My rat is sick after Baytril. Is it an ear infection or a brain tumor?

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Ten days after completing a Baytril (low dose) course my sweet little rat got really sick. Prior to this happening she had a middle ear infection and a ruptured tympanic membrane. A few days before she got sick she was shaking her head and scratching inside her ear. The vet says that she had a pituitary tumor and that her ears were clean. Should I have doubts about this statement? Or is it very unlikely that she got really sick from an ear infection while her tympanic membrane was perforated? Pet's info: Exotic | Unknown - Exotic | Female | unspayed | 0.66 lbs

Penelope Graben, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hello, I'm sorry to hear you don't feel trusting of your veterinarian's medical opinion. I can't do a physical or neurologic exam online, so it's difficult to advise much in these cases. Pituitary tumors are extremely common in female rats. I think an ear infection would be much less common and not a cause of such severe disease.

My rat is sick after Baytril. Is it an ear infection or a brain tumor?

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