Flint no offense, but you are not a doctor. I took my chinchilla to a second exotic vet and now have spent over $700 on him. The vet said he looks great and he is very impressed on how my chinchilla shows ZERO signs of stress and is easily handled. He enjoys being held, played with and interacted with. I spend hours a day with him right now. After another series of xrays it was discovered that he actually has a spinal cord infection, which is normally seen in dogs and not as much in chinchillas. He is now on a safe round of antibiotics, pain medicines, anti-inflammatory and digestive medications to see if we can clear it up. The vet is not confident that it will work, but we are going to try. I had a family member who was paralyzed for over 20 years of his life, he enjoyed playing baseball, football and riding a bike too...we did not euthanize him because he could no longer enjoy those things. Instead he found other things he enjoyed. When my chinchilla shows signs of stress, decline further in health then I will make that decision. FYI- he hasn't had peanuts in over a week and is now eating his hay pellets and hay. He is able to move around in his oversized one story cage. He has figured out how to eat without having to prop up, enjoys his lava rocks and wood sticks, etc. I continue to care for him and will do all I can to make this final stage in life comfortable and fulfilled. Sorry I guess I just love my chinchilla that much.
