Updated:6/6/10
I am working to fix this page, including all PayPal buttons and accurate shipping fees.
Please help support our Rescue efforts buy purchasing from us rather than another online retailer. If you find a price somewhere lower than i have listed, please send the link to tami@socialrats.com and I will see if the price is actually more than I have here. If it is, I will fix the price on the site here to reflect a lower price than that you found, if possible and I will offer you a 5-10% discount on that price as well.
All Meds come with a flat shipping rat of $5.50. No matter how much you order. I will be setting up a cart for meds. For other items, I will put the accurate shipping rate with them.
All meds come with a dosage sheet. This tells you how to store the meds, how to mix it and how to dose it. I do offer discounts on bulk orders.
The safest antibiotic you can use with your rats is amoxicillin. Coincidentally, it is also the cheapest. So I will ask that you purchase more than a single dose, just so that you have extra on hand if needed. All meds come with a single syringe, you can add more, if needed. Amoxicillin is good for respiratory issues, for abscesses, and for preventing infections in injuries, such as scratches or bites. It is safe for pregnant, nursing and baby rats. It will not stunt the growth of babies. Only possible side effect would be diarrhea. You can treat with yogurt or oatmeal to combat it. It will go away once the meds are stopped.
Each capsule is enough for one 10 day, twice a day, round of meds.
Syringes are not needles. This is for oral dosing only. If you use Hershey's Strawberry Syrup, like I do, the rats will, once used to the taste, take the meds right from the syringe without too much issues. Most rats treat it like a prized treat so will grab the syringe when you go to feed it if you are not holding them when you do it.
Baytril can cause stunted growth in babies, can kill babies of nursing rats and can cause miscarriage in pregnant rats, which is why I do not use it if at all possible. Baytril would be used if the rat does not respond to a week of amoxicillin. If you need Baytril and are experinced with self diagnosis and treatment, let me know. I sell it for $3 per ml, usually 4 ml is enough to treat any rat.
I ship all orders within 1 business day of the order being placed. If it is placed late Friday night, I will try to ship on Saturday, if I am unable to, I will let you know, via email, that it will be going out on Monday. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me via email at tami@socialrats.com I prefer email so that I can keep track of the issues that you are having.
