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The Rat Fan Club
 Highly Recommended
Publications
Back Issues of the
Rat Report
For a list of available back issues of the Rat Report, click here
The Rat
Health Care Booklet, 13th Edition.
The Rat Fan Club publishes Rat Health Care, a 48-page
booklet written by club founder Debbie “The Rat Lady” Ducommun.
Here
is what some vets and rat owners have said about this booklet:
I have all the exotic
animal references and have been to numerous exotic animal seminars, and
I’ve never seen another collection of information about rats as
complete and helpful as this booklet.
Kevin Scoggin, DVM, Grand Animal Hospital, San Diego, CA
Dear Debbie,
I don’t have rats of my own (yet) but am lucky enough to get to see a
few of
them as patients. I just wanted to let you know that as a veterinarian I
have found your Rat Health Care booklet
to be extremely helpful. I have
made use of the drug doses and surgical recommendations on many occasions
and have passed on much of this information to the other vets I work with.
Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge with us and enabling us to
provide more complete care for these furry family members!
Jody Moffett, DVM, Valley Animal Hospital, Tucson, AZ
I just want to say
thank-you for the EXCELLENT edition of the Rat Health Care booklet. Everyone at my clinic loves it! I also
received the brochures for display.
Thanks again Debbie,
Patti Terzian RVT
Riverside Pet Hospital
Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Dear Debbie,
I received my books
today. I am so pleased. I let everyone on yahoo groups “loving
rats” know how wonderful and helpful they are, and you too! I cannot wait to give my daughter
Nicole hers and Dr. Pals [our vet] his copy. Thank you so very much,
Christine Beamer
Debbie,
Your newsletter, book,
and health care booklet have come in VERY handy and saved me a small
fortune in vet bills as well as housing (by building my own with your
plans). I’m also saving on litter now that I use the rabbit
pellet idea I got from you. Thank you thank you thank you.
Laura Kiest, “Mama”
to 24 ratties and holding
About
the Rat Health Care booklet:
Although rats have been used in labs for more than 100 years, and much
is known about lab rats, there is a lack of published information on
practical health care for pet rats.
This handy reference guide fills that gap and is recommended for
both rat owners and veterinarians.
Rat Health Care is full of time-tested practical
information for treating pet rats.
Debbie Ducommun has been “The Rat Lady” since 1985, and
has combined her experiences with those of her veterinarian and hundreds of
other rat owners. Rat Health Care is updated about
once a year.
The booklet discusses all the
most common health problems of rats, the most common symptoms and the
treatments that work. It tells
how to prevent many common problems, including mammary tumors. It includes a handy symptom guide to
help diagnose the most likely cause of most symptoms, 2 flow charts for
first aid, and 3 flow charts with the suggested treatment protocols for
sneezing, wheezing, labored breathing and lethargy. It includes dosages for
the antibiotics and other medications most commonly used and recommended
for rats. It’s the most
accurate, complete and practical source of information on companion rat
health care available. Topics
covered include:
General care: First Aid, Spaying & Neutering, Health
Food, Preventative Grooming, Home Health Exam, Choosing a Veterinarian, The
Benefits of Spaying & Neutering, Raising Orphaned Rats
Nursing care: Nutrition, Hygiene, Giving
Medications, Treating Pain & Inflammation, Handling & Restraint, Blood
Collection, Incision Protection
Clinical Care
Clinical care:
Surgery, Respiratory Disease, Congestive Heart Failure, Tumors, Skin
Problems & Hair Loss, Abscesses, Bumblefoot, Parasites, Overgrown
Incisors, Eye Problems, Ear Infections, Paraplegia, Aging & Old Age
Diseases, Euthanasia
We highly recommend this booklet, and if it saves you just one visit to
the vet, it will pay for itself many times over.
Ordering
Information:
The price is US$7 (add $.51 tax in California)
plus postage: $2 in the U.S., US$2.50 to Canada,
and US$5.50 postage for air mail to other countries. Quantity discounts
available. Order one today!
(See bottom of page for ordering details and address.)
Please note: If you live in the U.S.
and are ordering only the booklet (and not the book) it helps me if you
send a check rather than using a credit card or Paypal
since the booklet is only $9 ($9.51 in CA) and I have to pay a transaction
charge for credit card charges and Paypal. Thank you.
If you order the booklet from an overseas supplier, you
should check to see what edition they have.
In Australia, you can order the booklet from
Robyn’s Rats at http://www.dapper.com.au
In England,
you can order the booklet from Julie Parker at www.acrorats.co.uk
In Germany
you can order the booklet from Barbara at barba_rat@yahoo.de or www.IG-Farbratten-Berlin.de
Rats: Practical, Accurate Advice from
the Expert—Debbie’s Rat Care Book
We also sell a rat care book written by Debbie “The Rat
Lady” Ducommun, the founder of The Rat Fan Club, called Rats,
Practical, Accurate Advice from the Expert which was published by
Bowtie Press in April 1998, and updated and reprinted in 2002. This 5
½" X 8 ½" softcover book
is the most complete and accurate rat care book available. It is suitable
for beginning rat owners as well as long-time owners. It includes
Debbie’s homemade rat diet recipe, various tricks and games, and
basic health info (although not as extensive as Debbie’s Rat Health
Care booklet).
Rats includes 104 photos including some
rat varieties (including hairless rats) a rat yawning, and a rat laying on
his back. This book is also available in pet stores, book stores, and from
online bookstores, but books ordered from The Rat Fan Club will be
autographed by the author.
Table of Contents
1. The Remarkable Rat
2. Are Rats the Right Companions for You?
3. Choosing a Rat
4. Your Rats' Home at Home
5. Beginning Your Friendship
6. Rat Health Care
7. Fun Activities to Do With Your Rats
8. Showing your Rats
9. Breeding Rats
List of Clubs and Publications
Rats is US$10 plus $4.60 shipping in the
U.S. for
Priority Mail.
California residents add $.73 sales tax.
Shipping to Canada is US$5 for air mail.
Shipping to Overseas is US$11 for air mail.
If you order the Rat Health Care booklet at the same time,
shipping for the book will cover both in the U.S. For Canada and overseas,
add $1 to the book shipping.
NOTICE: Please be sure to say to whom you
want Debbie to sign the book!
For payment you can 1. send a check or money
order made out to “The
Rat Fan Club,” 2. use Paypal
at www.paypal.com sending the payment
to the email address ratlady@ratfanclub.org or 3. you can pay by credit card by calling (530)
899-0605. If you have
questions, email ratlady@ratfanclub.org
If mailing your order, send to The Rat Fan Club, 857 Lindo Lane, Chico CA 95973
For other merchandise, click here.
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