I have no idea if it is normal, but as long as it's not infected I don't care much -- It was ten of those big syringes full so far!

Rats are in a nice, multi-level cage in my bedroom with ramps between levels,

http://www.martinscages.com/images/full/h-600hr.jpg

doing their rat stuf at all hours of day or night -- They have short sleep-awake cycles, unlike hamsters or G-pigs -- I try to keep a bunch of stuf in their cage to keep them busy, but sometimes have to weed out the noisy stuf if they start throwing it around -- It's amusing to watch them sorting out dominance difficulties -- The smallest, but most curious and pushy, rat has been licking the back of my hand which I take as a sign that it knows I am sick.


Age 67 1/2
Ventral Tongue SCC T2N0M0G1 10/05
Anterior Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 6/08
Base of Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 12/08
Three partial glossectomy (10/05,11/05,6/08), PEG, 37 XRT 66.6 Gy 1/06
Neck dissection, trach, PEG & forearm free flap (6/08)
Total glossectomy, trach, PEG & thigh free flap (12/08)
On August 21, 2010 at 9:20 am, Pete went off to play with the ratties in the sky.