I have a girl rat she freaks out when we give her the medicine shes got an ear infection too....i just dont like holding her tight cuz im scared im gonna hurt her
i tried that with my male rat but he just wriggled the whole time and i think most of his medication went on his face. i was holding him and my mam was trying to give him his medication. if it went on his face will he clean it off.
What I found to work was soaking the medicine on to a piece of bread and feeding that to the sick rat, my little guy took it every time and made a full recovery!
@TheJesterRace00 Thanks, not only does lil ratty get the medicine but a little treat too! I wondered if there would be any problem with the rats metabolising it but I can't see why there would be, and my vet didn't foresee any problems :)
somehow like this im fighting with my timi 2 eat medicine.. but he can spue it out :DD what i really dont understand how.. he and me 2 now, we got ringworm :\ but i dont care i just hope he gonna b ok and he a bit help me with eating the medicine ;)
ahh I have to do this by myself! Except I have to give mine liquid bactrum and I have to give it twice to my little one named Bella, and once to Roxie, Buster and Cocoa. I don't remember what the doc called it but he said it's a bad respitory infection like mycoplasmosis but it started with an H
My boy always gets really pissed off when I do this. He has an outer ear infection and now have to take him to the vet to have his ear flushed out o.O
im going to try that tonight with my girl, but she always hyper and she dose squam alot! also im sacred she might get hurt....well i give it a go...hope it works with my girl
You're such a good parent to Bearzie. My own rat, Buboe, lost the fight against a respiratory infection, but after he died (much too young), I was able to console myself knowing that I had given him medicine, and done all I could.
indeed. about 2 years ago my brother had a pet snake. we had a bunch of feeder rats that would have babies. i kept about 3 for myself, but they died from a respiratory disease. didn't do them much good. =/
but i have 1 rex rat now and she seems very healthy and happy. :D
I have a girl rat she freaks out when we give her the medicine shes got an ear infection too....i just dont like holding her tight cuz im scared im gonna hurt her
nicholecollins 1 year ago
i tried that with my male rat but he just wriggled the whole time and i think most of his medication went on his face. i was holding him and my mam was trying to give him his medication. if it went on his face will he clean it off.
wolverine1865 1 year ago
What I found to work was soaking the medicine on to a piece of bread and feeding that to the sick rat, my little guy took it every time and made a full recovery!
jamescowley 1 year ago
@jamescowley good idea, I'm gonna try that with my rat.. she's not happy about being forced to take her medicine :P
TheJesterRace00 1 year ago
@TheJesterRace00 Thanks, not only does lil ratty get the medicine but a little treat too! I wondered if there would be any problem with the rats metabolising it but I can't see why there would be, and my vet didn't foresee any problems :)
jamescowley 1 year ago
somehow like this im fighting with my timi 2 eat medicine.. but he can spue it out :DD what i really dont understand how.. he and me 2 now, we got ringworm :\ but i dont care i just hope he gonna b ok and he a bit help me with eating the medicine ;)
deckocecko 1 year ago
My rat has a horrible inner-ear infection right now, she can't even stand up. :( Shes on medication though.
CatMaster87932 1 year ago
ahh I have to do this by myself! Except I have to give mine liquid bactrum and I have to give it twice to my little one named Bella, and once to Roxie, Buster and Cocoa. I don't remember what the doc called it but he said it's a bad respitory infection like mycoplasmosis but it started with an H
xxangelictonesxx 2 years ago
i have to do this to my rat and she always bite and sqeeks and whins she hate it im going to try this next time
marioGW91 2 years ago
My boy always gets really pissed off when I do this. He has an outer ear infection and now have to take him to the vet to have his ear flushed out o.O
Duckpasties 2 years ago
im going to try that tonight with my girl, but she always hyper and she dose squam alot! also im sacred she might get hurt....well i give it a go...hope it works with my girl
bigfanfrodo 2 years ago
thanks so much for this, we find that putting butter on the end of the pippette isn;t enough sometimes!
Hannieex 2 years ago
mmm.. baytril lol
amylovesrats 3 years ago
You're such a good parent to Bearzie. My own rat, Buboe, lost the fight against a respiratory infection, but after he died (much too young), I was able to console myself knowing that I had given him medicine, and done all I could.
philipnolen 3 years ago
I'm sorry about Buboe. What a cute name. I wish rats lived longer and were less prone to infection because it's so easy to get attached to them.
candywraps 3 years ago
indeed. about 2 years ago my brother had a pet snake. we had a bunch of feeder rats that would have babies. i kept about 3 for myself, but they died from a respiratory disease. didn't do them much good. =/
but i have 1 rex rat now and she seems very healthy and happy. :D
xjackie93 3 years ago