My Health Standards and Disease Prevention Practices

Policies
Written By Rachelle Swain

Health is my number one priority!

I do not adopt out rats with the following conditions:

pearl rat with small cute ears

  • Cryptorchidism

  • Malocclusion

  • Tumours

  • Hormonal aggression

  • Entropion

  • Poor respiratory health

My rats are clear of the following diseases and pathogens:

  • Streptobacillus moniliformis

  • Sendai virus

  • Sialodacryoadenitis virus

  • Rat parvoviruses including KRV

  • Lymphocytic choriomeningitis

  • Seoul virus

  • Hantavirus

  • P. carinii

  • CAR bacillus

  • Rat rotavirus

  • Encephalitozoon virus

All residents receive monthly parasite prevention, and every rat receives two doses of preventative treatment prior to going home.

Once a rat leaves my care, the new home assumes responsibility for preventing exposure to illness. I do everything I can to send out healthy, well cared for rats, and I ask adopters to continue that same standard.

Rachelle Swain
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