Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Small Animal | Rat | Female
My rat has cancer and I want to know how long to mammary tumours usually last. I also would want to know how much putting a rat to sleep cost in UK?
1 Answer
Published on February 18th, 2019
In my experience these type of tumors are very aggressive and I would say the survival without treatment may be up to 6 months. Usually surgery is suggested and even very large masses are generally well tolerated by rats; however, early surgical removal is recommended. Euthanasia costs around 40£.
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