My little remaining rat, she has been acting oddly lately, dragging her feet. Since she is old and has grown a couple more tumors since her surgery I brought her to the vet who said likely another tumor was growing not visible yet that was compressing nerves somewhere on her spine. It could end up either killing her or paralyzing her (if it comes to that I’ll have her put down).
She is an old lady now, the human equivalent of being in her 70’s. I know I haven’t been the best owner in the past several months of her life because of my grief from losing my other pets in that time period causing me to avoid playing with her, but I hope overall I have given her a much more fulfilling and happy life than she would’ve had in a lab. I’ll try to make the most of the days I have left with her
i’m so sorry. my in laws little girl’s rat TG died from a bacterial infection in the lungs. my in laws refused to take him to the vet. my partner and i paid for him to go to the vet and they gave him meds but it didn’t help. sorry i’m a downer. i just know my in laws are wrong you can have a love for rats and they love you back in their own way
Rats are very affectionate and in my opinion the most affectionate rodent pet you could get. They will cuddle with you, give kisses, sit in your lap, etc. They are sometimes called the dogs of the small pet world, since they can also be taught tricks easily and learn their names.
My rat loves to give me kisses and sit in my lap, and knows her name, comes when called, goes to locations I direct her to, and knows how to spin, stand up and climb in my hand on command. My old dogs weren’t even that well trained
I loved my partner’s little sister’s rat TG he died from some kind of infection in his lungs. The vet tried to help but he was too late. My partner’s little sister was heart broken. She couldn’t be with him very often so his care fell on me and I remember him getting sick he was sneezing when they got him but didn’t pay attention to details. I feel awful still
it will never die
sorry to hear that