May 11, 2004

Rat Weights & Other News

Boy, am I behind on these. The good news is the Fat Rats are losing weight, while Witter isn't. The Fat Rat diet is working!

Witter--970g +70
Calle--1000g -75
Olie--880g -40
Metro--800g -20
Kono--780g -40

In other news, Witter had a gash on the back of his neck, and we have no idea how it got there. I felt a scab that was more than half hanging off this morning; I pulled it completely off, and when I examined where it came from, the wound it had been covering looked fresh. Hydrogen peroxide foamed up nicely when I put some on it; later in the morning, I dabbed some neosporin on it. This PM it looks much better. Hydrogen peroxide did not foam when I put some on it.

Pinky is also making some very minor respiratory sounds. If we hold her up to our ears, there's definitely a whistle to her breathing, rather than the rapid puffpuffpuff one would normally hear. If there's a problem, a round of antibiotics should clear it up.

Posted by Publius at May 11, 2004 08:18 PM
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