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My rat has really bad pneumonia

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Question
hi my rat has pneumonia really bad and were worried he wont make it much longer he is on baytril and inferon i was hopping you might know something else i can do for him

Answer
Hi Megan;
How long has he had pneumonia, and how long has he been on meds? Sometimes it takes them awhile to respond to medications, but if he's been on it for longer than about 10 days, you should be seeing SOME improvement.

A better expert to answer this question would be Sandra Todd -- she's more of the health expert than I am, and probably has some more conclusive ideas for you. Good luck!