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Another health question :(
« on: July 02, 2013, 07:27:31 PM »

I have a cold  ::cry222::: It's a pretty bad one, too, so I don't want Doodle to catch it. What can chinchillas catch from humans?
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Re: Another health question :(
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2013, 05:39:37 AM »

There isn't a good answer for this question. I have ready articles claiming that they can't catch colds from humans, but I have also read cases where chinchillas did get sick after an owner got sick.   I always stick with the "better safe, than sorry" motto.  When I am sick I wash my hands before feeding and watering and I don't handle my chins unless it is absolutely necessary.
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Re: Another health question :(
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2013, 07:04:22 AM »

I agree with Jamie. Some infections are not transmittable but others are. There is no way to know which is which.
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