Too Much Excitement... For Rats, That Is...

We picked up the rats from where they were boarded yesterday, and it was so good to see them again. Once we got them home and settled, we could tell that Dave wasn't feeling well. His breathing was labored, he was a bit listless, and he wasn't interested in food. So, for the second time in two days, they piled into the car for a road trip, this time to the vet. I took them by myself, as Luke was at school. Butter seems totally fine, but I took them both. I described the symptoms, the vet took a listen (with a very small stethoscope) and said it sounds like a touch of pneumonia. Poor baby. When we got home, I gave him his first dose of the liquid antibiotics I was given. Blech! He didn't like that at all! But he's our brave little trooper, so hopefully he'll be breathing and feeling better in a few days.