My roomate and I were at the pet store, and we just took a look around at the pets they had.  We of course looked at the ratties and such.  I felt so horrible for a Jumbo rat... he had what looked like a tumor on his back leg.  Made me feel so bad for him.  I wanted to take him and rush him to the vet...  I don't think pointing it out to the workers would do any good b/c they could obviously see if it they'd just look.

**UPDATE**

So we went back today, and I asked to see that specific rat.  I found out that it was a SHE in a tank of males, and she has a tumor on her stomach by her back leg.  I also found out that she's leaking fluid as well.  I told the person helping us that she needed to be seperated from the males and that she's probably not going to make it.  I feel so horrible!  I just wanted to cry when I saw that.  If she got pregnant with those males... which I highly doubt she didn't, she is going to die with those little ones inside her... *tear*

**UPDATE**

I went back, and the cage was empty.  I asked a worker and she said they were sold.  I mentioned the rat with the tumor, and she didn't know, but she said that normally the jumbo rats are sold as feeder.  So, I mean, that horrible, and they shouldn't of been able to sell her in that condition, but I feel better knowing that SOMETHING happened to her.  Instead of her just sitting there, dying slowly, and able to harm the others in the cage, let alone any babies she's carrying.

Yeah, I am going back tomorrow to see her condition.  I'll probably ask what they plan on doing with her.  If they say they're just going to hold her and not sell her b/c she's ill or anything, I think I'm going to ask if they'd hand her over.  I don't know what I can do either.  But, I don't want her to die with no one that loved her...  Thats what saddens me... she's going to die with no one caring...  I was talking to my roommate from work to find out how late they were open tonight, and I was getting tears in my eyes.  Of course they closed early, so we're going there tomorrow morning to check up on her.

Of course I will surely let you know what happens.

I talked to my boyfriends mom and she said that normally when they have a sick animal they can have it put down.  However, I want to make sure she's getting what needs to be given in her condition.  Like I said, she was dying.  And thats what bothers me.  I was at work thinking nothing but of her, and was getting tears in my eyes.

What a sad story. Were you able to find anything out? Poor girl.

UGH! I hope some moron doesn't have her to get the babies to feed and is just letting her suffer more.  Poor girlie!

Well, you did more than most people.  Most people wouldn't even notice a nasty, gross rat.  Hopefully you are right and she was taken out and helped.