Poor Cous Cous, I can't believe she was carrying all of these around inside of her... She had her surgery today and all went well, but they found FIVE stones inside of her! Two large ones, two medium sized ones, and a small one. One of the vet techs came in to help them flush out the smallest one, and she thought that was the one stone they were after, then the vet directed her to the other four large stones set aside. Here are some photos I took:




They gave us these four to keep, but there was one other they sent away to be examined that was the same size as the largest one pictured here (the penny's there so you have an idea of how big they are).

Now I'm hoping we can find out what the stones were made of so we can change her diet and make sure she doesn't get these things back again.

Poor little Cous! Thanks again for everyone's help, and for urging me to get her into a vet ASAP! I'm so glad I did!

WOW  
Your poor little rattie, better out than in!! That is just incredible!!
Hope she feels better!
Kisses to Cous COus

Poor thing!   No wonder she was having issues!  I'm glad she's better now!

Oh my gosh, how painful! Poor baby. Its good you noticed and got her in to surgery quick.

Get well soon, Cous Cous!

When you get the results PLEASE share them with us as to what might have been the cause.  Seems to be rare since no one else has seen it in their ratties but I'd like to know what in the diet caused it for my own knowledge!

Glad to here she made it through with no problems   and man those stones must have hurt!

Jen and the rat pack

Get Well Soon Cous Cous! (Is that her in the photo?)

Nope, that's Hobnob. ;) This is Cous Cous:





Actually the bladder is only about the size of a pea, so it was probably pretty stretched out with all of those stones.

Ooooouuuuuccccchhhh! Just looking at those makes my bladder hurt. She must have thought she had to go all the time. I'm glad you were able to catch that and I hope you can figure out what's causing it so she doesn't have to go through that again. Yikes! No wonder she doesn't want to sleep on her belly. Get better soon, CousCous!

Whoa!  She's got to be feeling sooooooo much better!  My sister had kidney stones and I think they were about the same size!  I can't wait to find out what caused those in your Cous Cous.  I'm glad she's okay!

Is it okay if I send those photos of the stones to my vet?  I'm sure she'd be very interested to see them!

Believe me...I won't forget any of the details on this!  Poor Cous Cous.  

I have to wonder how much longer she could have lived with those things in her... maybe I shouldn't wonder.

Im sure Ive missed it somewhere, but could you please tell me how old Cous Cous is and what her diet is?

I have never seen this in rats, though it is common in dogs. As a veterinary technician student, I am very, very interested in the facts surrounding this problem. I will also be interested to hear whether it is triple phosphate (struvite) stones or another type.

In dogs it can be diet related, genetic, or both.

I hope she continues to do well...sounds like you have found a GREAT rat vet.

Sara K

Cous Cous is about 11 months old and she eats Nutro dog food (the overweight dog formula) along with lots of fresh veggies, fruits, grains, cereals, etc. The only thing diet-related I can think of is possibly too much protein. I'd give all five of them a piece of cheese and Cous Cous would steal practically all of them for herself. I hope that's what these stones are made of because I can easily fix that.

   Yep, I'd say that about sums it up.   Sorry. It's late. I was bored.
   Glad those are out of her, though...those are huge for a rat...

Wow! Big clenching-legs-together moment.....

Poor CousCous. Hope she's feeling better now.  

Well done you for getting her sorted out so quickly!  

Poor wee girlie!!  When you think of how itsy-bitsy their bladders must be - I can't believe she had all those in her!! She is lucky she has someone as caring as  you.

Aren't stones like that made of cholesterol? I know that human gall stones are, but I never heard of rat bladder stones.

How did you know there was something wrong with her? What were her symptoms?
She is totally adorable, by the way!