Chinchillas.org






                                  

Chinchilla Community Forums

Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  

News:

Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: Help!!!!!  (Read 2190 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

britny330

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Appreciation points: 0
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 11
    • View Profile
Help!!!!!
« on: August 20, 2009, 02:54:10 PM »

I have an appointment for tomrrow at my exotic vet at 9 am, thats the earliest i can get my chin in... i was wondering if any one had advice untill then.. my two eyar old male standard is sick... i first noticed he was sort of hunched over which all my books say is very bad... he isnt really eating, he looks like he is cramping, he keeps stretching his legs and once in a while does a little twitch..im not looking to be lectured like i often get on these forums when i ask advice just if any one has any helpful hints untill i get him to the vet tomrrow please let me know...
Logged

Jo Ann

  • Global Moderator
  • *****
  • Appreciation points: 59
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Female
  • Posts: 2754
  • Chinchillas are a little bit of heaven on earth.
    • View Profile
    • Luv 'N Chins
Re: Help!!!!!
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2009, 06:03:06 AM »

 ::silly::  If this sounds like a lecture, it is not meant to be ... just help and explanation of possibilities ... normally I wait for an answer to the questions, but this sounds much to serious to wait, so I am listing questions and possible answers side by side ... for the sake of time and possible seriousness of the problem.

How are his poops?  Wet, just moist, or dry? 
Wet and mushy/sticking to everything is a form of diarrhea.  Give burnt toast and ask the vet to check for Girdia.
Moist but firm is normal.
Dry, small and hard is a sign of dehydration and/or the digestive system shutting down ... not good at all. 

Little poops that are hard and dry and very few in number, or no poops, is a good possibility that the chin's bowels are compacted or constipated ... this, for a chinchilla is very serious.  Normally, I do not suggest nuts of any kind ... but when this happens one or two almonds seem to help, if you get to it in time.  When a chinchilla's digestive system shuts down, he can die within a few hours.

Are you able to see the outline of his spine?  This is a sign of dehydration.

Is there a loss of weight?  If so, this can also be a sign of dehydration or other illnesses.

If he is not eating, let's tempt him with a raisin or two ... his favorite treats ... anything to keep his system going.
Pydealite instead of water.   They usually like the apple flavored one put out by Gerber Baby Foods.  Give it to him via an eye dropper if you have to.  But he probably is in need of liquids.  Even sugar water might tempt him at this point.

Can you post a picture of him?

This may sound stupid, but I've seen it happen to many times in the past and I do not know your experience with chinchillas ... so I will ask ... are you positive this chin is a male and not a pregnant female in labor?


 ::wave::  Jo Ann

P.S. Please keep us posted.
Logged
There are no dumb questions ...
    Only regrets they were not asked ...

Luv 'N Chins (Kid Friendly)
www.luvnchins.com/NewPagesAndArticles.html
My Little Jamie
www.luvnchins.com/AvailableForAdoption.html

Luv 'N Chins II (NOT kid friendly - Medical)
Being re-built! Geocities closed

britny330

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Appreciation points: 0
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 11
    • View Profile
Re: Help!!!!!
« Reply #2 on: August 25, 2009, 08:54:05 PM »

ok im sorry for the late reply.. the vet went alright although burrito did not enjoy the vet handling him lol. he thought it was a G.I problem and gave me some meds and thank god they are working.  hes feeling much better and you can tell.  he said that sometimes their gi just slows down and will eventually shut down and gave me two meds and some food that i feed him through a syringe thing. i think ig ot a reasonable bill also, 71 dollars, especially for an exotic vet... hes doing very well now though and im so glad.
Logged

Debbie.nl.ca

  • Breeder
  • Hero Member
  • ******
  • Appreciation points: 30
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Female
  • Posts: 2464
    • View Profile
    • Debbie's Newfoundland Chinchillas
Re: Help!!!!!
« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2009, 02:34:45 PM »

aww that's good to hear, keep us posted.
Logged
Debbie.nl.ca

Petco Chinchillas

  • Full Member
  • ****
  • Appreciation points: 3
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 132
  • My Baby, Fluff Muffin
    • View Profile
Re: Help!!!!!
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2009, 10:01:57 AM »

Good to hear it was not anything very serious.    Hope he will get better soon. ;)
Logged
God Bless Chinchillas!
Pages: [1]   Go Up