What iff????

Question

my mom will nt let my soon to be rat go to the vets even if it gets sick!

she said NO!!!!!

and when i get my rat and if something like it gets a diesese or something what am i supposed to do ???

Answer 1

Most people don't think small animals deserve vet care, you can just replace them cheap. Those same people would no doubt take a dog to the vet though, even if it were free from the newspaper. Dogs are lucky that way. Ask her what she would do if she got a free dog, would she get it spayed and get vaccinations?

Rats get respiratory infections easy. When untreated, they lead to painful permanent scarring of the lungs. Fortunately, in one vet visit, the vet can give you extra medication to last through the next couple of times your rat gets sick. This cuts costs drastically.

Answer 2

did you get him/her yet?? if not. ask the ppl ur getting from questions..is he healthy?? has he had any problems b4?? also you should look up all the sicknesess and diseases so you kno the symptoms and stuf.. and most the times they say how to cure it.. if ur getting from a petsore just ask your mom if u can take it bak and hav it checked .. most petstores hav a deal that for the frst 2 weeks theyll do stuff for free like giving your rat medication.. best wishes and good luck!!

Answer 3

It is a rat, it will be fine. I would not worry about the animal and serious deseases especially if you take good care of it read this site and you will get the information that you would need. Also most petstores give a warranty of the animal for 7 or 14 days.

http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/careofrat...

Answer 4

Call petsmart number.They will let you talk to a vet all you have to do is press the number for rodents wait a little and you get connected to a rodent expert/vet tell them your problem and they will tell you what to do.Here is the number:::::856-910-1400

Answer 5

Then maybe until you can afford to take it yourself you should opt not to get one until then. I know that sounds mean but how mean is it to get the rat and then it does get sick and has to suffer because no one will take it to the vet. Its not fair to the animal. Maybe mom is saying that because she doesnt want you to have it anyway. You should wait on getting any animal until you can be completly finantially responsibe for it. I have pet rats.17 to be exact and they arent cheap. I have paid over $400 in medical bills just this year and that doesnt count food or bedding or the $230 cage I just went out and bought for them. Owning a pet is a big responsibility and vet care is included in that. I only pay $19 for the vet visit but some places for an emergency visit even just a rat charge anywhere from $50 to $100. One of my rats got sick one night and the emergency vet charged me with medicine $165. And thats only for one rat although the meds they gave me were enough for all 17 but one bottle of the stuff they gave me was $40 and I had to have 2. So my opinion is just wait until you have a job and a car and then you can take care of everything it needs yourself and wont have to ask your mom for anything.

Answer 6

You would call up the pet store in which you bought the rat, and they can transfer you to veterinary help. Often, they can assist your rat for extremely inexpensive prices or for free.

For instance, I had a hamster who had wet tail, so I wanted to take it to the vet. The vet price was $125.00 to give me medicines and intervention. I called up the neighborhood pet store, they transfered me to their vet, and I was able to get medicine for only $8.00.

That is the difference.

If you buy it from Petco or Petsmart, they're probably going to charge you, because they are a large corporation looking for money!

Good luck,

Pet Rodent Expert

Answer 7

my mum is the same , i no it sounds cruel but u just have to let it see to itself , rats rarely get ill , i love animals and i have 3 guinea pigs a hamster and aparrot and i have never taken them to the vet , just let nature take its course . have fun wiv ya rat .