The Beginning Part 2- This Rat Gets Named

The day after I got This Rat (did I mention that he still wasn't named yet? because he wasn't)  it was evident; he did have a respiratory infection. He was making hacking noises, like coughing or something.

Here I am, a newbie rat owner, with a sick rat. So what do I do? I went to the vet obviously.
On the way to the vet I christened my new pet "Dapper Dandy", because my mom forced me to name him before we got to the vet so "Rat" wouldn't be on the vet forms. It was a good thing too, if I hadn't been forced, I would have not named him for two weeks (I hate decisions).

We get to the vet.  The vet pumped him with fluids as he was dehydrated. He was prescribed   medication for a secondary respiratory infection, a stuff called 'Sulfa Trim'.

"Is Sulfa Trim something I can get at Publix Pharmacy?" I asked the vet tech, a young woman with bobby hair.

I asked because the medication was the same I got for my late hamster Delilah when she needed antibiotics, and it was free at Publix, which was nice.

"Oh I wouldn't know," said the tech, looking perplexed, but uninterested.

"Is there any way to know?" (hoping she would offer to check)

"You are welcome to call them if you want to," she leaves the room while I dial the phone.

The phone call goes rather unexpectedly. Publix couldn't tell me if they had the right medication without the dosage, something I didn't know. Oh well, it would have been nice to save a few dollars, but after that it wasn't worth any more trouble, I could tell I wasn't going to get any further with the tech.

Dapper Dandy after the vet visit.