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Welcome to Rat Health UK! We are currently run by less than a handful of people on an entirely voluntary basis. We have never ever intended to undercut or substitute vets in any way. The forum was set up to become an archive of health experiences and information and as such needs members contribution, so if something worked for you and your vet then please do say so as it could be really helpful to others! The same goes for anything that *didn't* work. We would like everyone to understand that the first point of contact, when dealing with a sick or injured animal, is a qualified vet. We don't want to become a substitute, I can't say it enough times. We would actually really like a vet or student vet (or three) to join our forum and add to our archives, and if anyone would like to contribute by writing articles we would be very pleased <:3 )~~
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Post Operative Care
If you have a rat that needs an operation, try to discuss the surgery with your vet beforehand. Some vets may not have had much experience with small mammals, and may have only had a few hours of 'exotics' training, being only familiar with the more common pets and livestock - so it might be worth asking around for one with rodent experience. Talk to your vet about the possible risks of surgery - if you have an overweight rat, or one with extensive respiratory problems or heart disease - the vet may possibly advise you against surgery, unless it is absolutely necessary to save life... read more
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We have been having some trouble with e-mail notifications for PMs and thread replies, so this evening in an attempt to resolve these we have upgraded the board to the latest stable release of phpbb3. (Un)fortunately this worked a little TOO well, and a backlog of new PM/post notifications has been sent to users!
Please accept our apologies if you have just received a large amount of e-mails from us!
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Possible SDA outbreak in rats bought from two separate Pets At Home stores. Please be extra careful when visiting pet shops, vets, shows, introducing new rats, or transporting rats.