Why is my pet rat is oozing reddish liquid from her rectum?

She is acting and eating normally and does not seem to be in any discomfort or pain at all. The reddish substance has been oozing from her rectum for several days and it looks like blood only not as dark red. It's a little smelly a but not foul smelling. She has no tumors or lesions that I can see. At first I though maybe she and her cagemate got into an altercation and she got injured there, but she's not in any pain and it's not improving or getting any worse.





Does anyone know what this might be caused by and how to treat it?Why is my pet rat is oozing reddish liquid from her rectum?
This ';reddish liquid'; would be a combination of blood and mucus. Internal tumors and colon cancer will cause rectal bleeding. These you can't see. This hemmorhaging is an indication that something is internally wrong and she needs to see a vet.





Rats are very stoic animals and it will take a lot for her show signs of illness. They are prey animals, they mustn't show signs of weakness in order to stay alive. By the time she does show signs of illness it is normally too late to do anything about it.





Please do not take her condition lightly. A rat needs to loose only a teaspoon of blood to go into shock.


Check out Rat Guide for more information


http://ratguide.com/health/digestive/col鈥?/a>





It might be something that can be cleared up with just a course of antibiotics......why wait.





Note: Rats do not have anal glands like dogs do


Rats do not bleed when they are in heat.





spazrats


';my life has gone to the rats';Why is my pet rat is oozing reddish liquid from her rectum?
I have made an appointment to see a small animal vet today. I hope it's just an infection and clears up with antibiotics. Tink is the best pet rat I've ever had. She very sweet, loves to be held and she licks me when I scratch her back.

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All my best to you and your ratty.

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It's probably her anal glands, and it sounds like they are infected. Take her to the vet she'll need antibiotics.
It's an URI (upper respiratory infection). The symptomns are red liquid oozing out of the eyes or nose. Take her to your vet and they can prescribe a simple medication and she should be fine. I had four rats that got this all at the same time. Good Luck. I hope I helped. Is she sneezing at all or sound like she is having difficulty breathing?
is she in heat? i know if the rust color is out of nose that it is a respiratory infection. if its not something wrong- which i'd call a local vet that handles exotic pets and just ask them. then only other thing i can think of is that she is menstruating?





she's not pregnant?





try www.rmca.org
uh why do you have a pet rat?