He came in and laid down on my bed last night after playing outside. When I picked him up to pet him, he hissed and bit me--and he wasn't playing around. I noticed the base of his tail looked swollen.
Took him into the vet this morning and his tail is broken at the top and will probably require surgery. I dread the price tag. Our last rat, Cow, got a respiratory virus and I spent over six hundred dollars trying to heal her, to no avail. Time in a little rat sized oxygen chamber is pricey. And, no, I'm not kidding. What can I say? I have a weakness for furry things.
Poor Tevil. He thought he was invincible.
Charzan and Annie on the front lawn:

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