My in-laws have 4 rats (girls) and they have spayed them all because of the risk of tumors. Having said that, this is their second set of 4 and all of them (spayed girls) died from cancer before they reached 2. So, I think it's a damned if you do, damned if you don't kind of thing. I think the best thing you can do is to let them live as long as they are pain-free and then put them down as soon as they start to suffer. I know how difficult it is! *Hugs*
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Date: 2007-12-05 11:44 am (UTC)