Ratablog

Quick Monday update

The dog: The radiologist wasn't overly concerned with the blotches on her x-rays. The vet is treating her hepatitis, but we still don't know how she got it. She on three medications (one of which needs to be given on an empty stomach, two with food) and she eats this nasty "l/d" food three times a day. The logistics are tricky. Next week she goes in to have her liver enzymes rechecked. I am crossing my fingers this is another entry in the "amazing Abita medical medical file."

Rabskuttle: The vet confirmed that he does have a blue-ish look, and described his lungs as sounding like a washing machine. Today we started him on a different bronchodilator, ipratropium. This one is nebulized, and boy did he hate the nebulizer tank. It was scary and heartbreaking to see him struggling to try to get out, but after it was over, he did look a little pinker, and I saw him eating one of the chocolate-oatmeal bites.

Arthur: Gained 11 grams! Happy news! (To think I'd ever be trying to get a rat to gain weight...)

Jack: Has been very puffy and hissy when out for playtime. I'm not sure if he's freaked out because he can still smell George but he can't find him, or if he's decided that since George is gone he needs to be doubly territorial. He's snapped at me a couple of times too. I don't have a good feeling about him getting along with any of the other rats.

Bandit: Hasn't really changed much since the neuter. Unfortunately this weekend was hectic squared, which delayed his meeting of Oliver & the girls, but that is still the plan.

The girls: Are ignoring the lumps, so I am trying to ignore the lumps too.

Oliver: Is fat dumb and happy. Gotta love Oliver.

And I'm not going to say "What else can happen?" because when I said that, Teddy the guinea pig started wheezing. He's off to the vet tomorrow.

Posted by Abita at April 3, 2006 09:42 PM