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My rat has a bleeding left front foot!
12 years ago
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Son of a..
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ok so I noticed it earlier today before mom got home and when I told her and showed her she was all pissed off cause I wanted to take her to the vet, I had just foked over my paycheck and she was complaining about being broke all the sudden. so not only do I have no money to buy my medication which I need for next week, or moeny for surgery in a month! but now I can't even take my little girl to the vet!. I cleaned the cage top to bottom, and made sure she was comfy and I kept checking and seeing if there were any changes, I read bumble foot is only the back feet and usually pressure sores. everyone elses feets are fine!. I'm at a loss, theres nothing she coulda got caught on I don't see an obvious bite its just swollen and red and it bled, but no puss ( thank god ) shes been nursing it ( licking it ) and cleaning an she does use it but not alot.
so I'm really needing help here my little girl need medical attention, I called and its just 60 dollars to LOOK at a PAIR of rats and then 30 for the 3rd one and then meds if any is around 100 or something. -sigh- and in before 'you shouldn't have pets if you can't afford vet care'
well I had money but I had to pay bills and no one has just random money lying around ALL the time. I mean I take good care of my pets so I'm not sure how this happened I handle them everyday and they aren't skinny or too fat, they eat well and get a clean cage every 2-3 weeks, and its gutted top to bottom 3 times a month! like washed and everything. so I'm not sure what to think right now. all I know is i need help and like immediate help because I hate to see her suffer or it get worse and potentially bury my little girl when I could of gotten her help!.
please donations would be grand or take advantage of my april sale while you still can I have resin bases too and I do concept art!
and on my main account I do art of all kinds, mature stuff too!, I'm desperate, sure I need money for surgery but my lil girl needs me more than ever!
~a very concerned rattie~
ok so I noticed it earlier today before mom got home and when I told her and showed her she was all pissed off cause I wanted to take her to the vet, I had just foked over my paycheck and she was complaining about being broke all the sudden. so not only do I have no money to buy my medication which I need for next week, or moeny for surgery in a month! but now I can't even take my little girl to the vet!. I cleaned the cage top to bottom, and made sure she was comfy and I kept checking and seeing if there were any changes, I read bumble foot is only the back feet and usually pressure sores. everyone elses feets are fine!. I'm at a loss, theres nothing she coulda got caught on I don't see an obvious bite its just swollen and red and it bled, but no puss ( thank god ) shes been nursing it ( licking it ) and cleaning an she does use it but not alot.
so I'm really needing help here my little girl need medical attention, I called and its just 60 dollars to LOOK at a PAIR of rats and then 30 for the 3rd one and then meds if any is around 100 or something. -sigh- and in before 'you shouldn't have pets if you can't afford vet care'
well I had money but I had to pay bills and no one has just random money lying around ALL the time. I mean I take good care of my pets so I'm not sure how this happened I handle them everyday and they aren't skinny or too fat, they eat well and get a clean cage every 2-3 weeks, and its gutted top to bottom 3 times a month! like washed and everything. so I'm not sure what to think right now. all I know is i need help and like immediate help because I hate to see her suffer or it get worse and potentially bury my little girl when I could of gotten her help!.
please donations would be grand or take advantage of my april sale while you still can I have resin bases too and I do concept art!
and on my main account I do art of all kinds, mature stuff too!, I'm desperate, sure I need money for surgery but my lil girl needs me more than ever!
~a very concerned rattie~
Rats are VERY resiliant! Your rat will be fine.
The MOST common ratty problem is an upper respiratory infection... And I even have a cheap way to take care of that!
One of my elders got her tail caught and degloved - I just kept her from getting an infection.
Get a little liquid antibacterial. It should be pretty cheap, the non-stinging kind. Keep her cage clean and keep an eye on her foot. The bleeding should stop on its own and she'll heal.
She might have bitten herself grooming.
Also check for any sharp edges in her cage and get rid of those; As long as no infection sets in she will be just fine.
Rats constantly try to exert dominance, so there might have been a dominance scuffle that caused it.I've had rats that had a big wound on their neck because another one groomed too hard... And just watching it and keeping it clean, and it was healed in days.
If it doesn't look better within a couple days, then there is reason to worry but rats are tough lil' buggers.
And yeah, rats are amazing pets. x3