So it seems that my little Ashi has taken a turn for the worst. We came home last night to him screaming and running around his cage. For at least 20 minutes this was constant, and then he calmed down with a cover over his cage and was "only" screaming occasionally.
He was reacting to anything that moved, so we had to take everything bar one hammock and his food bowl out of his cage (he's on his own so no other rats in there to worry about). He had obviously spent a good part of the day attacking his toys as they had bite marks all over them and he wouldn't let us go near him.
This morning is the same again, I was so hoping it wouldn't be but it looks like he hasn't had a wink of sleep and has been up all night. This is my lethargic boy who cannot stay awake for long periods. He's screaming at any loudish noise still and just seems generally distressed.
He had at least five seizures on Tuesday (not normal, five a week at most was normal! But he has had multiple in one day before and he seemed okay after each one so I decided to keep an eye on it). I worked Wednesday and Thursday so wasn't home and he was fine Wednesday night, so I think that he's just had too many seizures and something has happened neurologically.
He is terrified of every movement and noise at this moment, my sweet little baby rat has gone and this terrified creature has replaced him within hours. I don't want to PTS him if there is a chance that he can get through it, but equally, this isn't a normal scared rat situation, we've known all along that the seizures may do something drastic and this is it. Can you get past neurological damage?