i had a rat (named keagan) that when i came to feed him one day, his feet were falling off and his face was sliding off (gross, i know). i took good care of him, fed him every day, gave him water, played with him...
he was in a good cage with safe hidey-places and he "lived" with his brother. they never fought, so i know that his brother didn't hurt him. they were both 4 years old and when i got them when they were babies, they were labeled as "feeder rats". i knew that keagan was getting old, he was blind and he couldn't hear very well, but does anyone know why he started falling apart? (by the way, i got him put to sleep. i thought it was the decent thing to do.)
i just want 2 kno what happened to him.
2006-06-07 10:06:06 · 4 answers · asked by *gurlygurl* 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
by the way, i got his brother put to sleep too. they were such good friends and i knew that he would be heart broken without his buddy. and he was showing signs of aging too (his vision and hearing was going as well).
2006-06-07 10:13:06 · update #1
Feeder rats are often not in the best health to begin with- often massively in-bred or just weak from the beginning- animals they could not sell as regular pets.
Yours might have had a disease, vitamin deficency, any of a dozen circulatory problems, a connective tissue illness, etc.
Sometimes these things just happen, sadly.
2006-06-07 10:25:08 · answer #1 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Uh, sounds like a severe vitamin deficicency. It's possible that he was too old to eat properly.
2006-06-07 17:12:05 · answer #2 · answered by greeneyedprincess 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is so horrible. he might have caught a disease. bring the other one to be checked ot too.
2006-06-07 17:09:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm so sorry. thats so sad. it probably had a diesease.
:,(.
2006-06-07 17:18:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋