Extremely helpful post. Exactly what I was looking for.
Thanks!
The 2/6 rats I am thinking of that haven't been sneezing AT ALL are also the 2 widest cheeked rats. The one that died of distress had a very pointed face and the other male that's in with the sneeze-free guy has a pointier head as well. Very interesting.
And yeah, she is a vet but doesn't work with small animals much. She gave me what the course of meds would be from any other vet I think, and cautioned me to research before using them. What I found was what you said, that they might work for a little while but would not 'cure' the rats and would just give the other bacteria a jump start on resistance.
I'll keep them around to compound if my snakes ever get sick
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