Good research Zina, if the only medicine is an anti-inflammatory, then what is supposed to prevent infections? That is the real danger here, infection, not tissue inflammation.
She's given us Metacam (an anti-inflammatory) to give to Peaches orally as they wouldn't let us inject it at home, and so the plan is to put it in a small weaned rat to give her each evening for the next few days.
Yeah, find a vet that understands reptiles. This isn't a puppy that needs comforting, and medicine in its dog chow.