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Dehydration

Rats become dehydrated easily, usually from mal­function of water bottle sipper tubes. Dehydration is often accompanied by porphyrin staining around the eyes, a sign of general stress. Rats with hydrocephalus generally present with dehydration at weaning age.

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Source: Barthold Stephen W., Griffey Stephen M., Percy Dean H.. Pathology of Laboratory Rodents and Rabbits. 4th Edition. — Wiley-Blackwell,2016. — 384 p.. 2016
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