Accounting
Dec. 30th, 2006 12:42 pmThe Dead: Raya, Romy, Moti, Vinca, Priscilla, Sam, Amarisa, Livana, Kaleb, Ramona, BubbaRoo
The Recovered: Patch
The Recovering: Mouse, Mischief
As of Saturday 30DEC2006
Mostly because people asked. The cause is still unclear; the serology sample was positive for several viruses, but all mouse viruses that are almost always asymptomatic in rats, or things I already knew about that shouldn't have been a problem. Bacterial samples showed at least one opportunistic infection (P. carinii, the same as in HIV patients), which suggests immunosuppression. But there is no definite answer besides "they had something really bad."
I have one pregnant rat (bred just before I realized how bad things were) due next week and will be holding off more breeding until I'm sure whatever it is is gone.
The Recovered: Patch
The Recovering: Mouse, Mischief
As of Saturday 30DEC2006
Mostly because people asked. The cause is still unclear; the serology sample was positive for several viruses, but all mouse viruses that are almost always asymptomatic in rats, or things I already knew about that shouldn't have been a problem. Bacterial samples showed at least one opportunistic infection (P. carinii, the same as in HIV patients), which suggests immunosuppression. But there is no definite answer besides "they had something really bad."
I have one pregnant rat (bred just before I realized how bad things were) due next week and will be holding off more breeding until I'm sure whatever it is is gone.