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And yeah, Kieran's head shaking I mentioned in the last post is definitely an ear infection. I just looked closely into his ears, and there is redness and a little gunk a bit further into his left one. Now that I think of it, the head shaking may have happened even before the weekend just less extreme, and I didn't notice as much because Rusty was so much worse comparatively, and I've mostly paid attention to Kieran's feet issues with the ongoing bumblefoot and salve application. Now I feel guilty about that.

I always try to do the best I can to really pay attention, and yet I still miss stuff, especially when it's the first time I encounter something. (I've never had a rat develop ear problems before.) Why do I suck at this stuff? Well, I'll bring him to the vet tomorrow and hope these germs aren't as antibiotics resistant as typical rat lung infections. :(

sigh