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RE: Patches

BlancDeHotot — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 21:01:48 GMT

@urofan

I don't know what th vet could do. Possibly HELP him?
You can think about it and then tell me what you believe. But if you know what a vet is, then that is a different story.

P.S. Work on your grammar

RE: Patches

urofan — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 13:32:22 GMT

I am not sure what a vet would be able to do for Patches!

RE: Patches

BlancDeHotot — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:28:58 GMT

That is so irresponsible! What is the point of getting pets if you will give them away over something that simple.

RE: Patches

ThaRatChick — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 14:36:26 GMT

If your mom won't take a mouse to the vet when it is sick, you should not get another animal that you cannot care for.

And you shouldn't get animals from that pet store if they all end up sick.

RE: Patches

animalgirl — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 09:16:12 GMT

My mom is making me return Patches to the pet shop, and I'm going to get a hamster instead.

RE: Patches

animalgirl — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:55:11 GMT

Yeah, I know that small animals and reptiles don't show signs of illness until it's serious because in the wild, if they did, they'd be eaten by a predator. Today Patches didn't want to play. Again. Usually he comes running out of the hiding box but he hasn't for the past 2 days. I can't take him to a vet. My mom won't let me. His stomach is a little big. I think that's a sign of internal parasites. And the smell comes from not digesting properly, so he might have a parasite in his digestive system. Last year I got two geckos from the same pet shop that I got Patches from, and both of the geckos had cryptosporidiosis and died. Cryptosporidiosis is an internal parasite. I'm just going to disinfect the tank every day and see if Patches gets better.

RE: Patches

feathersnfuz — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:09:58 GMT

It sounds like your mouse is showing some real distinct signs of illness. You should bring it to a vet asap. Only a vet will be able to give you a diagnosis. And keep in mind that small animals can hide signs of illness well. So if you see them than it might be a little more serious than you think.

Patches

animalgirl — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:00:40 GMT

Ever since I got Patches, he's gotten a lot fatter, his tank smells REALLY bad even after I just changed the litter. And it's not just the tank that smells. The mouse itself smells bad. Patches has some strange poop that looks like diarrhea. And instead of running out of his hiding box to see me today, he never came out until I picked him up. I don't know what's wrong, he's always smelled bad but now he's acting weird too!