Sushi's Vet Appointment

Sushi's most recent visit to the vet on Friday was uneventful. She was 180 grams, which is about the same weight she was at last month. She is so tiny - completely healthy and a good weight for her size, but still tiny for a nearly six month old rat. We need to weigh Saké so we have something to compare against. I think Saké is probably at least 30% bigger.

Her teeth are beginning to spread in her mouth, as evidenced by the fact that her upper incisors are now growing outside her mouth. We talked to the doctor more about having her incisors pulled. We need to wait until she's older and they see just how her teeth are changing as she grows, but I still think we're going to end up doing it. Overall it should improve her quality of life and avoid the risk of frequent anesthetizing.

She's such a very sweet rat. We want her to have the best possible life.

Rat on the move!

Sushi uses Dave as a gymnastic apparatus.