help!!!! my rat is chocking and the local emergency vets dont treat rats!?

2 of my rats that ive owned have ended up choking on something. the first time it happened i was in a right panic and i thought he was going to die. but i left him alone and after a few hours he was fine. in most cases it looks alot worse than it usually is.

If your rat is choking you will see phlegm on his (or her) chin. He will look 'like he's dying.' Resist all desires to mess with him, console him, poke him, hug him, pet him. You must be strong! The only thing you do want to do is to raise his chin and check the coloration of his lower lip if the contorting and gasping behavior slows down.

In other words, if he's choking:

1. Don't panic.

2. Don't mess with him unless he turns blue! DON'T OFFER HIM FOOD (water is OK but don't force him to drink it!).

3. Remember that the frothing is a GOOD THING. He's coating the obstruction with saliva which makes it easier to move up or down.

4. Don't mess with him but if he starts looking like he's getting sleepy, wake him up (tap him on the shoulder or something) and check his chin. He can nap when he's done.

5. IF (IF, IF, IF) you see a blue lip (or feet, or paws or arms) or if his body temperature seems to be dropping, then grab him, take a cotton swab and pry his mouth open, see if you can see anything and...

a. If you can see something, take the swab and try to scoop what you see outward. For example, go in from the left and make a U after you reach the back, and head back out toward the right (may require more than one swab and more than one attempt). Dampen the other end of the swab (tip: Have this stuff ready the moment you find a rat choking...makes life easier...but you'll probably never have to use it) and tap the wet swab on his tongue to restore moisture to his mouth. Set him back down and see what he does (he should return to contorting, frothing, panting but not a motionless state).

TIP: A choking episode usually lasts 20-30 minutes IF YOU DON'T INTERVENE! Really, rats choke a lot more than you see them choke! So if your rat is choking and he's not slumped on the ground barely moving, assume that your 20-30 minute clock starts at that moment in time and use that 20 minutes to get a bowl of water, a handful of swabs, and a print-out of the choking schpiel linked above (and READ IT!). They may go an hour or two. Once you get close to that two-hour mark, the rat's going to start to get tired and you will need to lift his chin every few moments to get him back on track (and to check for blue).

Get the rat some water.

miny himlec? im sorry i dont know maybe take tweeers and go down in its throat or make her drink water

Oh well, it's dead. Go to New York. They have billions to choose from that crawl through the subway tunnels. Ft. Gordon is another place you can find them. They have ones as big as house cats.

what do you expect...rats are considered vermin in most places...they are used for science experiments..