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[big bill]

Hello Sally and welcome to the site look forward to seeing your pics enjoy yhe site and again welcome

[paulchandler6]

Welcome to WAB Sally. I'm sue you'll enjoy the site.

Paul

[snowhound]

Originally Posted by suzted

hi sally, pleased to meet you! im guessing by the name your a fan o rats? i have two, pink and floyd. pair o wee horrors so they are. spoilt rotten lol how many do you have?

Hi Suzsted. I used to have two pet rats (Abbey and Xena). Gorgeous they were and very affectionate. Unfortunately they both developed dreadful tumours and had to be put down. Apparently they were due to too much feeding of protein. I must admit they were very greedy and I just couldn't resist feeding them all kinds of tidbits. I do hope yours don't develop them as it is heartbreaking to see.

Regards, Snowhound

[suzted]

Originally Posted by snowhound

Hi Suzsted. I used to have two pet rats (Abbey and Xena). Gorgeous they were and very affectionate. Unfortunately they both developed dreadful tumours and had to be put down. Apparently they were due to too much feeding of protein. I must admit they were very greedy and I just couldn't resist feeding them all kinds of tidbits. I do hope yours don't develop them as it is heartbreaking to see.

Regards, Snowhound

so sad when you loose a pet.
it is so hard to say no to them! i dont let the have any fatty foods i try to stick to fruit and veg with them but as soon as they hear a crisp bag theyr straight up for some lol
i had a hamster years ago that died from a tumour but he was a monster hamster! ppl used t think he was a guine pig he was so fat!!

[jimmer]

Hello Sally welcome I havn't been a member long. I live just down the road Bridport.

[Rats]

Originally Posted by suzted

hi sally, pleased to meet you! im guessing by the name your a fan o rats? i have two, pink and floyd. pair o wee horrors so they are. spoilt rotten lol how many do you have?

Hiya,

We have 11 rats and they are wonderful pets, but unfortunately are quite suceptable to respiratory illnesses and tumours.

Snowhound, most tumours are caused by hormones, hence if you have a female rat spayed, she is much, much less likely to develop tumours. It's nothing to do with too much protein, though a diet high in animal fat can be a contributing factor.

[Rats]

Originally Posted by jimmer

Hello Sally welcome I havn't been a member long. I live just down the road Bridport.

Hi, Bridport's lovely, would like to live down that way myself!

[snowhound]

Originally Posted by Rats

Hiya,

We have 11 rats and they are wonderful pets, but unfortunately are quite suceptable to respiratory illnesses and tumours.

Snowhound, most tumours are caused by hormones, hence if you have a female rat spayed, she is much, much less likely to develop tumours. It's nothing to do with too much protein, though a diet high in animal fat can be a contributing factor.

Hi Rats,

Thanks very much for this bit of information. Someone told me it was too much protein but they may well have been wrong. Makes more sense what you have said - both my rats were un-spayed females and I did feed them a fair amount of animal fat - they loved cheese, ham and bacon. I found it so hard to resist them. Thanks again.