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Title: Redish fur ? Post by: ilovemyrats714 on June 21, 2008, 04:53:30 PM http://i26.tinypic.com/x4qeyv.jpg I looked for mites , i don't see ANY . I also gave her a bath to see if it would come off , and it did , but the next day , you could kinda see it coming back . It almost looks/feels like the fur is turning red ? ! Its between her shoulder blades , and on her back . Is anybody familiar with this ? She was just at the vets for URI , and i forgots to ask [[Kicks myself]] :worry: :help: Title: Re: Redish fur ? Post by: fluffy pluffy on June 21, 2008, 05:02:22 PM All I can guess is that it's dried blood,but then why would it slowly have a tint again? :icon_scratch:
Title: Re: Redish fur ? Post by: ilovemyrats714 on June 21, 2008, 05:05:11 PM She also did have a little tiny scab on her back [[I have no idea what it is from , her cagemate is kinda a lazy butt , so she probobly didn't do anything]] But its practicly healed now ! I don't know if that has anything to do with it though . . . ???
Title: Re: Redish fur ? Post by: nevadamoon on June 21, 2008, 05:18:18 PM It's just poryphin (Okay, I know I'm spelling that wrong.) that got rubbed on while grooming. I have a split-cap and he has it on his shoulders to the point he'll be getting a bath soon. :yelcutelaugh: Scared me the first time I saw it, but I came on here and saw a thread explaining it. You see it a lot on light-colored rats. :3 I'll try to get a picture of it on him to show you.
Title: Re: Redish fur ? Post by: JR1030 on June 21, 2008, 05:51:39 PM It'll come off with just water, but I wouldn't worry about it. Here's a pic of one of my boys:
(http://www.goosemoose.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/19834/Tango_Eating.jpg) Title: Re: Redish fur ? Post by: ilovemyrats714 on June 21, 2008, 06:26:42 PM JR1030 - Thanks so much ! :]]
Title: Re: Redish fur ? Post by: chiropteragirl on June 21, 2008, 06:28:01 PM I think that it's just poryphrin. My rat Charlie always excretes it out his nose while he is grooming. It's normal.
Title: Re: Redish fur ? Post by: WS on June 22, 2008, 03:55:11 AM Rats can also reach around to the back of their necks ;) -- to spread all that porphyrin around.
Title: Re: Redish fur ? Post by: babygirl12 on June 22, 2008, 01:04:18 PM Thats exactly wat my rats had, right between the shoulder blades, i was wondering what that was too. Thanks for helping me too,, LOL. :)
Title: Re: Redish fur ? Post by: Cigar on June 25, 2008, 04:59:34 PM Poppy has this! I wondered why it kept coming back after baths. :yelcutelaugh:
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