Bloody whiskers on male rat?

Re: Bloody whiskers on male rat?

Vicky RVN — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:28:47 GMT

It's this...

http://www.feedem.co.uk/small-animals-40/small-animal-bedding-76/paper-81/supreme-science-carefresh-animal-5483-5143_zoom.jpg

I looks like chewed up and spat out paper to me!!!

Re: Bloody whiskers on male rat?

Sandra Taylor RVN, MBVNA — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:25:20 GMT

What is stay fresh bedding??? I had rats for years... well daughter did, and knew about this condition. We used to use ripped up newspaper all the time... nice and soft. Dont use shredded paper though this can actually act as a tournique and sever a limb.

My rats lived to average age 3, and I fed them senior dry dog food... the prot was equivelent to what a rat requires. They dod get other treats like ....polo mints.. they loved them!

Re: Bloody whiskers on male rat?

Vicky RVN — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:50:12 GMT

[quote user="bizzy"]Stay Fresh Bedding [/quote]

When i worked in a pet shop we used and recommended this for ratties

Re: Bloody whiskers on male rat?

Honeybadger — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:45:10 GMT

I would recommend Stay Fresh Bedding instead of sawdust or wood shavings. I rescued some rats that all had resp infections when I got them, they sneezed little porphyrin dots all over my wall! Occasional low levels of porphyrin staining are normal, but regular large amounts of porphyrin indicate stress, sickness, or poor diet

Re: Bloody whiskers on male rat?

A Little TLC — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:30:36 GMT

are they kept on sawdust? that makes it happen sometimes

Re: Bloody whiskers on male rat?

Selena Carnell — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:03:37 GMT

usually a sign of stress/illness

Re: Bloody whiskers on male rat?

Kim Buckley — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:58:03 GMT

My rat used to get this to.

Re: Bloody whiskers on male rat?

Emma Bartlett — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:32:48 GMT

Yes rats can get increased porphyrin secretion (Chromodacryorrhoea) from the Harderian gland which produces a red ring around the eye and it can be seen around the nose as it flows down the nasolacrimal duct. This is characteristic of stress in rats. I hope they feel better soon

Re: Bloody whiskers on male rat?

tw1 — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:11:01 GMT

increased porphyrin production - chromodacryorrhoea? think they can get it if they are a wee bit stressed.

i got this from p.264 veterinary nursing of exotic pets - simon girling.

Re: Bloody whiskers on male rat?

loobylou — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:55:09 GMT

What kind of house do they live in? Could it be rust off metal bars where he has pushed his nose through?

Re: Bloody whiskers on male rat?

tinydancer — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:47:56 GMT

Hi i dont know if this helps,but when i used to have my rats they used to have a red blood like stain around their nostrils every know and then. I found out that it wasnt blood and it was produced due to stress, it usually occurred when they had a little fight with one another, i was told it was nothing to worry about and they both lived until they were 3, so i dont think it bothered them atal.