Menu
  • Home
  • New Patient Center
    • Online Forms
    • What to Expect
    • Veterinary Resources
  • Pharmacy
  • About Us
    • Services
    • Meet our doctors
    • Meet the team
  • Reproductive
    • When to Collect my Stud
    • Ovulation and Progesterone Timing
    • Testing and Pre-Whelping Care
    • Collect and Shipment of Fresh Semen
    • Artificial Insemination using Fresh Semen
    • Collect and Freeze Semen
    • Artificial Insemination using Frozen Semen
  • Laser Therapy
  • Gallery
  • Petsimonials
    • Memorials
      • Submit Your Pet Memorial
  • Contact Us
  • Pet Selector
  • Veterinary Topics

(919) 359-9977

logo

Call or Email Today! [email protected]

After Hours Emergency NC State Vet School 919-513-6500

(919) 359-9977

  • Home >
  • Articles >
  • Choosing Your Pet >
  • Small Mammals >
  • Pocket Pets >
  • Rats
  • Rats
    Category: Choosing Your Pet, Small Mammals, Pocket Pets, Rats

    Did you know rats make surprisingly affectionate pets? If you're thinking of bringing home a pet rat, here's what you need to know. Health Rats that are bred especially as pets are safe to keep and should be free of disease. But common conditions may affect your rats from time to time. Your veterinarian

    Read more
  • 1
  • Pet Health
    • Chronic Conditions
    • Digestive and Oral Health
    • Diseases and Viruses
    • Pests and Parasites
    • Orthopedics
  • Today's Veterinarian
  • Choosing Your Pet
    • Finding Your Pet
    • Cats
    • Dogs
    • Exotics
      • Amphibians
      • Birds
      • Reptiles
        • Lizards
        • Turtles
    • Small Mammals
      • Ferrets
      • Rabbits
      • Domesticated Animals
        • Prairie Dogs
      • Pocket Pets
        • Chinchillas
        • Guinea Pigs
        • Hamsters
        • Hedgehogs
        • Rats
    • Livestock
      • Cows
      • Donkeys, Horses & Mules
      • Goats
      • Pigs
      • Poultry
      • Sheep
  • Living With Your Pet
    • Bringing Your Pet Home
    • Children and Pets
    • Providing Care
    • Travel
    • Saying Goodbye
  • Newsletter Library
    • Tips for Pet Owners
    • Behavior & Training
    • Fleas & Parasites
    • Keeping Pets Healthy
    • Cats
    • Recognizing Illness
    • Nutrition & Food
    • Pet Dangers
    • Seasonal Topics
    • Visiting the Vet
    • Equine
    • Newsletter Archive
      • Fun with Pets
      • Unbelievable Pets
  • Video Newsroom
    • Health Topics
    • Technology and Science
    • Other Interests
  • Client Survey
  • Pets4Kids

Location

Hours

Clayton, NC Office

Monday:

8:00 am-8:00 pm

Tuesday:

8:00 am-6:00 pm

Wednesday:

8:00 am-6:00 pm

Thursday:

8:00 am-8:00 pm

Friday:

8:00 am-6:00 pm

Saturday:

Closed

Sunday:

Closed

Emergency - After Hours:

NC State Vet School: 919-513-6500
EC Vets (Wilson):
252-265-9920

Plantation Animal Hospital

  • Copyright © 2023 MH Sub I, LLC dba iMatrix.
  • Admin Log In