My 6 month old rat Stan was diagnosed with a salivary gland infection 2 weeks ago he has been on antibiotic twice daily and he has been mostly ok with it and seemed to be improving up until Thursday evening when he started screaming and panicking when picked up. Today he is still the same and flinches at the slightest sound. He just hides in his box or huddles in the corner of the cage he doesn't want to be touched. I don't want to force the medicine on him, the stress may make him sicker. And of course there are no vets open on the weekend.
Has anyone had a rat with salivary gland infection and is this normal behavior? (I doubt that it is)
Thanks for reading.
Has anyone had a rat with salivary gland infection and is this normal behavior? (I doubt that it is)
Thanks for reading.