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Health / Re: Help with getting two chins back together

« on: February 03, 2010, 08:24:18 AM »

We've tried letting them out of the cage together but the one just chases the other one until the he jumps on a chair to get away and I don't want to put him through that stress. I guess we'll try a little each day and see how that does. If anyone has any other ideas please let me know.

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Health / Help with getting two chins back together

« on: January 31, 2010, 10:14:27 AM »

So as many of you know one of our chins injured himself a few months ago and we had to separate our two chins while he healed. Now that he's healed we tried to put them back together and the uninjured one starts chasing him and starts biting at him. I don't know what we can do to get them back together. Any ideas?

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Health / Re: Help with injured chin

« on: December 10, 2009, 03:23:46 PM »

Yeah. The vet suggested Betadine and water solution 2x a day. Would the neosporin be better? He doesn't seem to be chewing any deeper so it just seems like it begins to heal then he chews it again. So like you said it just seems to be a waiting game. The vet said that we can try bandaging it with self adhesive bandages to slow down the chewing.

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Health / Re: Help with injured chin

« on: December 07, 2009, 07:38:07 PM »

Update:

So our chin is feeling much better, running around like normal. The vet has us keeping him relatively confined still, but he is mostly back to normal. But now he is chewing on his middle toe on the leg that he hurt. I asked the vet and he said it was probably because he still can't feel some of his foot due to the nerve damage and that he might be trying to chew it off, so he said he can bandage it, but he will probably chew it off. He suggested using Betadine and a water solution twice a day on it. My question is, is there anything else we can do because the vet said all he can do it bandage it or in worst case scenario amputate the toe. So is there anything anyone suggests we can do at home to help him out, to either discourage the chewing, or to protect it. Thanks everyone.

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Health / Re: Help with injured chin

« on: November 25, 2009, 05:35:33 PM »

So the vet said that chances are it is nerve damage that is just going to take a while to regrow the nerves to the foot, so he put him on a painkiller and an antibiotic, and to keep him separate from his brother and on one level. The swelling is still noticeable but the vet doesn't seem to think it is anything to worry about, yet. So it just seems like time will be the cure.

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Health / Re: Help with injured chin

« on: November 23, 2009, 05:30:46 PM »

He is still drinking a bit less than usual, but the poop still is normal. He is still limping so we are taking him back to the vet tomorrow.

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Health / Re: Help with injured chin

« on: November 21, 2009, 08:06:44 PM »

Yeah he seems to be eating, peeing, and pooing normally. He's drinking a bit less than usual, but he is eating his hay normally and won't refuse a treat

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Health / Help with injured chin

« on: November 21, 2009, 06:53:36 PM »

So we came home to 1 of our 2 chins limping badly and not putting any weight on his left rear leg. Took him to the vet and got xrays and she said he didn't break any bones and might have a torn muscle or just a bad pulled muscle.  She said to just watch him and not to let him jump or do any heavy activity. It's been a few days and he hasn't shown much improvement. Also, his foot is swollen. Anything I can do or watch for, or should I just bring him back to the vet?I was just curious if anyone had any advice? Thanks.