Medical Treatment

Rats can suffer from many medical conditions.  The most common are respiratory diseases, and tumours in females.  It is very important that a new rat owner already has a vet lined up that is familiar with treating rats, and not be caught with a sick rat and nobody to treat it. 
Not all vets will treat rats, and many others are not very knowledgable with their specific health issues and current successful treatments.  Please do not assume that your neighbourhood cat and dog vet will see rats, do some research on area vets, and their prices.  Rats are considered �small exotics� by many vet practices.
Some excellent links on rat ailments, care and medications can be found here:  http://www.ratguide.com and http://www.nenuphar.plus.com/FirstAid/
This last one is very important, and all rat owners should be familiar with the treatments it outlines.  It is strongly suggested by many rat owners that it is printed out and brought to the vet along with the rat in order for the owner to discuss with the vet the best course of treatment:  http://www.rmca.org/Articles/dchart.htm
I also have a couple of videos of my personal medical experiences, conditions that are fairly common.
Timmy with a Severe Headtilt cause by an inner ear infection.
Achilles Spinal Degeneration, or Hind End Paralysis.
Jim with abscess removal wound.
Ajax receiving nebulizing treatment for a respiratory condition.
Broken foot
Blazer with a wound inflicted by a cagemate.  The cagemate was neutered.
Mickey, Pookie and Gene in my newer, larger chamber.
A puffer chamber that my vet put together for me for albuterol.
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