get a load of this!!!!

my pet rat from that i got from petco about a month ago bit me hard and drew blood about 4 days ago... my finger got swollen and hurt but the swelling is going down... was i supposed to go to the doctor? am i going to die????!!!???

Gin, I don't specifically remember that she had any symptoms (this was years ago and I was I think about 12 years old myself). She passed something in her feces that alerted our mother that something was up, then if memory serves she had to take medicine and the dog had to see the vet.

BigBallin, if you are concerned about any animal bite the ONLY person who is qualified to assess the risk is a physician.

Personally, I feel that it is always a good practise to thoroughly wash up after handling any caged creature as no matter how diligent anyone is they are exposed to their own waste products to some degree.



~~Jo~~