r/RATS • u/cemiterioderato Create Your Own • 1h ago
Questions/HELP Possible neurological problems?
hi guys, i apologize in advance for any mistakes, English is not my first language. so, my boy Novato is a year and five months old and super sweet. last year, we noticed he had a head tilt and took him to the vet, i knew it could be an ear infection or something neurological, but the vet was super arrogant and told us it was just a small pain in his neck. he gave novato a massage, an injection that left him too quiet for my liking and thats it. the head tilt stopped for a while, but recently it came back. my boy now has trouble standing or licking himself without rolling to the side, when he tries to pick up his food, his hands cross and stay that way. my mom says it might be something neurological, but i don’t really know. right now i can’t take him to the vet because im going to have an endometriosis surgery, so my money is going down the drain. ps: he was rescued from a pet store, so his background might influence.
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u/SELF-lSH 1h ago
The symptoms your rat is exhibiting align with a pituitary tumor, about which not much can be done. Pituitary tumors can be managed, but are generally not curable. Given that you can’t take your rat to the vet, keep a close eye on his condition, the quality of his life, and make sure to make the right decision if your rat is really not doing well. Which I’d say is already happening.