I currently have a very sweet little girl rat in my care. she was surrendered with her cagemate to the animal shelter where I volunteer, and they were in such bad shape that the shelter got animal control involved. they both had lice and pneumonia and were severely underweight. unfortunately the cagemate succumbed to her illnesses, but this baby girl is a fighter.
she was treated successfully with revolution and put on baytril for her pneumonia, but her vocalizations were still terrible at the shelter and she wasn’t eating much. I took her in to foster, got her on baytril+doxy, and fed her lots of protein (she LOVES chicken and turkey baby food). her weight is up to 300g from 274g, so she’s still a bit underweight, but she’s already looking much better. I worry she has mycoplasma and will have upper respiratory issues for the rest of her life; she’s still a little vocal but it doesn’t sound like it’s in her lungs, thankfully. she has some issues with eating, but the vets seem to think it’s just behavioral (she seems very interested in certain foods but will only eat them if she can wrestle bites of it out of my hand; if I give her a big piece she may either not take it or take it and set it down; rarely she will eat things on her own time if she’s interested enough).
she’s a quirky gal, but she’s sweet, smart, and active, and she really needs companionship. she’s lonely without her cagemate, and unfortunately I only have intact male rats, so I can’t take her in myself. she would greatly benefit from having other female/neutered male rats as company, but she is a health risk and requires extra care; possibly twice-daily antibiotics for the rest of her life.
if anyone in the DC area would be willing to take her in, I (and the shelter staff) would be SO grateful! I’d gladly sponsor her adoption fee, even though it’s only $5. message me privately for details if you’d like to contact the shelter about her adoption; I want to see her go to a good, loving home!
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