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The Rat Fan Club
Rat Care Info
(You can also find info at www.ratguide.com)
We highly recommend that you order Debbie’s Rat
Health Care booklet. Order one today! Check out the info at Rat Books
You can now get
major medical health insurance for your rats! Their website is www.petinsurance.com but you will need to call 800-872-7387 to get a quote on “exotic”
animals.
Emergency Care
Rat First Aid (including respiratory distress)
Raising Orphan Rats
Poisonous Plants
Bloating & Megacolon
Finding & Catching
a Lost Rat
General Care
Removing Wild Rats
from your Home
An Introduction to Pet Rats
A Rat Care Sheet
Cage Hygiene
Keeping your Rats Cool or
Warm
Trimming Toenails: See article on Skin Problems below.
The Toxicity of Pine
and Cedar and Safe Litter Products
Respiratory toxicity of cedar and pine wood
Coping with Allergies to Rats
A List of Available Back Issues of the Rat
Report
Understanding Grief when a
Rat Dies
Do Rats Go to Heaven?
Just
for Fun!
How to Say
“Rat” in Other Languages
Behavior
Introducing a New Rat
Trust Training for Frightened Rats
The Case Against Single Rats
Teaching Your Rat to Come
When Called
Rat
Behavior in Relation to Health
Diet
Diet
Chromium Extends Life
Span
Nutritional Requirements of
Rats
Housing
Cages & Toys
Building Plans for a Wire Cage
Building Plans for a Cement Mixing Tray Cage
Building Plans for Round Cages
Breeding
Rat Reproduction
Breeding Ethics
Choosing a Rat Breeder
A List of Rat Breeders
Health Care
Vet Referral List—Western
U.S. & Other Countries
Vet Referral List—Midwest
& Eastern U.S.
How to Find A Good Rat Vet
Rat-Bite Fever
Human Blister Skin Fungus (Includes a photo)
Abscesses and Cysts
(Includes photos)
Respiratory & Heart Disease in Rats with links to pages with photos
Head Tilt (inner ear infection) See article on Respiratory Disease
above.
Giving Medications: See article on Respiratory Disease above.
Treating Rats with a Nebulizer
Standard Blood and
Urinalysis Values
Heart Measurement Statistics
Surgery in Rats
Homeopathy for Surgery
Skin Problems and Hair Loss (including scabs and
parasites)
Tumors
(Includes photos, and links to other pages of photos)
Spaying Helps Prevent Tumors
Seizures in Rats
Tamoxifen to Prevent and
Treat Tumors
References Showing
Soybean Protein Helps to Prevent Mammary Tumors
Overgrown Teeth (Includes photos)
Diabetes
Euthanasia
How to Do a Rat Autopsy (Includes photos)
If you have a question that hasn’t been answered somewhere on this
site or in my Rat Health Care booklet or book RATS, you can
email me at ratlady@ratfanclub.org. Try to use the word
“rat” in the subject, or, when emailing with an urgent
question, be sure to use URGENT as your email subject..
Keep in mind that I get lots of inquiries daily and may not be able to
reply to emails immediately.
You can also send your question to one of the following addresses
(please note that these groups are not affiliated with The Rat Fan Club in
any way):
for general questions: ratinfo@yahoogroups.com
for health questions: rathelp@yahoogroups.com
Or you can ask general questions on our Online Forum. (See button above.)
If you have a rat medical emergency, check the section on First Aid
above. If you still need help, you can call me at (530) 899-0605 between 9 am and 10
pm Pacific Time (if possible). Please note I don’t
usually check my email on the weekends.
For non-urgent phone calls, please call between 2-5 pm Pacific Time.
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