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So another update... After seemingly getting better after his first antibiotics course, the cough came back with a vengeance (much harder, longer, he wasn't sleeping and was quite withdrawn) over the period of a couple of days. This morning he was wheezing so I took him to the emergency vet who...

Hey folks, just updating mostly in case it's useful for people having problems in the future - so he's on day 3 of the Baytril and finally seems to be responding, he's been eating/drinking pretty consistently anyway but today he's got way more energy, seems to be coughing far less (only heard...

Hi everyone, thanks so much for getting back to me with your thoughts, it really helps. So I spoke to another vet at the practice tonight, as he's been coughing a bit more (though still seems fine energywise for now). She thought it was best to try him on antibiotics before anything got worse...

Hi everyone, So I'm just looking for a bit of advice on my 5 year old male chinchilla. For the past 2 days he's been occassionally having what I thought were "coughing fits" that last for about 4/5s, it's kind of hard to tell what the sounds are but he sort of repeatedly makes little...

Just an update for anyone who looks at this thread in the future for help :) I spoke to the vets on the phone and they advised he go in that day to check him properly. The vet had a good look at him and couldn't see a fur ring (if there was one he must have successfully removed it himself). She...

Thanks for your reply - good to know it's worth looking into, I will phone the vet tomorrow.

Hi there, I'm looking for advice on how to deal with a possible hair ring please? About midnight last night our male chinchilla was out in the bedroom, and I noticed that he was behaving really weirdly, nibbling at his bits and making weird noises, and he looked uncomfortable and freaked out...