Originally posted by Twisterdog

Ummmmm .... isn't that a case of the pot calling the kettle black, Luckies4me? You gave a whole paragraph of advice about an animal you have never seen ... then ended said paragraph by criticising a vet for giving advice about an animal he has never seen.

What I meant was without seeing the rats leg how did he know it was not broken? How did he know there was no swelling which required any anti-inflamatory? What about possible puncture wounds of abrasions that may need antibiotics? In all the cases I have seen in rats not once have I had a vet not even look at the rat. I am giving advice on how to make him comfortable, not how to treat his injury, except limit his movement which is common sense and which a vet should know. Any rat with a leg injury and possible fracture should have known the rat needs no playtime until he is healed. He should have looked at the rat. How does he know the owner was not calling only saying the rat had minimal injuries just because they couldn't afford vet care (just an example!!!) and just wanted to know this so they didn't have to bring the rat in when in fact the animal had a grotest injury causing severe pain? That is my point. The rat should have been seen, period.