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  1. 11-17-2003, 08:28 PM #1
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    For the art lovers...

    Got bit by momma rat today while handing out her babies to the kids. Not a big deal, right? So I thought. Not a bad bite, just barely broke the skin, and I couldn't make it bleed. More of a stern warning than anything else!
    Anyways, about five minutes later, I found myself scratching around the bite, and noticed some hives popping up in an area about the size of a half dollar around the bite. Itched like crazy for about 1/2 hour, then was fine. Anyone else allergic to rat bites?
    Wierd. Never heard of that before!
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  2. 11-17-2003, 08:30 PM #2
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    OUCH! Itch, Itch, Itch.......

    I used to keep pet rats when I was younger and I had a couple friends who got hives just from handling them! I knew at least three people this would happen to, one of which also kept pet rats, lol.
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  3. 11-17-2003, 09:11 PM #3
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    Bri gets hives from rats too. It is pretty common, but, have never heard of someone getting hives from a bite..hmm, I wonder if it was her saliva or maybe something on her teeth..
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  4. 11-17-2003, 09:59 PM #4
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    A venomous rat! I bet it is an infection. Like the bubonic plague, rats carry that.
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    anthrax!
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    In this day and age that is nothing to joke about. Our nation is going through a tough time, jokes like this will not be tolerated. I'm forwarding this to the FBI...
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  7. 11-17-2003, 10:23 PM #7
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    Oh yeah, kidding!
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    Rats in the US have not had any repots of the plague in years and years...I bred rats for a long time, have handle hundreds, maybe a few thousand in my time... allergic reactions to them-YES... but the plague-NOT!!!
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    Never heard of any. Say it was a female huh? :lol: (no hate mail please ladies) Im just josh'n. Dummy me tried to see if I could catch the hives by being bit by my girl's pet rat.(not on purpose though) I had just got done hand feeding one of her pet's with a piece of banana and when i went to open the other's cage I guess she thought i had some for her and she nailed me. Took couple of second's of tug of war until she realized I wasnt food. No hive's yet!
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  10. 11-18-2003, 06:53 AM #10
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    Just kidding about the plague by the way.
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