Questions for other rat owners

[ameliagoldfeesh <ameliagoldfeesh@yahoo.com>]

I'm posting this since I know that there are at least a couple of 
other rat owners on the list I believe.
 
I have a pair of female rats both over a year old.  I just 
discovered last night that one, Tessa, the older of the two, was 
dragging her back hind leg.  I've noticed over the last few weeks or 
so that she (normally a very active rat- always scurrying around, 
climbing, etc) has slowed down a bit and even seemed a bit clumsy.  
I've done some research on the web and discovered that paralysis 
isn't uncommon in older rats.  

I was wondering if anyone else on this list has had this happen to 
their rats? 

A Goldfeesh
(www.rmca.org is a good rat site- it is the Rat and Mouse Club of 
America)