Hi, i was wondering if anyone could help. I've been breeding mice for about a year now, i started with pet shop mice and everything is going really well, lots of happy mice and great mums.

I decided to start breeding a few rats, I struggled to get some rats to start with, i got a couple of nice males from a pet shop, but finding females was hard. I ended up getting a couple from a different pet shop, which i regret doing, i think it was a stupid mistake on my part. The shop owner said the sister of the rats i was buying was in the back of the store being treated for a RI, I know i should have walked away then, but the ones i was buying looked healthy and i was desperate for some females.

One of the females seems fine, a bit skinny compared to the males i have, but generally healthy. But the Siamese one started sniffling and sneezing the day after i got her home, I had some baytril handy so i treated her with that and she seemed to get better. But about a week after treatment i noticed she had a head tilt (though no sneezing or wheezing). I got some Amoxyciilin and am treating her with baytril and amoxycillin hoping to clear the tilt up.

She's been on the meds for about 3 days and she doesn't seem to be getting any better, she might even be slightly worse. She's a sweet little thing and i'd love to get her better, going to the vets is not an option, and i'll humanely euthanise her if i have to, as she can't live the way she is now, it's really upsetting to see her like this.

Has anyone experienced this, is there hope for her? I'm planning on treating her with the antibiotics for 3 weeks, but if there's not hope of recovery I don't want to continue, i've read that a head tilt is not painful for them, but i worry it might be uncomfortable or distressing for her. Any thoughts appreciated, thanks a lot.