What is the name of House’s pet rat in the House M.D. episode “97 Seconds”?

House’s pet rat in the House M.D. episode “97 Seconds” is named Steve McQueen.

“97 Seconds” is the third episode of the fourth season and originally aired in October 2007. House keeps the rat as a pet after the animal becomes part of the episode’s hospital setting. The name refers to actor Steve McQueen, adding one of the show’s characteristic pop-culture jokes to an otherwise medically focused story.

The episode centers on two patients and House’s attempt to rebuild his diagnostic team after the previous team’s departure. It also introduces a dangerous experimental challenge involving a defibrillator and a patient who believes death may reveal something beyond life.

Steve McQueen is a rat, not a human patient or one of House’s colleagues. The name can be confused with other animal names from television, but this specific pet appears in “97 Seconds.”