pet illness
does anyone on here know anything about rat health?????!! my sister has pet rats and one of them has suddenly fallen very ill, from my limited zoology knowledge it looks like a lower respiratory infection so we have done what we can in terms of helping her be comfortable (elevated body over head, given her a hot water bottle, taken her off the sawdust, etc) but I don’t really know what to do aaaa!!!!!!! she’s just under a year old and the symptoms came over her in just a few hours… and my sister is very attached to them and keeps them very clean so I don’t understand what is happening!!!!
This is Mur 
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@immortalzen
Symptoms and behavioural changes?
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@immortalzen
Seems too much critical.
Vet visit is the first and foremost suggestion.
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@mur2501 I agree, we are waiting for my mum (ex-vet) to get home so she can assess but in the meantime I might phone an emergency 24hr vet clinic to see what they could possibly do…
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@immortalzen
Yeah act fast, hope little mousey gets better 
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@mur2501 basically just very rapidly-onset and extreme lethargy. she cant stand, wont drink or eat, and has very reduced breathing. none of the other rats who are in the same cage as her have been affected.