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My rat keeps sneezing?!
Help! I got my rat 2 weeks ago! And she keeps sneezing too! I've changed her bedding from aspen to EcoClean or something like that, it's crinkled paper together. She's pretty active when it's not nap time (like right now). She eats good, poops many times a day, but it's not runny, it's normal. She pees on me a lot and brux a lot. She's got bright eyes, but she's albino anyway. She was a feeder rat. Help please? Her sneezes are constant, and for really no reason. Right now she's quiet but as I said, she's asleep. I feel her toasted oats, chicken and apples baby food, carrots, rat pellets, and seeds. Please, is she going to be okay? I have a vet appointment scheduled for tomorrow.
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By the time you see this, you have probably already brought your rat to the vet. I hope your rat is alright.
Keep in mind that rats are prone to respiratory problems in general. It's important that you take it to the vet. (While rats are relatively cheap to buy as compared to some other pets, the vet bills can add up.)
Crinkled paper is appropriate as bedding, as long as it doesn't have any harmful inks. (It's good that you're NOT giving it cedar or pine shavings, because those tend to lead to respiratory problems.)
The diet sounds good EXCEPT for the chicken, which isn't really that good for rats because they don't need that much protein. All the other stuff like oats and seeds are more typical rat food.
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