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I would also try getting some Life Line from Chocolate Chinchillas to mix in with his food. My chin with malo has to have his teeth ground every six weeks. I'm fortunate because he LOVES critical care and will eat right out of the syringe while in his cage. He'll also eat moist crushed pellets...

I tried doing a search to find any x-rays of chins with malo, but am just getting a ton of posts with "x-ray" in the posts. If anyone has any x-ray pics of normal chins, or chins with malo, or links to some, I would appreciate it very much. I googled this also, and just keep getting the same...

He's on it for teeth problems. He had his teeth ground today, and was experiencing some pain a few days ago before the filing.

It turned out well and not so well. His malo problems had previously been mostly in his incisors, but when I brought him in today he had two spurs on his molars that had to be ground down. She also said his teeth are misaligned, in the front and the back. So the wetness was more than likely...

Does Metacam have to be refrigerated? I forgot to ask my vet before leaving today (they're closed now) and am finding conflicting info on the net.

Everything ended up fine. I didnt use the dog baytril from the e-vet, I ended up having enough of the baytril that had been prescribed to Mr.Chin before to carry him through to today, when I saw his vet and got enough to finish the 7 day treatment. The e-vet recommended putting him on the...

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Does anyone know if Baytril for dogs is the same stuff that they use for chins? I cant get in to see my regular vet until Friday afternoon. The emergency vet I took my chin to today had very little experience with chinchillas, but he was the only one around to go to. He prescribed Baytril...

Well hes still enjoying being scratched around his chin and head, and not acting like its causing him any pain at all. I syringe fed him some critical care and lifeline, which he was actually pretty good about. He likes critical care. I'll be calling the vet again in the AM. Guess theres not...

I just think its really odd that it came on so suddenly like this... I mean, he's been fine for five weeks since getting his teeth ground. Before the grinding he WAS drooling some and pawing at his mouth, but he hasn't been for five weeks. I saw him this morning before I left for work, and there...

I don't think its discolored at all, though his chest is white and gray so its kind of hard to tell. Also, the wetness has pretty much dried up since I got home. Hes still pawing around at his mouth though... I dont know if its from discomfort in his mouth, or just discomfort from having dried...

My seven year old male chinchilla "Mr.Chin" has been being treated for malo problems for the past 6 weeks or so. He went to the vet about five weeks ago and had his first teeth grinding. His problem is mostly in his front incisors, he also had a few small spurs on his molars. He recovered from...

I would like to recommend Kensington Bird and Animal Hospital in Kensington Connecticut. They are very knowledgeable about chins, and I have been having a great experience with them treating my chin with malo. 977 Farmington Ave Kensington, CT 06037 Telephone: 860-828-7736

An update on Mr.Chin: He's doing well. Still just kind of picking at his pellets, but I mixed his CC paste with half crushed pellets today and he liked it, almost seemed like more than he like the CC by itself. I'm just so glad he actually likes the CC and will eat it himself, I can't imagine...

This is kind of a stupid question, and I know I used to know the answer at some point, but what is the normal average weight of a male chin?