A 2-year-old pet rat has pneumonia Pt 2
Channel: Dr David Sing
Date: 2016-08-05

Watery eyes, sneezing and now blocked nose sounds for more than 1 month. Loss of appetite led to malnutrition and lowered immune system.  The rat is too weak to expel mucus normally as the chest muscles are weakened from lack of nutrients. The bacteria infects the lungs. Fluid forms in the lungs and the rat attempts to expel the fluid accumulation through the nose. Hence there is the sneezing and blocked nose sounds.

Clinical signs of sneezing and harsh sounds heard on the microscope indicate pneumonia. 

Strict isolation away from the other rat, medication and hand-feeding of Critical Care food 6x per day