Diseases of rats

Diseases of domestic rats are very numerous. The fact is that these rodents, contrary to the generally accepted opinion, suffer from numerous health problems. If you do not notice the onset of the disease in time, the pet may die. And some diseases of rats can be transmitted to people.

Ensuring the correct content of rats is easy enough. In this way you easily prevent the development of various diseases. It is always better to avoid the disease than histreat. And the treatment of rats is not easy. Without the veterinarian's skilled care with the disease, it will be practically impossible to cope on their own.

Most often, various diseases of rats have the same manifestations: severe breathing, aggressive condition, skin ulcers, loss of fur or loss of its shine, diarrhea. Also, the rat can lie too long with his eyes closed.

Diarrhea can cause several causes. It can be excessive intake of freshjuicy fruit or vegetables or infectious diseases of rats. In the first case, with diarrhea, only the adjustment of the diet will help. Feed your animal with breadcrumbs, oatmeal and water with diluted black tea. But in the second case, the infectious disease will have a bacteriological or viral character when the animal's immune defense is weakened due to a poor diet, a dirty litter in which microbes multiply, or lesions by parasites. Watch the rat. If diarrhea lasts several days, bring it to the vet immediately.

Also begin to develop infectious diseases of decorative rats after bites of various insects. It can be spiders that live in yourapartment. The source of infection can be and contaminated water or any other objects with which the rat could contact. Remember that some infectious diseases are also transmitted to people. If the signs of malaise coincide, you and the rat immediately consult a doctor.

Colds of rats are very common. If your pet very often sneezes and hasthere is a discharge from the spout, your rat has caught a cold. The cause of colds are drafts, frequent temperature fluctuations and raw air in the cage. To cure a rat, it is necessary to eliminate all the above-mentioned reasons. Put the cage in a warm place, where your animal will be comfortable and cozy.

Very often rats also suffer from a cold, which often appears at the age of 1.5-2 years. Get rid of the cold will help only antibiotics, which will prescribe a veterinarian. Particular attention should be paid to noise in the lungs. After all, noise can cause not only a cold, but also neoplasms in the lungs.

With age, rats may appear various tumors and neoplasms. The places where they appear are different. These can be the legs or internal organs. The formation of tumors is associated not only with the age of the rat, but also with the quality of the food. But such diseases of rats can be of a good and malignant nature. So, in benign tumors, you can always see clear boundaries with a healthy tissue. And when you study, you can find that the tumor tissue does not differ from a healthy tissue.

Malignant tumors grow very fast, displacing healthy tissue. Also, such tumors always give metastases. Malignant neoplasms most often occur on the mammary glands of females, on internal organs or the skin and subcutaneous tissue.

Rats, by their nature, rarely break their bones,after all, with any fall, they are triggered by the body control reflex. But after landing, even on four legs, the rat can remain lying on the floor. The fact is that she shock caused by a fall. Do not panic, just transfer the rat to a quiet place where she can recover herself.

Old decorative rats require special care. In this period of life, rats become verycalm. But they start to lose weight, even despite enough food. Their wool loses its former shine. Create your pet a calm old age and keep it in the best conditions. Unfortunately, many rats become blind in old age, or they develop malignant tumors.