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The Rat Fan Club
 Books by Debbie “The
Rat Lady” Ducommun
The 3 books for sale here
have very little overlap.
All 3 books together
create a library covering just about everything a rat owner should know.
Back Issues of the
Rat Report
For a list of available back issues of the Rat Report, click here
The Rat
Health Care Booklet, 14th 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.
The 14th edition Rat Health Care booklet is US$7 plus
shipping. California residents add $.58 sales tax.
A few
copies of the 13th edition are still available at the discount price
of US$4 plus shipping.
California residents add $.33 sales tax.
Shipping in the U.S.
is $2. For each additional
booklet add $1.
Shipping to Canada
is US$2.50. For each additional booklet add US$1.25.
Shipping to Overseas is US$5.50. For each additional booklet add
US$3.
For payment
options, see the bottom of the page.
Quantity discounts available.
Please note: If you live in the U.S.
and are ordering only the booklet it helps me if you send a check rather
than using Paypal since the total is only $9
($9.58 in CA) and I have to pay a fee for Paypal. Thank you.
If you order the booklet from another 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 Germany
you can order the booklet at www.preisnager.com
Rats: Practical, Accurate Advice from
the Expert
Rats, Practical, Accurate Advice from the Expert by
Debbie “The Rat Lady” Ducommun, the
founder of The Rat Fan Club, 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 practical money-saving tips on how to care
for your rats, basic health info (although not nearly as extensive as
Debbie’s Rat Health Care booklet), and how to teach them a few
tricks and games (not nearly as many as Debbie’s book The Complete Guide to Rat Training).
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 shipping. California residents add $.83 sales tax.
Shipping in the U.S.
is $4.95 for Priority Mail or $3 by Media Mail.
Shipping to Canada
is US$5.
Shipping to Overseas is US$11.
For payment
options, see the bottom of the page.
In the U.S. $4.95 will cover the shipping cost for any
combination of up to 3 books or booklets.
NOTICE: Please be sure to say to whom you
want Debbie to sign the book!
Rat Training
is more than just a book on “how to teach your rats tricks.”
While it does explain the basics of training, and how to teach your rat 41
tricks, it also gives you tips on how to read your rats’ body
language and behavior, and explains what similarities between us facilitate
a close bond. It discusses scientific experiments that illuminate the
rat’s intelligence, including their ability to think, dream, count
and add, and tell apart different human languages, giving dates when a
topic gained media attention. It talks about how rats are used in
education, including the Xtreme Rat Challenge,
formerly known as the Rat Olympics.
This book also includes tips and anecdotes gathered from
interviews with professional animal trainers, including the famous
“Rat Man” who trained the rats for the original movie Willard. It also includes information on how
rats are trained for live performance shows, such as a recycling show where
the rats put different objects into the right recycling bin. It explains how rats were trained to
pull wires through the conduits of schools to help hook computers up to the
internet.
Rat Training
also includes instructions for practical behavior training, such as litter
box training, introducing new rats, and overcoming a rat’s
fears. In addition, there is a
chapter on activities, such as games, mazes, and obstacle courses, that can be taught to rats just for fun or for
science projects.
Table of Contents
1. Rats and Humans
2. How Smart Are Rats?
3. Training Basics
4. Practical Training
5. Preparing for Trick Training
6. Introductory Tricks
7. Advanced Tricks
8. Prop Tricks
9. Games and Science Projects
10. Project Plans for Tricks
Appendix: Intelligence Test
Rat Training is US$18 plus
shipping. California residents add $1.49 sales tax.
Shipping in the U.S.
is $4.95 for Priority Mail or $3 by Media Mail.
Shipping to Canada
is US$5 for air mail.
Shipping to Overseas is US$11 for air mail.
For payment
options, see below.
In the U.S. $4.95 will cover the shipping cost for any
combination of up to 3 books or booklets.
NOTICE: Please be sure to say to whom you
want Debbie to sign the book!
Payment options:
1. Send a check or money order made out to “The Rat Fan Club,” 857
Lindo Lane, Chico
CA 95973
2. Use Paypal at www.paypal.com sending the payment to the
email address ratlady@ratfanclub.org
(I’m sorry,
we no longer accept credit cards. You can use a credit card via Paypal.)
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