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<p><span style="color:#00ff00;"><em>phooey</em></span></p>
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<p>I am taking my pet rat (Pippin, male, age 18 months) to the vet tomorrow cuz he has some respiratory issues going on...very common for domestic rats...sometimes they don't recover from it, even after getting meds.</p>
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<p>I have noticed this for several weeks, and it seems to be getting worse.</p>
<p>Poor little dude.</p>
<p>He <em>acts</em> fine~~~> frisky, eating, drinking, good coat~~~>but he doesn't <em>sound</em> fine, so I know that he needs to visit the vet. </p>
<p>Poor little dude.</p>
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<p>My guinea pigs have gone to this doc (small animal specialist) so I know Pippin will be in good hands.</p>
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