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Health / Chinchilla losing weight
« on: July 19, 2010, 08:00:33 AM »
Hi everyone,
I hope you can help me please.
I have 2 gorgeous chin twins born on 7/7/2007. Unfortunately 6/7 weeks ago one of my chins' leg got stuck under a marble (and it was a wired mesh) and we were forced to amputate.
After an intense recovery of feeding him thru a syringe for 2 weeks while he was in his collar, his stitches healed and he was hopping around. Then soon after I began to notice some wetness around one of the eyes. The same thing happened to his brother.
I was given some Fucithalmic and it appeared to have gone away.
Then 1 week ago I noticed that my amputee chin was quite skinny. He has a small hunchback and I could see the bend of his "good" leg. He now weighs 537g, although I have been observing him, his poop seems fine and he appears to be eating well.
Is this something to be worried about?
I hope you can help me please.
I have 2 gorgeous chin twins born on 7/7/2007. Unfortunately 6/7 weeks ago one of my chins' leg got stuck under a marble (and it was a wired mesh) and we were forced to amputate.
After an intense recovery of feeding him thru a syringe for 2 weeks while he was in his collar, his stitches healed and he was hopping around. Then soon after I began to notice some wetness around one of the eyes. The same thing happened to his brother.
I was given some Fucithalmic and it appeared to have gone away.
Then 1 week ago I noticed that my amputee chin was quite skinny. He has a small hunchback and I could see the bend of his "good" leg. He now weighs 537g, although I have been observing him, his poop seems fine and he appears to be eating well.
Is this something to be worried about?