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03-18-2013, 05:31 PM
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Hamster Pup
Join Date: Oct 2012
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URGENT - I think my rat is dying
I have only had her about a day and she is 6 weeks old. She won't move and is hunched up breathing very fast and heavily and wheezing quite badly. She doesn't move when I put my hands in front of her and she is now doing something which looks like coughing or hiccuping ? Please help !!!!!
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03-18-2013, 05:33 PM
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Re: URGENT - I think my rat is dying
My first thought is airway obstruction? Has she eaten something and it got stuck in her esophagus impeding her breathing, perhaps? I don't know how to help, I"m sorry I'd call up emergency vets and see what they'd say. Other than that, I know rats are prone to lung infection or even permanently have some lung illness that flares up periodically, so perhaps she has one and is in a bad state now because of it.
P.S.: try rat forums!!!
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03-18-2013, 05:36 PM
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Hamster Pup
Join Date: Oct 2012
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Re: URGENT - I think my rat is dying
My mums not awake and it's very late, she refuses to call a vet out for a rat. It's not fair, I'm staying with her though, she's not choking I don't think but is not in a good state . Thank you so much for the quick reply but other than that I can't do much else. literally crying at the moment .
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03-18-2013, 05:38 PM
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Retired Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2013
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Re: URGENT - I think my rat is dying
I'm so sorry this is happening to you. Where did you get her from?
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03-18-2013, 05:41 PM
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Hamster Pup
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 70
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Re: URGENT - I think my rat is dying
Pets at home. She looked so healthy in the shop along with her sister. Her sisters absolutely fine but she's getting worse every minute. She's very curled up and her whole body is moving as she breathes. I just think it's to fair , she's only 6 weeks old and already her life is coming to an end.
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03-18-2013, 05:46 PM
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Hamster Pup
Join Date: Oct 2012
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Re: URGENT - I think my rat is dying
Her paw is now flinching as well.
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03-18-2013, 05:46 PM
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Hamster Overlord
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Scotland
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Re: URGENT - I think my rat is dying
Omg I hope she comes okay. My prayers are with you and your rat.
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03-18-2013, 05:49 PM
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Hamster Pup
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 70
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Re: URGENT - I think my rat is dying
Thank you for the support. It's heartbreaking watching her like this. Her condition keeps getting worse and I'm so worried, her eyelids keeping slowly closing in on her eye and its just not fair. I can see she's in pain and I can't so anything !
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03-18-2013, 05:52 PM
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Hamster Overlord
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Scotland
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Re: URGENT - I think my rat is dying
The only answer right now would be to get a vet, which I know you said your mum won't allow, but it's the only thing you can really do right now to help, I feel for you but it doesn't sound very good right now, I just hope she makes a miraculous recovery some how?! I'm sorry I can't be of anymore help.
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03-18-2013, 05:54 PM
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Hamster Pup
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 70
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Re: URGENT - I think my rat is dying
I really think b the time the vet got here it would be too late , the closest vet s an hour from us and her condition is really bad. Thanks for the support
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