Hey guys,
The vet called and said that Stardust died of Pneumonia caused by the presence of Pasteurella. This is apparently an airborn thing caused by living in the same room as rabbits. The vet thinks this may have been the cause of Ten-Shi's death as well, but since he was killed by a cagemate we assumed he died due to a fight... it could have been that he was killed because he was sick.
Anyway, the three other chinchillas were exposed to this as well- so they have been put on antibiotics as a preventative and my parents are working on moving the rabbit cage out of the room.
The vet called and said that Stardust died of Pneumonia caused by the presence of Pasteurella. This is apparently an airborn thing caused by living in the same room as rabbits. The vet thinks this may have been the cause of Ten-Shi's death as well, but since he was killed by a cagemate we assumed he died due to a fight... it could have been that he was killed because he was sick.
Anyway, the three other chinchillas were exposed to this as well- so they have been put on antibiotics as a preventative and my parents are working on moving the rabbit cage out of the room.