Recent content by niknoo76

So it's been a tough few weeks and on Friday Penny had his eye removed yesterday. We got him home today and unfortunately had to separate him and his cagemate as bubba was trying to chew the stitches on penny's eye. Got a long road to recovery but fingers crossed he gets there x

So it's an ulcer! Been given eye drops, isathal to give twice a day. Metacam for the pain and sulfatrim in case of infection. I have lifeline which I plan on giving once a day about 3-4 hours after the antibiotics to help limit any damage to his gut. Fingers crossed my little guy is ok xx

Got an appointment for the vet hospital tomorrow. I let penny have a dust bath earlier and so much sand stuck to his bad eye that I had to bathe it afterwards - as you can imagine he was not thrilled! Hopefully get some answers tomorrow

No loose fur or wet looking spots. As I said this happened whilst I was away so I can't be 100% on what happened with the eye. It has a small bit right in the centre that looks like it's been scratched. Would you say it's worth taking to the vet if it is a scratch or just letting it heal? The...

Thank you for replying! He had his teeth checked last month and all was ok. I think he has scratched the eye too. It looks like an eye trauma rather than an infection. The bloody ear is inside but I can see a small scab on the inside So I don't think it's from inside the ear canal. His ear is...

My little chin Penny has done somethings his eye and I don't know what to do. We have been on holiday and penny has been with a very trusted friend who owns chinchillas herself so he has had the best of care but he has managed to hurt his eye (see Attached photo). He got sand in his eye after a...

Just received my bag of lifeline and needing help on how much to give my chinny. He has lost 40-45g of weight over the last few weeks. Be broke his foot (which is healing nicely) but we had to separate him from his cage mate and he has pretty much stopped eating of drinking anything. Ou reason...

So my little Penny can't get enough of critical care now. This may be a daft question but can you feed critical care daily? My penny hasn't ever been a big eater and has very little interest in hay. I've tried all different hays in different forms and he might be interested for a day or so but...

Pumpkin doesn't seem to be easily available here apart from Libbys 100% canned pumpkin. Is this the right stuff? I've seen some people say puréed apple that you get for babies?

Any tips for making critical care more appealing to my chinchilla? He's having a hard time just now as he is recovering from a broken foot and isn't eating a whole lot but he is eating some. I've been given critical care from the vet and chinnie just has none of it when I pick him up or try the...

Vet called today to check up and I said about the fact he was still trying to jump and if there was anything else we could do. She said they don't do casts as he would just chew it off and pinning it is rarely successful. She told me to be patient and we would be checking it again on Friday at...

So today I've weighed him and he has lost 20g since Friday. He is eating if I hand feed him hay and pellets. He's never been a big eater and I've tried switching up hay etc but he only eats small amounts. I've stopped giving any treats since he had tummy problems but gave him a shreddies tonight...

I know it's usually the easiest option to have it amputated but I'd rather not if he didn't have to and as long as he isn't in pain. My vet is the only one who deals with chinchillas anywhere near me and so far she has been great. She has chins herself. I've just had to make the decision to...

The vet said they couldn't do anything for the break but because he is young and it was a clean break it should heal fast. I've taken out all the shelves in the cage and all he has is his cage is his wooden house (which he keeps jumping up on) his litter tray and food. The other chin is in with...

Sorry if this is the wrong place to post I just don't want him in pain x