Rattie time! / Sad news.. :(

[Casper]

Its high time I share some new pictures of my rats, eh?

Mason:
aka "Macy"











Akio:
aka "Fatty"











Pocky:
aka "Alien Eyes"


This is the only way she likes to be held... :-D

I wish I could say that everyone is doing good, but I have some sad news....
Pocky & Akio (my two female rats) both have tumors. A while back I noticed one on Pocky's back leg. She visited the vet, but due to her age (3 years, 3 months) and the location of the tumor, surgery is not an option. I noticed Akio's tumor just now. It is about the size of a peanut and right under her arm pit. She is only a weeks' different in age from Pocky and I bet her prognosis will be along the same lines.

On another note, Mason recently turned 3 years old and he still seems to be in good health.

Its still hard seeing the remaining members of my little pack of rats aging...

[Karen]

Great pictures, you should nominate somerattie for Pet of the Day!

[snowbelle15]

Wonderful pictures! I've always wanted a rat for a pet, they same like really friendly animals. I'm sorry to hear about Poccy and Akio. Prayers for them are on their way!

[chocolatepuppy]

Such cuties! I'm sorry about Pocky & Akio.

[Casper]

Thanks.

Great pictures, you should nominate somerattie for Pet of the Day!

I really keep meaning to nominate a few of my critters for POTD, but get sidetracked. I just put a post-it up on the fridge as a reminder to work on that this weekend.

I've always wanted a rat for a pet, they same like really friendly animals.

They are super friendly animals. Definitely one of my favorite animals to own.

[luckies4me]

I wish I were still breeding, but with a toddler in the house there is just no time. I miss those furry companions. Sorry to hear about your rats. Just try as best you can to keep them comfortable.

[Karen]

Oh, I meant to tell you - green tea has been shown to shrink tumors in rats! I don't know the specifics, but it is worth a shot, replace their water with cool green tea, maybe?

It was s study done in hope that it would help humans with tumors, but hey, if it helps rats, that can be a good thing, too!