Giving Medicine to a Rat

My pet rat Bearzie won't take her medicine unless we do it this way. She has an inner ear infection and I (we) have to do this for 3 more weeks. So, to give medicine to a rat, you need two people, one to hold pet rat and another to administer the meds. If they get it on them, that's fine b/c they are such clean animals, they'll just lick it off themselves anyway. This is easier if you do if you wake your rat up, otherwise, if she or he is already up, this would've taken a lot longer! Hope this helps you rat lovers.

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[philipnolen]

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.

[candywraps]

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.

[nicholecollins]

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

[wolverine1865]

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.

[jamescowley]

@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]

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!

[deckocecko]

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 ;)

[CatMaster87932]

My rat has a horrible inner-ear infection right now, she can't even stand up. :( Shes on medication though.

[xxangelictonesxx]

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

[bigfanfrodo]

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

[Hannieex]

thanks so much for this, we find that putting butter on the end of the pippette isn;t enough sometimes!

[xjackie93]

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