She's doing worse today, she can't even stand up, but she's a fighter. Sadly, I think I'll be having her put down next week. She's not in any pain, and she's eating (albeit laying on her side - but she's munching down the pasta) and I've lowered the water bottle to almost floor level and she's drinking.


She scoots her body across the enclosure to get to the food, but I've set some food down near where she sleeps, and her eyes are bright, and she happily munches her food.

Holly's babying and cleaning her, I've been giving her cuddles. The fact that she WANTS to live (as evidenced by her appetite and drinking water) I keep hoping that she'll improve and continue the medicine.

I joked at the vets how much money I've spent on this little $10 rat, but I'm emotionally invested in her. He's just perplexed as to what's causing this. No inner ear infection that he could see. How do we treat what we don't know is causing it?

I'm just sending up lots of prayers right now that if she's meant to live, that she'll pull through - otherwise, I'll take her in one day this week. As long as she continues to eat and drink and show a will to live, I'll keep fighting with her.