“Raising Rat fever,” the rise of pet experts have warned that rodents carry large amounts of pathogenic bacteria

Entrusted the welfare of the Lunar Year of the Rat, Guangzhou Fang Jian rise to “keep a rat fever.” Previously only sporadically in the streets hawking the hamsters, but now it piles placed into the pet market, usually 10 yuan a small hamster, New Year period increased to 30 yuan. However, experts also remind pet, pet mice who carry large amounts of pathogenic bacteria, after being bitten by a greater risk.

10 noon Fangcun bird fish insect market, even though there are still many stalls still closed, but in pet hamsters and other small businesses already ahead of the opening of the stalls. Many people come by car, to buy a few hamsters kept as pets, both to the parents of a child to buy pet rats, but also to send a friend Benming years young rats. According to the market stall owner Mr. Chen introduced the pet, hamsters usually not very good sales, but this year to catch up with the Year of the Rat, just before the Spring Festival sold more than a hundred. Price, the small hamsters usually only 5-10 yuan 1, and this year has risen by 30 yuan, individual luxury rodents sold the last thousand dollars more.

Pet Research Center, Guangzhou, Senior Veterinary XU Yao-based, said yesterday that although pet mice or rats have been bitten by a doctor was not more members of the public, but in this special year this year, the public should increase the pet rat-related diseases and dangerous defense. It is reported that rodents often carry the body hemorrhagic fever virus, if the bite or contact with dense, it is vulnerable to hemorrhagic fever diseases, be careful with pet rats.

According to pet experts say, hamsters and other rodents are very sharp teeth, small animals, and may carry rabies virus, once bitten by rats, it is timely wound dirty blood out of first, and then re-use plenty of water washing, the final Reapply tincture of iodine and other chemical treatments, go to the hospital in time to be a serious treatment, and must not insensitive.