Frankie's Resources

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A great place to start for help on all things rat! Type in a health condition, for example "respiratory disease", a medication, or just browse their list of topics. 

Our Instagram Stories are a huge and constant source of learning! We have LOTS of rats, with all kinds of conditions. We try to talk about the various things we do, what we treat, how we treat it, tips and tricks for improving your rats life, and MORE!

We recommend that everyone purchase some enrofloxacin and doxycycline from one of these websites right away to have on hand in case any of your rats get a respiratory infection (VERY COMMON in rats, and can be severe, rapidly progressing, and life threatening if not treated promptly). Getting in to a vet and getting meds in time can often be challenging, early treatment is key to successful and fast recovery, so having it saves lives.  Yo can legally access these products without prescription for use on your animals, and there are published resources with vet recommended dosing information available online as well (links below, and images below that come from a facebook group run by veterinarians). If you have any questions, please reach out and we can help direct you to the appropriate resources, or help you determine what questions to ask your veterinarian.

https://globalpigeonsupply.com/products/enrofloxacin-liquid-100ml?_pos=3&_sid=1a513674e&_ss=r

https://globalpigeonsupply.com/products/vetafarm-doxyvet-liquid?_pos=6&_sid=e2c494e5e&_ss=r

https://www.mikesfalconry.com/product/doxycycline-20-powder/

https://www.rmca.org/Articles/dchart.htm

https://ratguide.com/meds/antimicrobial_agents/tetracyclines/doxycycline.php

https://ratguide.com/meds/antimicrobial_agents/fluoroquinolones/enrofloxacin_baytril.php

https://ratguide.com/meds/antimicrobial_agents/macrolides/azithromycin.php

You can also purchase azithromycin, which is another common antibiotic used for respiratory infections, at the following website:

https://fishmoxfishflex.com/search?q=Azithromycin+

*NOTE: We are not veterinarians, but we know that people purchase from these sites ALL THE TIME ALREADY, because as anyone in the rat community knows, getting proper care for rats is often EXTREMELY hard if not impossible in many regions, and we've all had to take it upon ourselves to help our rats. The dosing resources that we share are not created by us, they have been created by veterinarians, and we share them knowing that they are already readily available and posted on most rat care groups already.