Endoparasites Figure 1
Figure 1: Endoparsite slides and description courtesy of IDEXX […]
Health Guide
A Layman’s Guide to the Health and Nursing Care of Rats
Endoparasites Figure 2
Figure 2: Tapeworm cyst (Taenia taeniaformis)- Resulting in death […]
Endoparasites Figure 3
Figure 3: Cuterebriasis (rodent botfly infestation) in adult male […]
Eye Infection Figure 1
Figure 1: Infection of the left eye in female […]
Eye Infection Figure 2
Figure 2: Infection of the left eye in 18-m0nth-old […]
Eye Infections
Definition Eye ailments that are caused by bacterial, viral, […]
Eyelid Laceration with Corneal Ulceration Figure 2
Figure 2: Eyelid injury with corneal ulceration in male […]
First Aid Supplies
First Aid For Rats As a responsible rat owner […]
First Aid Supplies Figure 1
Figure 1: First aid dietary supplies Ensure Plus, a […]
First Aid Supplies Figure 2
Figure 2: Instruments Guillotine Scissors for trimming two teeth […]
First Aid Supplies Figure 3
Figure 3: Equipment Scale for monitoring rat’s weight. Otoscope […]
First Aid Supplies Figure 4
Figure 4: Wound Care and Medication Supplies Elizabethan collar […]
First Aid Supplies Figure 5
Figure 5: Carriers and hospital cages Kristin’s pet rat […]
Food Allergies
Definition A hypersensitivity or adverse reaction of body tissue […]
Fractures
Definition A break in the continuity of bone. Clinical […]
Fractures Figure 1
Figure 1: Closed fracture right foot adult male rat. […]
Fractures Figure 2
Figure 2: X-ray image of pelvic and femur fracture […]
Fractures Figure 3
Figure 3: Open fracture in 33-month-old rat. Case history […]
Fractures Figure 4
Figure 4: Fracture of ulna and radius in male […]
Glaucoma
Definition An abnormal increase in the internal pressure of […]
Glaucoma Figure 1
Figure 1: Secondary glaucoma in male rat (Gogol). Case […]
Glaucoma Figure 2
Figure 2: Glaucoma in fifteen-month-old female rat (Tepeu). Case […]
Glaucoma Figure 3
Figure 3: Buphthalmos (congenital [primary] glaucoma) in female rat […]
Glossary of Terms
Glossary of Terms
Hematuria
(blood in urine) Definition The presence of red blood […]
Hydrocephalus
Definition Hydro=pertaining to water/fluid, and cephalus=pertaining to head (cranium). […]
Hydrocephalus Figure 1
Figure 1: Congenital hydrocephalus Case history and photos History […]
Hydrocephalus Figure 2
Figure 2: Suspected hydrocephalus in male rat (Frasier). Case […]
Hydrocephalus Figure 3
Figure 3: Hydrocephaly in 4-month-old rat Case history and […]
Hydrocephalus Figure 4
Figure 4: Hydrocephalus in male rat (Chase) Case history […]
Keratoacanthoma
Definition Keratoacanthoma (KA): a low grade growth of the […]
Keratoacanthoma Figure 1
Figure 1: Self resolving keratoacanthoma in 2-year-old male rat. […]
Kilham Rat Virus
(KRV, RV, Rat Virus, RPV, parvovirus r-1) Definition There […]
Lens Luxation / Subluxation
Definition Originally known as “Ectopia Lentis”, the term may […]
Lens Luxation Figure 1
Figure 1: Anterior lens luxation in female rat (Gemma). […]
Leukemia
Definition A progressive, malignant, cancer marked by distorted proliferation […]
Leukemia Figure 1
Figure 1: Granulocytic Leukemia in a 14-month-old rat (Zissou). […]
Leukemia Figure 2
Figure 2: Mononuclear Cell Leukemia in a 23-month-old rat […]
Lipoma
Definition A fatty tumor that can sometimes be seen […]
Lipoma Figure 1
Figure 1: Excised lipoma Case history and photos First […]
Lipoma Figure 2
Figure 2: Excised lipoma from an adult male rat […]
Lipoma Figure 3
Figure 3: Lipoma in a 30-month-old male rat (Badger). […]
Lymphoma Figure 1
Figure 1: Epitheliotropic lymphoma (also known as Mycosis fungoides) […]
Lymphoma Figure 2
Figure 2: Systemic lymphoma in 12-month-old rat (Marceau). Case […]
Lymphoma Figure 3
Management of Lymphoma in a Domestic Rat (Rattus norvegicus) […]
Lymphoma Figure 4
Figure 4: Immunoblastic lymphoma with metastasis in 18-month-old male […]
Lymphomas
Definition Malignant neoplasm that arises in lymphoid cells. Lymphoma […]
Malocclusion
Definition A malposition of the teeth that prevents the […]
Malocclusion Figure 1
Figure 1: Comparing alignment and malocclusion of incisors Photo […]
Malocclusion Figure 2
Figure 2: Gathering supplies to trim teeth The following […]
