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 The Rat Fan Club
Debbie Ducommun,
the Ratlady, unexpectedly died on March 4, 2018. Her husband, Larry (with
the help of many other people) will continue the work of Rat Fan Club and
RATS in her memory. They love and cared for her, and Debbie's passion, merchandise, and
information about pet rats will continue to be available.
Click
here for RATS, our non-profit sister organization, the Rat Assistance &
Teaching Society.
To raise funds for RATS
for free, sign up here http://www.igive.com/RATS
For a brochure
called Are Your Pet Rats All They Could Be? click here
The Rat Fan Club, founded in 1992, focuses on rats as companion
animals. Our goal is to share our love of rats, promote them as companion animals,
and spread information about their proper care. Membership in The Rat Fan Club is
free! To join The Rat Fan Club
just join our Facebook
group. Click on the
“Online Forum” button at left. (For more on the history of the
Rat Fan Club, click the Meet the Ratlady button
at left.) Click here to see
the TV shows that Debbie has appeared on.
Attention Pet Retailers and Veterinary Hospitals! See the info at
the bottom of the page.
You can save money on prescriptions at the website
GoodRx.com
You can now get major
medical health insurance for your rats! Their website is www.petinsurance.com but you will
need to call 888-899-4874 to get a quote on “exotic” animals.
Rat Care Info
(You can also find info at www.ratguide.com)
We highly recommend that you order Debbie’s Rat
Health Care booklet. If it saves you just one visit to the vet, it will
more than pay for itself. Order one today! Check out the info at Rat Books
Emergency Care
Rat First Aid (including respiratory distress)
Problems with Birth,
Nursing or Infants
Raising Orphan Rats
Poisonous Plants
Bloating & Megacolon
Finding & Catching
a Lost Rat
Human Health Issues
Coping with Allergies to Rats
Rat-Bite Fever
Human Blister Skin Fungus (Includes a photo)
Removing Wild Rats
from your Home
General Rat Care
An Introduction to Pet Rats
A Rat Care Sheet
Cage Hygiene
Keeping your Rats Cool or
Warm
Trimming Toenails
The Toxicity of Pine
and Cedar and Safe Litter Products
Respiratory toxicity of cedar and pine wood
A List of Available Back Issues of the Rat
Report
Understanding Grief when a
Rat Dies
Do Rats Go to Heaven?
Other
Info
Shipping Rats via
Airline
How to Say
“Rat” in Other Languages
How to Make a Rat
Presentation
Behavior
Introducing a New Rat
Trust Training for Frightened Rats
The Case Against Single Rats
Teaching Your Rat to Come
When Called
Rat
Behavior in Relation to Health
Diet
Diet
Chromium Extends Life
Span
Nutritional Requirements of
Rats
Housing
Cages & Toys
Building Plans for a Wire Cage
Building Plans for a Cement Mixing Tray Cage
Building Plans for Round Cages
Breeding
Rat Reproduction
Breeding Ethics
Choosing a Rat Breeder
A List of Rat Breeders
Rat Health Care
Breathing Problems
Respiratory & Heart Disease in Rats with links to pages with photos
Treating Rats with a Nebulizer
Heart Measurement Statistics
Skin Problems
Skin Problems and Hair Loss (including scabs and
parasites)
Lumps
Abscesses and
Cysts (Includes photos)
Bumblefoot
Tumors
(Includes photos, and links to other pages of photos)
Spaying Helps Prevent Tumors
Tamoxifen to Prevent and
Treat Tumors
Nitroxoline:
A Possible New Treatment for Cancer
References Showing
Soybean Protein Helps to Prevent Mammary Tumors
A Successful Case
Treating Cancer with CBC Salve
Other Problems
Head Tilt (inner ear infection) See article on Respiratory Disease
above.
Weak Hind Legs &
Paraplegia
Bloating and Megacolon
Overgrown Teeth (Includes photos)
Seizures in Rats
Diabetes
Other Information
Surgery in Rats
Homeopathy for Surgery
Giving Medications: See article on Respiratory Disease above.
Taking Blood for a
Blood Test
Standard Blood and
Urinalysis Values
Euthanasia
How to Do a Rat Autopsy (Includes photos)
Veterinarians
Vet Referral List—Western
U.S. & Other Countries
Vet Referral List—Midwest
& Eastern U.S.
How to Find A Good Rat Vet
If you have a question that hasn’t been answered somewhere on this
site or in the Rat Health Care booklet or book RATS, try the Rat
Fan Club Facebook group.
You can also send your question to one of the following addresses
(please note that these groups are not affiliated with The Rat Fan Club in
any way):
for general questions: ratinfo@yahoogroups.com
for health questions: rathelp@yahoogroups.com
Or you can ask general questions on our Online Forum. (See button above.)
If you have a rat medical emergency, check the section on First Aid
above. If you still need help, try the Rat Fan Club Facebook group.
Attention Pet
Retailers and Veterinary Hospitals!
We have a brochure about rats designed to be given out
at pet shops, veterinary hospitals, etc. The tri-fold brochure includes
information on why rats make good pets, tips to help purchasers decide if
rats are the right pets for them and what supplies and accessories need to
be purchased when getting pet rats. It also includes information about The
Rat Fan Club and publications written by the club’s founder, Debbie
“The Rat Lady” Ducommun. The brochure
includes Debbie’s phone number and website address which rat owners
can contact for advice.
You can see and print out a pdf of the
brochure here.
Brochures will also be sent free to any retailer or hospital who requests
them. Please indicate if you
would also like a sturdy plastic brochure holder featuring a bright yellow
sticker of the club’s logo. A single brochure can also be requested
for review. Call the club at (530) 899-0605 or send an email to ratlady@ratfanclub.org to request brochures.
We also wholesale the Rat Health Care booklet, which is an
inexpensive guide to rat medical care. Please contact us for more
information about selling this booklet in your store or hospital!
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