayhem]

That would make sense, Emma can be a bit rough with Izzy sometimes :?
My only other question would be, when i went to look at it and pick through her fur she squeaked like i hurt her. Is the spot going to be tender if her hair was pulled out?

Thanks for the quick reply!

 

[jorats]

She probably squeaked out of protest from being probed and prodded.

 

[melon_mayhem]

Thats probably true :giggle: