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Following are some samples of articles found in the newsletters. There can also be found our regular features such as: Pres. Message, Letters, New Members, Beginner’s Corner, Colors & Coats, Helpful Hints, Kids Korner, Let’s Get Acquainted, Medical, Movie Review, Our Pets and Friends, Show Reports, Stud Names, Vet Referrals, Announcements/Ascensions/Arrivals, Stud List, Breeders’ Directories, and others.

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1984
January SALE! $2	Genetics for Mouse Breeders 1, Introduction to Dominance.
April	A Book Review Rats, by Martin Hart. Novice Corner–Mice. Monarch Mouse.
June	Mayflower II–The Great UK/US Fancy Rat Export ’83.
July	English Rex Rat Breeding. Health Notes–English. Portrait of a Friend. Mouse Genetics 2, Breedings involving a single gene pair. Not Exactly a Volume Business.
October	Mouse Genetics 3, Characteristics of A and B series of alleles–Introduction to epistasis. A Little Rat Music. Rats Drinking Booze Carry on Like People.
December	Letter. Game.
1985
Jan./Feb.	Puzzle. Beginner’s Corner. Our Pets and Friends. Medical. Poems.
March/April	News from England. Rat Genetics–Breeding Genetics. Profile–Jackie Jennings. Poems. Mouse Genetics 4, Albino series homozygotes. Helpful Hints.
May/June	Rat Genetics–Breeding Genetics continued. Puzzle. For the Kids–Cat & Rat. Mouse Genetics 5, Albino series heterozygotes and inheritance of multiple alleles. A Prospective. Short Tales. Requests.
July/August	Rat Genetics–Breeding Genetics Part II. Mouse Genetics 6, Blue and pink-eyed dilutions. Requests–continued.
Sept./Oct.	Our Pets & Friends–Big Will. Mouse Genetics 7, Extension (recessive gold) series. Medical–Junk Food and Rats Don’t Mix. Rat Genetics–Breeding Genetics conclusion. News of the NFRS.
Nov./Dec.	Rat Genetics–The Silver Fawn. An Intro to Rats & Mice. Mouse Genetics 8, How to get more of something “new.”
1986
Jan./Feb.	Maze. Ideal Markings–Rats/Mice. News from England. Chapter 2–Feed and Housing. Medical–Eucalyptus Therapy. Poem–Rats in the Attic.
March/April	Our Pets & Friends–The Flinn Springs Rat Ranch. A Human Experience. Our Pets & Friends cont.–Aunalee’s New Pets. Pheromones and Mouse Behavior. News from England–How it all began. Chapter 3–Choosing your Rat or Mouse. Puzzle. A Comparative Study between Wild & Domestic Rats.
May/June	Maze. Our Pets & Friends–Snowball; Dopey. News from England–How it all began, conclusion. Part 2–A Comparative Study between Wild & Domestic Rats. Poem–Mease Mice Mouse.
July/August	An English Mouse Show. Strange Phenomena. Word Search. Part 3–A Comparative Study between Wild & Domestic Rats. A Novel Idea. All in Good Fun. Fancy Rats as a Hobby. Profile–Norman Bauman. Letters to Sandy. Fair Comments.
Sept./Oct.	Ratthing: Reflections on a Wild Rat. Amazing Story. Chapter 4–Social Behavior. Maze. Part 4–A Comparative Study between Wild & Domestic Rats.
Nov./Dec.	In Recommendation of White Rats. Judge’s Comments–Pet Rats. A Tribute to “Bobbers.” News From England. Maze. Ratthing–part 2.
1987
Jan./Feb.	The Way I do it. News from Sweden and England. Puzzle. Mouse Genetics–Marked Mice. The Judge’s Favorite. Puzzle. Ratthing–part 3. Poem–Mice. Paper Doll Rat Family cut-outs (1).
March/April	Our Pets & Friends–The Best Pet Ever. History of the Siamese Rat in the U.K. Mouse Genetics–The Tan Group including Foxes. What’s For Dinner. Helpful Hints–Home made Bottle Holders. The Rat Review. Puzzle. Ratthing–conclusion. Poem–Mouse Virtues. Connect the Dots. Paper Doll Rat Family cut-outs (2).
May/June	Rats in the Classroom. Breeding Roan Mice. News from Abroad. Maze. Swansong at Bradford. Mouse Genetics–Mutant Genes of the Mouse Part 1. Connect the Dots. Paper Doll Rat Family cut-outs (3).
July/August	My Very First English Show. How I Raise Fancy Mice. Some Fair Comments. Puzzle. Judge’s Report–July 4, 1987 English Rat Show. Mouse Genetics–Mutant Genes of the Mouse–Part 2. Paper Doll Rat Family cut-outs (4).
Sept./Oct.	Mouse Genetics–The Albino Group of Mice. Little Yeller’s Great Adventure–part 1. On the Subject of Rats. The Flinn Springs Rat Ranch–part 2. An Anecdote.
Nov./Dec.	Profile of Nick Mays. Monarch Mouse. They may not be Forever, but Rats are a Girl’s Best Friend. The Rats of La Jolla High School. Inbreeding and the Rat Fancy. Cats and Contamination. Little Yeller’s Great Adventure–part 2.
1988
Jan./Feb.	Views from the Mousing Shed. Helpful Hints–Bottle Watching. Puzzle. My Observations of an English Rat Show. Profile of Nick Mays–part 2. Little Yeller’s Great Adventure–part 3 conclusion. Puzzle.
March/April	Stud Names. Rat Personalities–Brought-up or Bred-in, Choosing and Training Your Pet. Vet Referrals. The Way We Do It. Puzzle. A Concerned Reader. Breeding for Good Dispositions–A Breeder’s Responsibility. Selective Breeding for Quality Pets. Book Review The Handbook of Rodents in Captivity.
May/June	A Mouse of a Different Color. Rat Personalities. Book Review Nellie’s Story. Profile of Nick Mays–part 3. Summary of the 1988 Del Mar Fair. Movie Review.
July/August	More English Mice come to California. Book Review More Cunning Than Man, A Social History of Rats. Rat Mothers. Puzzle. Area Rep. Reports. Medical–The Health of the Rat–Part 1–Health in General. Poem–The Gray Rat. Breeding Rats–part 1–Introduction. Our Pets & Friends–Sir Lancelot. Helpful Hints–Hot Weather Tips. Poem–Mice.
Sept./Oct.	Vet Referrals. A Strong Bloodline. Breeding Rats–part 2. International News. Roan Mice–Explanation of Roan Mouse Inheritance Factors. Our Pets & Friends–The Little Troublemaker. Medical–The Health of the Rat–Part 2–Tumours.
Nov./Dec.	Catalogs of Mouse Items. Psychosomatic Factors in Rodents. Breeding Rats–Breeding for the Fancier–Introduction. Helpful Hints–Water Bottles. Medical–The Health of the Rat–Part 3–Respiratory Problems.
1989
Jan./Feb.	Profile–Tina Good, part 1. International News. Breeding Rats–Part 4. Puzzle. Medical–Bloating in Rats; Medical–The Health of the Rat–Part 4–Other Conditions. Poem–Friends.
March/April	Puzzle. Breeding Rats–Part 5. Profile–Tina Good, part 2. History of the Standards: N.F.R.S.
May/June	Area Rep. Reports. Movie Review. Breeding Rats–Inbreeding–Part 6. Profile–Tina Good, part 3. Puzzle.
July/August	Rodent Facts. News of the Northeast Rat & Mouse Club. Some Fair Comments. Breeding Rats–Part 8 (The Agouti and The Cinnamon). Profile–Tina Good, part 4.
Sept./Oct.	Pen Pals Club. Area Rep. Report. Breeding Rats–The Self Group, The P.E. White. Mouse Maze. Profile–Tina Good, part 5, conclusion.
Nov./Dec.	Area Rep. Report. Diary of the Great Rodent Rush Saga of 1989. Breeding Rats–The Self Group, Breeding the Self Black and the Self Champagne. Recommended Reading.
1990
Jan./Feb.	Diary of the Great Rodent Rush Saga of 1989, conclusion. Selected Normative Data on the Rat. Puzzle. Breeding Rats–The Self Group, The Self Mink. Rat Color Genetics Articles. Improving the Health of your Rats and Mice.
March/April	Puzzle. Our Rat Business. Poem–Aftermath of Tina Good’s Cross Country Mouse Moving Saga. Breeding Rats–The Marked Varieties–The Irish (English Irish). Short Tales.
May/June	Angelica. Word Search. Rat Genetics Question.
July/August	Photo Mouse. Breeding Rats–The Berkshire. Mice. A Lesson in Animal Rights Weighs One Pound. The Amateur Geneticist. Some Fair Comments.
Sept./Oct.	Breeding Rats–The Hooded. Rats. Intro to Basic Care–Rats. Some Comments.
Nov./Dec. SALE! $2	Our Pets & Friends–Irish & Cremora. Breeding Rats–The Capped/The Variegated. Word Search. East Coast News. Poem–Someone Special.
1991
Jan./Feb.	Colors & Coats. A Frightful Happening in Harrisburg. Poem–For Roquefort. Poem–Why Do Mice Love? Breeding Rats–The Pearl/The Silver. Puzzle. Let’s Get Acquainted! Kids Korner. How I Do It.
March/April	A Litter Bit of Fun. A Reply. Rat Maze. Ohio Happenings. Medical–General Husbandry. Kids Korner. Colors & Coats. Don’t Judge Me. My Trials With “Trouble.” Misc. Mouse Musings. Cross Country Mouse Swapping. Pet Show Report.
May/June	Stud Names. The Egyptian Spiny Mouse. Poem–Even Though. Please Keep My Cage Clean. Rodent Responsibility. Colors & Coats. Medical–Malocclusion & Environment. Some Comments. Kids Korner–Color Choice by a Mouse. Diet and Tumors.
July/August	Stud Names. Let’s Get Acquainted–Zachary Bostrom. Poem–Read Between the Lines. Medical–Bedding & Mycoplasma pulmonis. Some Fair Comments. Our Pets & Friends–The Games of McTavish. Plans for Rat Exercise Ball. Why Rats? Poem–Little Critter.
Sept./Oct.	Record Keeping. Rat Rap–Jackie Jennings. Medical–Internal & External Parasites of Rats & Mice. Kids Korner–Scruffie’s Adventures. Highlights from the Board Meeting– 10-13-91. Let’s get Acquainted–Jenette Meyers.
Nov./Dec.	Stud Names. Rat Biscuits. Pennsylvania Tidings. Medical–Administration of Anthelmintic Drugs. Beginners Corner–Establishing Order. East Coast News–Shipping Tips. Kids Korner–Empire of the Rats, Part 1. Show Terms.
1992
Jan./Feb. SALE! $2	Book Review Fancy Mice, Rats and Gerbils. Training Rats. Animal Thoughts. Kids Korner–Empire of the Rats, Part 2. Cartoon–Rattitudes. Medical Trivia. Poem–Ode to a Rat Named Sleepy. Rat Word Search puzzle.
March/April SALE! $2	Notes. Spiny Mice. Terrible Mice. Let’s Get Acquainted–Gail DeHayes. More on Training Rats. Northwest News. Our Pets & Friends–Gnasher’s Story: A Zest For Life. Critter Sitter. Pennsylvania Tidings. Poem–A Tribute to Winchester. Rat Rap–Donna Galins.
May/June	Notes. Letters–Corn Meal & Oat Treats. Tending the Coals. Rat Olympics. Rodents on Display at the San Diego Zoo. Cartoon–Rattitudes. Cartoon–Rodent World. Kids Korner–The Rat Who Finds A Friend. Our Pets & Friends–Buffy. Rat Rap–Leah Soverns.
July–October SALE! $3 Special Double Issue! was $4/$6 members, $6/$8 non-members	Notes. Stud Names. Vet Referrals. Cage Hygiene, Healthy Litters, and Beddings. Foreign Imports. Natural Disasters. Mutations of the Deer Mouse. Some Fair Comments. O.C. Fair Letters. Pennsylvania Tidings. Starring Rodents–Naked Mole Rats. Medical–Mousepox Ectromelia. Cartoon–Rattitudes. Corncob Bedding Cures Skin Problems. Cartoon–Rodent World. Let’s Get Acquainted–Joyce Starkey. Rat Rap–Geri Hauser. The Zebra Mouse. Special Announcements.
Nov./Dec. SALE! $2	Notes. How I Do It or Why I Don’t Have a Dining Room Anymore. Highlights–Board Meeting; Rat Standards. Cage Hygiene, Healthy Litters, and Beddings–part 2. Cartoon–Rodent World. Where the Heck is Umatilla? The Dor-Mouse. Medical–Mouse Hepatitis Virus Infection (MHV). East Coast News. Rat Sniglets. Pennsylvania Tidings. Rats as Teachers. Rat Rap–Craig Schumacher. Special Announcements.
1993
Jan./Feb. SALE! $2	Let’s Get Acquainted–Sheryl Leisure...Artist Extrodinaire. Pericotes or Leaf-eared Mice. East Coast News. Pennsylvania Tidings. Rat Race, a Word Search. Timothy Rat. Eulogy for a Pet Rat–Homer.
March/June SALE! $3 Jumbo Size Issue! was $4/$6 members, $6/$8 non-members	The Head Cheeses. East Coast News. Midwest News. Eulogy to a Pet Rat, Part 2. Pennsylvania Tidings. Companion Animal Loss & Pet Owner Grief, Part 1. Let’s Get Acquainted–Mary Ann Isaksen. The Breeding of Rats. Rats, Mice, and Dinosaurs. Breeding & Stuff. Cartoon–Rattitudes. Medical–Anesthesia for Rats and Mice. Book Review Rats: A Complete Pet Owner’s Manual. Cartoon–Rodent World. Our Pets & Friends–Redeye & Bullet. Rat Rap–Karen & Craig Robbins. Highlights from the Board Meetings. Eulogy to a Pet Rat, Part 3.
July/October SALE! $3 Super Duper Size Issue! was $4/$6 members, $6/$8 non-members	The Head Cheeses. O.C. Fair Letters. East Coast News. Midwest News. Down South. Northwest News. The Problem With Pine: A Discussion of Softwood Beddings. Our Pets & Friends–Diemo–One Cute Little Furry; Jennifer and Sugar, Best of Friends. Companion Animal Loss & Pet Owner Grief, Part 2. Rat’s Teeth Can Kill. Some Fair Comments. Cartoon–Rattitudes. Cartoon–Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Mouse. Rodents on Display at the Los Angeles Zoo. Breeding & Stuff. Book Review Rats: A Complete Pet Owner’s Manual. Mus & Rattus Cafe Menu. Request For Information. Highlights from the Board Meetings. Cartoon–Rodent World.
Nov./Dec.	Editor’s Note–Respiratory problems. East Coast News. Down South. Midwest News. Taillessness in the Rat. Life with my White Terrors. Breeding & Stuff. Book Review The Proper Care of Fancy Rats. Our Pets & Friends–Blackie. Timothy Rat Poster. Introducing a New Female Mouse into a Cage Occupied by Other Female Mice. Rodent Regulations in California. Tailless Rats. Treasurer’s Report. Special Announcements. Eulogy to a Pet Rat, Part 4.
1994
Jan./March SALE! $3 Mega Size Issue! was $4/$6 members, $6/$8 non-members	Rats Used in Russian Customs. Northwest News. Cartoon–Rodent World. Midwest News. Down South. Pennsylvania Tidings. East Coast News. Earthquake. Trust-Training Nervous Rats. The Evils of Chocolate. Respiratory Outbreak in Wisconsin. Let’s Get Acquainted–Brian & Lori Henderson. Request For Information–Update. Our Pets & Friends–Baby Cakes; Spot. Rodents on Display at the Santa Ana Zoo. Mouseallaneous/Ratallaneous. Update on Respiratory Outbreak At Karen’s Kritters–Sialodacryoadenitis (SDA) Virus, Cilia-Associated Respiratory (CAR) Bacillus, Kilham Rat Virus (KRV). Rats! Arizona Display. Highlights from the Board Meetings. Max.
April/June SALE! $2	Northwest News. Midwest News. New Breeding Booklet. Pennsylvania Tidings. How to Show: Choosing, Preparing, Entering, and Showing Rats & Mice. Our Pets & Friends–Eliphas. Colors & Coats–Satin Rats. Medical–Carmen Booth, D.V.M., Ataxia, Anorexia, notes on respiratory outbreak at Karen’s Kritters–Rat Coronavirus, Sialodacryoadenitis virus (SDAV), Kilham Rat Virus (KRV) aka H-1 Virus, Minute Virus of Mice (MVM), Mouse Hepatitis Virus (MHV), Hantavirus, as well as comments on bedding, bug spray causes bloody nose, spaying rats, and anesthesia; Mouse Testing at Karen’s Kritters. Helpful Hints. Highlights from the Board Meeting.
July/August SALE! $2	Midwest News. Pennsylvania Tidings. The Kindest Cut: Our Experience with Neutered Rats. Some Fair Comments. Our Pets & Friends–Keeneau; Mercury; My Rat Dusty. Cartoon–Rodent World. Beginners’ Corner–New Beddings Found. Sales Catalog. Cartoon–Rattitudes. Homer: Killer Rat? Medical–Pain Medications/Wry Neck/SDA coronavirus; Anorexia/Ataxia; Newborn Rat Orphan Tips/Rat Milk. A Warning To Pet Owners. Special Announcements.
Sept./Dec. SALE! $3 Double Issue was $4/$6 members, $6/$8 non-members	Midwest News. East Coast News. The Head Cheeses. Family Ties: The Social Psychology of Rat Relationships. Medical–Squamous cell carcinomas. Some Fair Comments. Highlights from the Board Meetings. Our Pets & Friends–Freckles, “The Trooper”; Sniffy. The 12 Days of Christmas.
1995
Jan./Feb.	Huggable Once Again. Word Search. Instant Record Rat or Mouse Review Tip. Rodent Exercise Wheels. Socializing Rats. Poem–All in a Mouse’s Night.
March/April SALE! $2	Poems. Word Search. Rodent Lovers: Give Reptiles a Break! Carnivorous Reptiles & Live Food: There Are Other Options! Medical–Antibiotics/Respiratory Infection Treatments. A Mouse’s Story.
May/June SALE! $2	Prejudice In The Nineties. East Coast News. Poem–Ode To Pinky. Let’s Get Acquainted–Abbey Zap. Breeding & Stuff. Environmental Enrichment For The Pet Rat. Cartoon–Rattitudes. Cartoon–Rodent World. Medical–SDA Virus; Rat Ear Hematoma. Addendum to Huggable Once Again. How I Got Started. Mice In The Classroom. Rat Toys. Tales of a Surrogate Mom–Part 1. Poem–You Is My Baby Now. So Many Personalities.
July/August SALE! $2	Word Search. Burial Rituals. How I Got Started. Tales of a Surrogate Mom–Part 2. Rats Help With Project. Our Pets & Friends–Jasmin. Medical–Carmen Booth, D.V.M., notes on Euthanasia in Rodents, Pinworms–New Information, Tetracycline in Rats, SDA Virus, Baytril. A Perfect Moment. Year of The Rat. The Proper Feeding of Carnivorous Reptiles. Vacation Time! Freezone–A True Story.
Sept./Oct. SALE! $2	The Head Cheeses–P.R. report. Genetics for Mouse Breeders–9. White spotting and “modifers.” Let’s Get Acquainted–Richard Gilliam. Some Fair Comments. What’s For Dinner? Our Pets & Friends–Porkchop, part 1. Colors & Coats–Odd-eye rats; Siamese mice. A Classroom Gopher? Tales of a Surrogate Mom–Part 3.
Nov./Dec. SALE! $2	Members of AFRMA and the Parliamentarian. Genetics for Mouse Breeders–10. Introduction to combining genes; the dominant with dominant cross. Some Fair Comments. How To Make A Rat Piñata. The Bonding. Our Pets & Friends–Porkchop, part 2. Cartoon–Rattitudes. Nibbles Gets “Crummey.” The Agouti Rat. Windchill: A Mouse’s Story. Helpful Hints–Cleaning Wire Wheels; Covering For Wire Shelves. Medical–Head Tilt, Eye Problem. Highlights from the Board Meetings. Beginners’ Corner–Trouble with scabs.