Bumble foot home remedies for rat?
I have heard that honey is a great treatment for bumblefoot in rats. I have not tried this out myself- as I have never had a problem with it- but I was on a rodent rescue forum- and many people tried it out with their rats with great success. Honey is a natural healer- it can heal your rat when it is on the wound, and help when your rat eats it, as well. If you put some honey on the affected foot/feet twice a day- you should start to see an improvement within a couple of days. It doesn't matter if your rat licks the honey off- as long as it is on there for a minute it should be fine. Good luck!
How can you treat an infected rat wound?
I have treated my pet rats for injuries similar to this many times.Dilute hydrogen peroxide 50/50 with water and gently apply to the area with a moistened q-tip.One time daily for a few days to a week should be enough to clean and heal it properly.Just last week I had a hamster with this tremendous gash in the side of his cheek (he was fighting w/his brother) and though it looked terrible and infected,I treated him the same way.1 week later the wound is completely healed and the hair is growing back.Just PLEASE make sure you dilute the peroxide,and be extra careful to not let him ingest it,nor get it in his eyes.Good luck!!
My pet rat has ANOTHER abscess!?
I have two male rats, each one year old. They love to wrestle, but sometimes the Smaller rat takes it too far. My bigger "alpha" isn't such an alpha, is he? Anyway, he ends up a little scratched up, usually nothing to worry about. He got an abscess last year right on his chin, which we treated at home. I know the whole nine yards. Well, he's got another abscess on his back. The skin on top hasn't darkened yet, but I think I'm going to try a warm compress on top to speed up the process, if my ratty allows me! The lump if right under a cut he got from his brother, I suspect, so I think it just got infected. Does anyone know why he has had multiple abscesses through his life? Is it possible for a rat to be "prone" to them? My other ratty has never had an abscess, and I hope he never gets one (they are so gross). Also, last time (as I was unprepared to see a "hole" in my rat) I didn't know what to do and I was scared for my ratty. I know everything I need to do, but I have gotten some misleading information on applying ointment, like neosporin. I've heard it helps with healing, but I've also heard it prevents healing.... ok, so I really don't know what that means. Thanks in advance!!! :)
Rat with burst abscess?
I just recently had a scare like this with my oldest boy and I had no idea what to do or what it was. I did some research and found that you want to do saline rinses about twice a day. Abscesses heal from the inside out, so doing the saline rinses will help to heal it but not let it close up with a scab too quickly. It would also be a good idea to cut the hair around the area if there's a lot of hair there. That helps you out so you can see the wound better. She will try and clean it herself too. To do a saline rinse you want 8oz. of warm water and 1 tsp. of sea salt and mix it together. I used a needle-less syringe to soak the wound and then put just a tiny bit of antibiotic ointment on it. You don't want to use too much because she will try to lick it off! So just a tiny dab. This is what I did for my boy and he was all better within four days :)
How do you treat an eye infection in dogs?
Almost any infection requires treatment by antibiotics. Especially in a soft mucus membrane area like the eye, mouth, ear, nose, etc you really don't want to let an infection try to resolve itself. Your ver can best diagnose and treat your dog. Most likely they will recommend a compress twice daily followed by antibiotic eyedrops. For more severe infections they will recommend the compress combined with flushing as well as an oral systemic antibiotic like doxycycline. For really bad infections or abscesses they may go for azithromycin or amoxicillin.But since you asked allow me to elaborate on what will happen if you attempt to treat the infection at home or let it resolve itself. Warning: gross pics incoming.You choose to opt for homeopathic care in lieu of expensive antibiotics. Your dog’s eye does not improve. One day your dog is fussing with his face and you chalk it up to itch from the infection. You go to work and when you return you notice this:An abscess. This happens when anaerobic bacteria gets behind the eye, and is allowed to cultivate in an environment perfect for them. Pus and other fluid accumulate but being behind the eye it has nowhere to go until your dog fusses with it.Now you MUST go to the vet. Pay out of pocket for surgery to drain the abscess and restore the tissue and then continue a lengthy antibiotic course to prevent the abscess returning.How much will it cost? On average it seems it can be roughly $700–1000 or more depending where you live. How much will this course of antibiotics cost if you go now? Far less and you don't run the risk of your dog getting a systemic infection or losing her eyesight.
Why do rats chew electrical wires?
Overgrown Teeth:Rat incisors are designed like chisels, with hard yellow to orange enamel on the outside—the cutting edge—and softer white dentine forming the rest of the tooth. Because rat incisors grow continuously, overgrown teeth are a possible problem. You may have heard that unless a rat has wood or other hard material to chew his teeth will overgrow, but this isn't true. The teeth overgrow only if there is a medical problem which prevents normal tooth grinding. In healthy rats, the upper and lower teeth are lined up and keep each other sharp and the proper length by grinding together.Here is a photo showing normal rat teeth.If a tooth is knocked out of alignment, both it and the opposing tooth will become too long. Overlong teeth can rub sores in the mouth and prevent the rat from eating. The first symptom of a tooth or jaw problem, if the abnormal teeth aren’t noticed, is usually weight loss. Abnormal teeth are usually crooked or uneven. If the teeth are straight and even they are probably normal. If you think your rat’s teeth are abnormal, compare them to another rat’s teeth.If there is a tooth abscess or problem with the nerves or muscles on one side of a rat’s jaw, the teeth will commonly wear unevenly or overgrow. The rat may stop eating hard foods, due to an inability to chew normally. This inability to chew may be caused by either pain or physical disability. I know of this problem occurring in two rats where the problem eventually progressed to acute pain in the jaw, perhaps caused by heart problems. So, although I haven’t had occasion to use this treatment since then, I suggest that in cases such as this giving the rat pain medication on a regular basis may help the problem and allow the rat to chew more normally.Here is a photo showing a case of overgrown teeth, where the left top incisor was only being partially ground off, resulting in a long sharp spike that curled back into the roof of the mouth. See how the teeth are worn unevenly. The lower incisors are actually shorter than normal, especially the left one, and both upper incisors are longer than normal, even without counting the sharp spike.
Can snakes contract diseases by eating mice?
Diseases, no. Parasites, yes.I’m not aware of even one virus that can be passed from a mouse to a snake. Nor any bacterial illnesses that can be passed, though wound-colonizing bacteria may be transferred through bites or scratches.But parasites take advantage of the fact that snakes eat rodents and use rodents as an intermediate host in their lifecycles — counting on the rodent being eaten to get to their primary host (the snake). So there are a variety of parasites that can be passed from wild rodents to snakes, and it’s a near certainty that a wild rodent will be carrying at least one of them.So it’s very unwise to feed a wild rodent to a pet snake, because the result will be the need for a vet visit and fecal exam to test for and treat any parasites it may have become infected with as a result. Not worth it! And hard on the snake’s body, too.Stick to captive-bred, parasite-free rodents.
Are rats good pets?
They have their downsides, like any other kind of pet. The main downside is the little darlings don’t live nearly long enough!They tend to run up expensive vet bills because they are very fragile and, if you don’t do your research before getting rats, you might get a nasty shock when you suddenly need a vet by yesterday and you figured you’d be fine because there’s a vet round the corner, but turns out they only take cats and dogs and your nearest exotics vet is three hours away.If you get them young, they may have been identified as the wrong sex and you’ve got a girl that was kept with her brother. Now you have 15 rats rather than 2!If you get them as adults, it may be too late to litter-train them and they may never really bond with you as they would if you’d raised them from babies.The smell. Even if you keep them clean enough that they don’t stink per se, the odour is distinctive enough that it takes some getting used to. You may find that you invite friends or family over to meet your rats and they find the smell very unpleasant even if you’ve only just cleaned the cage.Related: people can be judgemental, misinformed, and don’t get that their reaction is every bit as insulting as if you’d said “Ewwwwww it’s a dog!”