#Washington Rattery

[lilsqueakers]

Hey i wanted to ask you, a little under a year ago i got a new female youngster to add to my mischeif of four girls. Their intros were slow going but eventually they got over it, and were fine for a few months. But recently i keep finding little pinprick marks like bites on the youngster, who is now almost full grown. Ive seen her be an asshole and pick arguments, but the normal scuffle and rolling happens, so i think this happens at night. I am trying to decide whether i should split CTD

CTD split their dcn into two with her and my smallest girl because i KNOW they get along well in one and the big girls in the other. She sleeps with the girls a lot of the time too, grooms, etc. And otherwise is healthy. Im thinking maybe shes having her asshole phase and wants to be Boss Rat and the big girls are getting too carried away with knocking her down a peg. Not bad wounds, just like pinpricks. The only thing is when i travel they have to be all together because logistics, so i am CTDCTD so i am hesitant to separate them and have to reintro them every time i have to travel home for break. Anyway, thanks so much, i really appreciate you taking the time to answer things! (P.s. do you know any good ratteries within like 3 hours or so of washington dc? Thanks!)---

Hey there nonnie!

So, what stuck out to me here was that you said the marks are like ‘pinprick’ marks. Do you mean that she has tiny little scabs all over her? If so, that sounds unfortunately like it could be a case of mites! Now, keep in mind I am not a vet- just someone who has dealt with mites way too many times (Shady bedding from shady people urgh!) Which, while it sounds gross is unfortunately rather common with rats. Because mites can travel on bedding and stay there for awhile, even having a litter box with wood or paper bedding in it can mean your mischief gets afflicted with them! And yes, only one rat can show symptoms and all the others can seem fine! So! if I were you, I’d get a tube of kitten revolution (The mauve pack) from a vet or groomer parlor. oooor even order it online from a website that sells out of Australia or canada that has shipping to the states and doesn’t require a prescription. Then give each rat a single drop on the back of the neck. It may take a couple days for those to heal but if it is an external parasite, all ratties with scabs (Even if its just the one which can be the only one who shows symptoms of them! Out of a rattery of 60+ I only had one rat show symptoms of mites once! It was frustratingly awful) should heal in a couple of days. 

Keep me posted though? D: I hope things work out!

As for ratteries in Washington DC. UHM- I willl get back to you on that. I’m still waiting on people to answer about a couple of states so I’ll go add on Washington and boost the post up as well! 

#not a squeak #Anonymous

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Kiley Lane, a 27-year old woman from Aztec, New Mexico, has died after battling hantavirus, an illness spread by rodents such as cotton rats and deer mice.

Her family, local news station KRQE reported, has no idea where she picked up the virus, which is incredibly rare in the U.S.

Back in February, a few weeks after her diagnosis, Lane’s mother Julie Barron told KRQE: “A month ago she was going to go to Costa Rica with a bunch of girlfriends and enjoy a fun week. Now she can’t even go do anything on her own.”

The urine, droppings or saliva of infected rodents can transmit hantavirus to humans when aerosolized or introduced through broken skin, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports. Although hantavirus can pass between humans, this kind of transmission is incredibly rare.

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Infection with hantavirus can lead to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS), which causes muscle aches, fever and fatigue and—in around half of patients—headaches, chills and abdominal problems.

As the illness progresses, patients may experience coughing and difficulty breathing as the lungs fill with fluid. The syndrome’s mortality rate is currently 38 percent, the CDC states.

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Doctors at the University of New Mexico Hospital treated Lane with something called an “extracorporeal membrane oxygenation” machine, which can support heart and lung function, KRQE reported.

Certain types of hantavirus infection can lead to hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS). This can cause sudden and symptoms including intense headaches, back pain and a flushed face. The virus can lead to low blood pressure, acute shock and even kidney failure. Mortality rates for HFRS vary from one to 15 percent.

Less than 700 cases of hantavirus infection have been reported in the U.S. since national surveillance began in 1993, the CDC reports. Almost all cases occur west of the Mississippi River, with the bulk of cases reported in Arizona, Colorado, California, Washington state and New Mexico. Outside of the U.S., the disease has been reported in a number of Latin American countries including Argentina, Bolivia and Chile.

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An outbreak of Seoul virus—one of the members of the Orthohantavirus family that can lead to HRFS—infected 17 people in 2017, the CDC reports. Officials discovered 31 infected ratteries across 11 states. Seoul virus can lead to HRFS.

The CDC recommends vigilant rodent control to avoid the spread of hantavirus. Individuals, it recommends, should be extra careful when cleaning up rodent-infested areas.

Lane’s family set up a YouCaring crowdfunding page to help cover medical expenses. As of 5:00 a.m. ET Friday, the page has raised $48,500. The page also serves to raise awareness of hantavirus, Barron told KRQE.

On April 18, Barron posted “As I hold my daughter’s earthly hand for possibly the last time… I know, she has been a miracle all along.” Two days letter, the family posted another message, confirming Lane had passed away. “Kiley Rianna Terrell Lane left this world and joined her Heavenly Father peacefully on April 18th surrounded by her loving husband, mother, sister, and family.”

A memorial service for Lane is due to be held Saturday.

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