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thejunipertreeAardie has some sort of lump in his neck area. Like a cyst or a tumour or some such. This is a bit distressing. I know rats are susceptible to them and that it's very common, but goddamnit! He's just a wee baby. And my poor departed Nicodemus lived five years, bump free.
I found a vet, nearby, who deals with rats. So, she's going to get a phone call from me tomorrow. I get paid at the end of the week, so I'll be able to write them a post dated check.
Wemble's bridal shower was this weekend and it was fabulous, if I say so myself. heh. I had so many worries that it was all going to fall to shit, but it went well. Even despite the fact that we were locked out when I first arrived due to the rental manager thinking I had the hall scheduled for Sunday and despite one of the bridesmaids getting into a car accident about 100 yards away from the hall.
A few of us, at the end of the night, decided to go on an adventure after dinner and seeing 'Chicago'. One of our party wanted ice cream, but none of us wanted to go to yet another diner that we've been to. So, I set off on a main road with the decision that we'll stop at the first diner none of us have ever been to.
Needless to say, we wound up in Hammonton. Which is quite far from my apartment. It's close to the ocean, even. I enjoyed the drive, despite my polite non smoking in the car due to someone's allergy to smoke. The night air, the thrumming engine, the giggling and conversation. It was...good.
Although now I am still completely exhausted from all of the weekend's events. I slept a large portion of today and vegetated the rest of the day.
Oh, I also am now the proud owner of the "House of 1000 Corpses" soundtrack.
BOO-YAH!
I found a vet, nearby, who deals with rats. So, she's going to get a phone call from me tomorrow. I get paid at the end of the week, so I'll be able to write them a post dated check.
Wemble's bridal shower was this weekend and it was fabulous, if I say so myself. heh. I had so many worries that it was all going to fall to shit, but it went well. Even despite the fact that we were locked out when I first arrived due to the rental manager thinking I had the hall scheduled for Sunday and despite one of the bridesmaids getting into a car accident about 100 yards away from the hall.
A few of us, at the end of the night, decided to go on an adventure after dinner and seeing 'Chicago'. One of our party wanted ice cream, but none of us wanted to go to yet another diner that we've been to. So, I set off on a main road with the decision that we'll stop at the first diner none of us have ever been to.
Needless to say, we wound up in Hammonton. Which is quite far from my apartment. It's close to the ocean, even. I enjoyed the drive, despite my polite non smoking in the car due to someone's allergy to smoke. The night air, the thrumming engine, the giggling and conversation. It was...good.
Although now I am still completely exhausted from all of the weekend's events. I slept a large portion of today and vegetated the rest of the day.
Oh, I also am now the proud owner of the "House of 1000 Corpses" soundtrack.
BOO-YAH!
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Date: 2003-04-06 08:54 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2003-04-06 09:18 pm (UTC)andy's parents gave us their unused pizza stone a few weeks ago too... how about an ice cream and pizza party? and then we can finish off by pulling out the blender and pitcher for margaritas...
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Date: 2003-04-07 05:01 am (UTC)Which part of the neck? Is it right in the center of his throat? It sounds like it could be SDA. I mean, it could also be an abscess or a tumor, but he's really way too young to have a tumor, generally speaking, and if he hasn't been with any other rats and hasn't had any cuts on his neck, it's probably not an abscess.
So! You just got him relatively recently, so I'm thinking SDA, since most pet store rats carry it. Has he been in contact with any other rats since the pet store? He could definitely be carrying SDA, or could have gotten it from other rats. One of the main symptons is a swelling of the salivary glands which shows up looking like a big bump in the middle of the neck.
Has he been sneezing? Do his eyes look okay? Another symptom is eye troubles -- porphyrin, ulcers, swollen eyeballs...
http://www.rmca.org/Articles/sda.htm
It's not fatal, but it does depress their immune system while the virus is active. Provided his lungs are okay and he doesn't get hit hard by mycoplasma, he should be okay after about a week. That is, if it is SDA.
Also! I don't know which vet you're taking him to, but I've been to a whole ton of vets in the PA/NJ area, and the best one for rats that I know is Dr. Janice Goode at Marlton Animal Hospital. If the guy you're seeing ends up sucking, she's a fantastic vet who knows a whole lot about rats.
Sounds like you had a great weekend. :)
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Date: 2003-04-07 07:59 am (UTC)Maybe it's just me.
Maybe it's that I'm not a chick who dyes her hair strange colors and wears strange boots.
But... that is one ass-ugly rat.
Not that I don't dig it. I think it's cool. But it's cool in a Cat With No Lips Or Eyelids kind of way.
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