02/03/2024
It's such a shame that rats are being left outside to fend for themselves like this, they will be absolutely terrified, I think for a lot of people they are not doing it to be cruel but think they are setting them free but its the total opposite, as this post says predators and disease kill them but so does the weather, our pet rats cannot handle cold conditions, they can get pneumonia really quick and also frostbite on their wee feet. We need to spread posts like these.
DON'T DUMP YOUR PETS
I'm sorry but this is going to be a huge rant, because I've seen so many dumpings lately of domestic rats.
THEY ARE NOT THEIR WILD COUNTERPARTS.
Being outside is extremely dangerous for domestic rats, and exposes them to all sorts of pathogens and predation. It's a death sentence for them if they aren't found, captured and treated.
We were brought a dumped rat tonight by a lovely lady when he had been spotted and caught at a local hospital. He's underweight, has several abscesses and showing visible signs of pain. He will require a lot of care and medical treatment if he is to pull through. We will be doing our very best for him, and hopefully he will make it. We don't know if he was dumped alone or as a group but at some point he was someone's beloved pet as he's fine with handling and human presence.
He will now be in quarantine for a month with a long course of antibiotics and several other meds to give him the best chance he has. If the owner had brought them to me, I would have taken them in and prevented this animal suffering how he is.
The lovely people who found him are now on the lookout for any more in the area.
If anyone has any information on his owner, or would like to donate towards his recovery, please message me.
I pray for the day I don't have to see animals in this condition.