hi my pet rat for the last 3 weeks has been treated for mites with ivermectin by my vet, i re-introduced him to his cage mates on friday, but since then he has gone down hill his skin is red again & he has ripped his ear somehow, also i have been on at my vet as his breathng has been funny but my vet says his chest is clear he doesn't have any red mucus around his eyes or nose. could his cage mates be picking on him? as he has never been an adventurous rat. please help. i am going to get him into the vets tomorrow but i don't think they now much about rats.