r/rat • u/DanTarraJo • 3d ago
HELP NEEDED 🐀😩 Need help!
So about 3 months ago I brought 3 girls home from the local pet store well they said they had the boys separated from the girls however about 2 weeks after getting them one of my girls was obviously preggers! So I separated her just in time she went into labor about 2 days after I separated her from her sisters! Unfortunately the birthing was difficult for her and I had to take her to veg ER for pets! She had what they called dystopia and had to have surgery to get the babies removed! None of the babies survived but Donut did while she was under the knife they spayed her as well! We brought her home in a full body cast and kept her seperated til she healed which she did just fine! She was back to her old self within a week and took all her meds without an issue! However there was one issue which is what I’m asking bout here today! And I did take her back to the vet for a check up and they said it was completely normal! Donut started losing fur fast! First just where the cast was then around her eyes and face! And not a little and I had her seperated from her sister still so it was not barbering! I’ve since taken her back to the vet a third time and they said it was so normal it had a name! She called Post Surgical Shedding! But it’s not seeming to stop or slow down she is starting to look like a naked mole rat! Does anyone have any experience with this phenomenon? Is it permenent?its hard to get clear pics even though I have the latest iPhone so I apologize in advance for the blurry pics!
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u/DanTarraJo 3d ago
This was the day we removed her cast! It wasn’t too bad yet but it’s gotten progressively worse and the vet said as long as she’s eating and active there’s nothing we can do about it!
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u/DanTarraJo 3d ago
Last one this one was directly after her surgery but before they put her cast on
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u/DanTarraJo 3d ago
Sorry I couldn’t figure out how to post the pics before posting so I’m adding them in the comments!