I've been up all night. I might not be eloquent.
Last night, around 11 pm, I found my 3 year old male chinchilla lying listless in his cage. It's 10 am now and he's still in the same condition.
SYMPTOMS
- lethargic
- cold body (in particular: ears, nose, paws)
- slightly quicker breathing
- watery eyes
- not eating or drinking
HEALTH (before yesterday night)
His droppings are a pale brown and hard and normal sized.
He's made at least 30 droppings in the last 12 hours.
No changes in the way he ate and drank.
No teeth problems.
No hair rings.
No injuries.
No noted medical conditions.
SELF-DIAGNOSIS: Stress-related shock?
I looked it up on the internet and stress-related shock seemed the best diagnosis. (Though what the shock was, I have no idea.)I'm still following the instructions, keeping him warm and getting 2 mL of pedialyte in him every 2 hours. In the last hour, he's just stopped swallowing the pedialyte.
VET?
If he survives the day, I am seeing a vet tomorrow. (No vets today, it's a Sunday.)
HELP PLEASE...
I love my Gizmo so so much, I don't understand how it all happened. He was always perfectly healthy, up to yesterday night that is. I don't want this to be happening. I don't want to watch my soul mate die, not this young, not like this!!!!!
