• Health Care

• General

•  Seoul Hantavirus (moved to own page)
  
• Diagnostic Testing Info
   

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• Rodent Diseases Contagious to People – by Karen Robbins
• Purchase the Rat Health Care book
• Purchase the Common Diseases of the Fancy Rat book from the N.F.R.S. - a must-have for every rat owner/breeder
• Purchase the Microbiology for Fanciers book by Ann Storey, N.F.R.S. - another must-have for every owner/breeder (available from Fur & Feather)
• First-Aid Kit - by Nichole Royer
• Disease Control - How to safeguard your animals
• Quarantine, Quarantine, Quarantine: Ill Rat - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Quarantining - by Karen Robbins & Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Quarantining Part 2 - by Karen Robbins
• Showing and Risks: Biosecurity Importance and Exposure Risks
   
• Testing your rats with IDEXX: How to guide - by Ashley Eichler, Atlantis Rattery, Canada (goes to her Facebook page)
• SDA Alert and how it affects you - by Ashley Eichler, Atlantis Rattery, Canada (goes to her Facebook page)
   

• Places to check for Veterinarians:

• Association of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians (AEMV)
• Critters USA magazine PDF 2015 “Directory of Veterinarians For Exotic Small Mammals”
• The Rat Fan Club Midwest and Eastern U.S. and Western U.S. and other countries
• Recommended Vets for Arizona on the Any Rat Rescue site
• Exotic Vets for the East Coast (CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT) on the Mainely Rat Rescue site
   
  • Financial Assistance For Veterinary Care
  • Financial assistance for veterinary care costs - on the AVMA page
  • Need Emergency Help With Vet Bills? 15 Sources of Relief - on the GoFundMe site
     

• Respiratory Problems

• Contagions Between Mice And Rats - Rat and Mouse Viruses and Bacteria
• Everything you never wanted to know about Mycoplasma pulmonis - Carmen Jane Booth, vet student
• Rat With Mycoplasma or Allergies - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
• Pneumonia in Rats - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Mycoplasma Vaccine? - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
• Mycoplasma Pulmonis Update?
• Information Update On Nebulizing Rats With Respiratory Viruses - By Cathleen Schneider-Russell
• Bloody nose - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Bloody Nose; Eye Discharge; Eye & Nose Discharge - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Caved-In Appearance - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Chatter Mouse
• Clicking Mouse/Rat Talking - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• No Pep/Sneezing/Humping Rat - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
• Rat Sneezing; Constantly Sneezing Rat
• Rat Breathing Fast
• Rat Virus - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
• Respiratory Disease in Rats and Mice by Ann Storey, MSc. FIBMS (on the N.F.R.S. web site)
• Respiratory Problems in Mice
• Rolling Mice, Rat/Mouse Health Questions, Theiler’s Murine Encephalomyelitis Virus (TMEV) - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
• Sendai Virus by Ann Storey, MSc FIBMS (on the N.F.R.S. web site)
• Sick Pet Mouse
• Sniffling Mice - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
• Eucalyptus Therapy - by Karla J. Barber
   
• Formula for Anorexic Rats - from Elizabeth TeSelle
   
  • Torticollis/Wry Neck
  • Wry Neck - by Karen Hauser
  • Head Tilt; Eye Problem - by Nichole Royer
  • Torticollis - Rat Walks on Side; Siamese Rat With Head Tilt; Hairless Rat With Head Tilt; Mouse With Head Tilt - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
  • Rat with Cocked Head; Rat with Inner Ear Infection; Labyrinthitis in Rats
  • Sialodacryoadenitis Virus (SDAV)
  • Respiratory Outbreak At Karen’s Kritters - by Karen Robbins
  • Update On Respiratory Outbreak At Karen’s Kritters - by Karen Robbins (Sialodacryoadenitis [SDA] Virus [SDAV], Cilia-Associated Respiratory [CAR] Bacillus [CARB], Kilham Rat Virus [KRV])
  • Rat Coronavirus, SDAV, KRV, MVM, MHV, etc. - Rat Coronavirus, Sialodacryoadenitis Virus, Kilham Rat Virus (KRV), aka H-1 Virus, Minute Virus of Mice, Mouse Hepatitis Virus, Hantavirus, Mouse Testing - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
  • SDA virus - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
  • The Millennium Bug - by Nancy Ferris. One member’s experience with SDA.
  • Can Parrots Pass SDA to Rats?; Cardiac Problem in Rats - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
  • Rat Coronavirus (SDAV) by Ann Storey, MSc FIBMS (on the N.F.R.S. web site)
  • Medical - SDAV Outbreak in Nevada (March 2014) – by Karen Robbins
  • SDA Alert and how it affects you - by Ashley Eichler, Atlantis Rattery, Canada (goes to her Facebook page)

• Tumors

• Squamous cell carcinomas - by Karen Robbins
• Tumors In Rats - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Growths on Rats
• Tumor Problem, Anesthesia for Rats, Chocolate can cause death, Sneezing and hair spray
• Rats & Lyme Disease; Draining Tumors - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
• Diet and Tumors
• Diet & Tumors in Rats
   

• Parasites/Scabs

• Contagions Between Mice And Rats - Common Ectoparasites (outside), Common Endoparasites (inside)
• Internal And External Parasites Of Rats And Mice - by Carmen Jane Booth
• Pinworms – New Information - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Bugs - By Nichole Royer, Edited by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Mites On Mice/Flea Powder On Nursing Moms and Babies; Problem With Mites
• Bugs On Mice/Mites—Ectoparasite Infestations in Rodents - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
• Frizzie Rot - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Lice Infestation in Mice - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Scratching Mouse
• Invasion of the Fur Mites! EEEKK! - by Pat Bromerek
• Porphyrin Staining in Rat Eye & Rat Fur Mites - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
• Scabs. . .Diet or ????? - by Nichole Royer
• Itchy Rats
• Ivermectin Update - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Longevity Study; Update: Scabs...Diet or ???; Ivermectin Treatment for Pinworms - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Ivomec vs Eqvalan - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Suddenly Ill Rat: Hemobartonella muris/Proteus Mirabilis - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Rat with Ear Lumps; Pimples on Rats’ Ears - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Rats & Lyme Disease - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
• Itching Mice; Rodent Dermatitis on Mice; OCD Scratching Mouse; Wounds From Scratching
• Sore On Mouse; Bare Patch On Mouse
   

• Virus/Bacteria/Fungus

• Contagions Between Mice And Rats - Rat and Mouse Viruses and Bacteria
• Illness in Rat Bites and Feces? - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Rat Virus
• Contagious Rat Diseases?; Zoonotic Diseases - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
• Mousepox Ectromelia - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Mouse Hepatitis Virus Infection (MHV) - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Papilloma Wart Virus or Rat Pox Virus
• Parvoviruses in the Rat [Kilham rat virus KRV] by Ann Storey, MSc FIBMS (on the N.F.R.S. web site)
   
  • Rat Bite Fever (Streptobacillus moniliformis)
  • Rat Bite Fever - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
  • Son With Rat Bite Fever; Diseases From Rats
  • Daughter With Rat Bite Fever - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
  • Zoonotic Rodent Diseases - Rat Bite Fever - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
• Respiratory Outbreak At Karen’s Kritters - by Karen Robbins
• Update On Respiratory Outbreak At Karen’s Kritters - by Karen Robbins (Sialodacryoadenitis [SDA] Virus [SDAV], Cilia-Associated Respiratory [CAR] Bacillus [CARB], Kilham Rat Virus [KRV])
• RE: Respiratory Outbreak at Karen’s Kritters: Rat Coronavirus, SDAV, KRV, MVM, MHV, etc. - Rat Coronavirus, Sialodacryoadenitis Virus, Kilham Rat Virus (KRV), aka H-1 Virus, Minute Virus of Mice, Mouse Hepatitis Virus, Hantavirus, Mouse Testing - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• SDA virus - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Rat Coronavirus (SDAV) by Ann Storey, MSc FIBMS (on the N.F.R.S. web site)
• Sendai Virus by Ann Storey, MSc FIBMS (on the N.F.R.S. web site)
• Reovirus 3 - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Rolling Mice, Rat/Mouse Health Questions, Theiler’s Murine Encephalomyelitis Virus (TMEV) - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
• E. Coli Rat Death
   
• Multimammate Rat With Lumps (papilloma wart virus)
   
  • Ringworm
  • Ringworm & Rats - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
  • Ringworm on Mice - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
  • Ivermectin to Treat Ringworm? - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
     

• Breeding Problems

• Aborting Litters - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Mouse Milk Update - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Colostrum - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Soy Milk & Newborn Rats
• Baytril to Pregnant/Nursing Rats?; Rat Poison Transfer to Babies?
• C-Section Information - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Prolapsed Penis on Mouse - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
• Caring for Rat & Mouse Orphans - by Karen Robbins
• Raising Newborn Rats/Mice: Update - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Pyometra in Rats - by Donna Galins, Brea, CA
• RE: Spaying Rats - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Spaying Rats - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Vaginal Atresia In Mice: a.k.a. Vaginal Imperforation or Occlusion - by Karen Robbins and Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
• Rat Neutering Pros and Cons
• Parvoviruses in the Rat [Kilham rat virus KRV] by Ann Storey, MSc FIBMS (on the N.F.R.S. web site)
   
  • Breeding Tidbits
  • Hands On!
  • Serenading Mice
  • Separation Anxiety
  • Maternal Care
  • Make it a Large
  • Protein, not Carbs
  • Rat, Not Cow
  • Mr. Darcy Mice
  • Playful Rats
  • Weight Drop
  • Lighting Effects
  • Parenting Is In The Genes
  • Females In Good Condition = More Male Offspring
  • Stress Alters Genes
  • High Salt = More Females
     

• Drugs

• Administration of Anthelmintic Drugs - from Kimberly Johnson, Animal Health Technician
• Anesthesia for Rats and Mice - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Anesthisia - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Tetracycline in Rats; Baytril - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Baytril to Pregnant/Nursing Rats?
• Gentocin - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
   

• Miscellaneous

• Rat With Multiple Abscesses
• Abscesses/Bumble Foot; Pain Medicine For Rats; Chloroform - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Ataxia, Anorexia - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Blind Rat - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Mouse with Eye Problem (Euthanasia) - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
• Broken Leg; Mass Pops Out; Injured Rats - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Contagions Between Mice And Rats
• Rat’s Teeth Can Kill - by Pat & Mike Bromberek
• Fluffy’s Dentist Appointment - Cindy Seale
• Common Dental Problems In Rodents: Treatment & Prevention - By Cathleen Schneider-Russell
   
  • Blue Rat Bleeding Problem (Hemophilia)
  • Blue Rat Bleeding Disorders/Blue Rats With Hemophilia - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
  • Russian Blue Bleeding Problem
  • Update on My Rat Project: Blue Rat Bleeding Disorders/Blue Rats With Hemophilia; Russian Blue Bleeding Problem - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
  • Blue Rat With Nosebleeds; Blue Rat Bleeding From Injuries
• Tinka’s Ordeal - by Kathryn Hanneman (a choking rat)
• Diabetes in Rats - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
• Diarrhea in Rats - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Rat with Ear Lumps; Pimples on Rats’ Ears - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
• Ear Infection In Rat
   
  • Epilepsy/Seizure
  • Porkchop: A Rat with Epilepsy, part 1 - by Pamela Sorrentino
  • Porkchop: A Rat with Epilepsy, part 2 - by Pamela Sorrentino
  • Porkchop: A Rat with Epilepsy, part 3 - by Pamela Sorrentino
  • Rat With Seizure
• Euthanasia in Rodents - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Regarding Euthanasia - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Humane Euthanasia For Mouse - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• When To Euthanize
• Eye Problems In Rodents - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Broken Hearts
• Hermaphroditic Rat?; Skin Mass/Mass Pops Out - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Hydrocephalic Rat & Anencephaly Rat - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D. [WARNING: Graphic Photos]
• Kidney Stones vs. Kidney/Bladder Infections - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Leptospirosis in Pet Rats?
• Rat with Wrist Lumps - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Malocclusion and Environmental Conditions Contributing to Respiratory Disease - by Carmen Jane Booth
   
  • Megacecum and Megacolon
  • Megacecum In Rats
  • Megacecum and Megacolon - Megacecum and Megacolon: Development Disorders in the Enteric Nervous System in Rats by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• The Stuffy Nosed Rat - by Pat Bromberek
• Update on Reddy; Pep-Boy’s Problem - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M. (Pep-Boy, a Hairless rat with strange lump)
• Hairless Rat With A Rash - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Hairless Rat Self-Mutilating Front Leg
• Dangerous Onions; Strange Rat Disease - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Miscellaneous Comments - Head Tilt/Red Eye Discharge; In Regard To The Itching; Pain Medications For Rodents: Update; Epilepsy In Rats: Necropsy of Porkchop
• Mouse with Cuts on Back; Bumps on Hairless Rat’s Stomach - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
• Paralyzed Hind Legs; 3 Rowdy Bucks; Sick Mouse - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Keep Rat From Pulling Stitches Out
• Taking Mice to the Vet; Mouse Problems - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Tumor Problem, Anesthesia for Rats, Chocolate can cause death, Sneezing and hair spray
• Rats & Sunlight in the “Rats & Lyme Disease; Draining Tumors” article - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
• An illuminating article on the effects of light on rats - by Matmor (a Norwegian fancier)
• Unsteady Mouse; Hydrogen Peroxide on Mice; Swollen Vulva on Mouse - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Bloated/Hot/Lonely Mouse - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
• Various Rat Questions & Answers - Rat with Dislocated Jaw; Dosage for Liquid Tylan; Foot Joint Sores; Abscesses, Bumble Foot; Pain Medicine for Rats; Wheezing Rat; Neutering and Aggression. - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Rat With Vaginal Bleeding; Injured Tail
• Orangish Splotches On Rats’ Tails; Rat With White Bumps On Ears; Pine Christmas Tree/Medicating Sick Mouse; Cancerous Mouse Behavior; Rat With Bad Breath; Administering Medication
• Vitamin C; Rat Eats Droppings - by Karen Hauser
• Itching Mice; Rodent Dermatitis on Mice; OCD Scratching Mouse; Wounds From Scratching
• Vaccines For Rats
• Old Mouse
• Smoking and Pets - by Chloe Bloom
• Mouse With Runny Eye - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
• Prolapsed Penis on Rat
• Genital Growth - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
   

• Medical Tidbits

• Rat Bones
• Mouse Bones
• Bone Marrow
• Addictive Foods
• Odd-Eyed
• Fiber Needs
• Obesity Increases
• Respiratory Diseases In Wild Rats
• Rat Grimace Scale
• Ear Mange In Wild Rats
• Mouse Grimace Scale
• Dim Night Light
• Seoul Hantavirus
• Continuous Light = Tumors
• Worms In Wild Rats
• Heart Disease In Wild Rats
   

• Bedding

• Cedar and Pine are Toxic to ALL Small Animals!  Gentle Touch™ information (a safe bedding alternative)
• The pros and cons of different bedding material - Carmen Jane Booth, vet student
• The Problem With Pine: A Discussion of Softwood Beddings By Elizabeth R. TeSelle, Nashvile, TN (From the July–October 1993 AFRMA Rat & Mouse Tales)
• The Bedding Dilemma, Part 1 - by Nichole Royer
• The Bedding Dilemma, Part 2 - by Nichole Royer
• The Bedding Dilemma, Part 3 - by Nichole Royer
• The Bedding Dilemma, Part 4 - by Nichole Royer
• Proper Bedding - by Robert Womack
• Cage Hygiene, Healthy Litters, and Beddings by Debbie Ducommun (Parts 1 & 2, from the July–October 1992 and November–December 1992 AFRMA Rat & Mouse Tales)
   
• “Absorbencies of six different rodent beddings: commercially advertised absorbencies are potentially misleading” by C. C. Burn & G. J. Mason. Lab Anim. 2005 Jan;39(1):68–74.
• “Cytotoxicity and biotransformation inducing activity of rodent beddings: A global survey using the Hepa-1 assay” by Kai H.O Pelkonen, Osmo O.P Hänninen. Toxicology Volume 122, Issues 1–2, 26 September 1997, Pages 73–80.
• “Litterboxes and Liver Disease.” Harriman, Marinell (1989). House Rabbit Journal I (12): 8-9.
• “Long-term effects of cage-cleaning frequency and bedding type on laboratory rat health, welfare, and handleability: a cross-laboratory study” by Charlotte C Burn, Alan Peters, Michael J Day, and Georgia J Mason. Lab Anim. 2006 Oct;40(4):353–70.
• Physiological Effects of Softwoods on Respiratory and Liver Function - An article from the Department of Biology at Davidson College, Davidson, NC. (archived page)
• Respiratory toxicity of cedar and pine wood - A review of the biomedical literature from 1986 through 1995. Written by Jeff Johnston, doctoral candidate in epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (archived page)
• The Toxicity of Pine and Cedar Shavings by Debbie "The Rat Lady" Ducommun
• Use Of Cedar As A Substrate and More on the use of pine in captive herp environments - by Melissa Kaplan. The effects of cedar and pine on birds and reptiles.
• Wood Shavings - The problem with cedar and pine shavings as pet bedding and litter.
   
• Photos of paper beddings, wood beddings, misc. beddings, pelleted beddings, and Enrichment/nesting products.

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