Originally posted by wolfsoul
Thanks for the info! If I ever see a blazed rat when I'm oldr, I'll remember to put it on reserve until it is eight weeks, and if I see any fishiness, I'll still buy it and take it to the vet. Do they have a low chance of living through megacolon? Would I be paying money just to see it suffer? I couldn't bear that...

Megacolon in rats is fatal. They can be treated with Cisparide (sp?) and other meds, enemas and soft message on the abdomen but they don't live very long. In dogs and cats they can remove the colon through surgery, but I am not sure if this has been attempted in rats yet.