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Hey there! My little girl had a bit of loose stool (not what this question is about though, I gave her some pet kaolin/pectin for it) so while I was cleaning her up, namely the back of her feet, I noticed that the back of her heels are red with a white spot. I've had to put an ointment on her...

So as I went to check on and pick up my chinchilla Tribble (female 7yrs old) tonight, I noticed her entire genital regions were absolutely covered in thick sticky stinky green poop. (Her genital area looks fine, just dirty, No prolapse) After cleaning her up I investigated the cage. She hasn't...

So, Tribble has a small opening in her mitral valve, causing mitral valve regurgitation. It's something I'll simply need to keep an eye out for to make sure it doesn't get worse.

Honestly I didn't know to ask about what type since I didn't know til I got home to research it. I found a medical article where echocardiograms were done on chinchillas in heart murmur research and they were able to figure out types of abnormalities, not just if valves were there or not. Thank...

So, upon taking Tribble to the vet to have her teeth checked, I learned she has a heart mumur. We're going in on Tuesday to have an echo-cardiogram done. If anyone has any information or advice on chinchilla heart murmurs and issues, please tell me. Edit: I've ordered some of the Herbal Heart...

By over-all check up I do mean just that. It was an _everything_ checkup, including the x-rays, feces analysis, etc. Edit: She's scheduled to go in at 9:45 tomorrow morning to the vet.

It was part of an over-all check up.

Tribble was checked for malo awhile ago and was cleared, but now the tip shape of her front teeth seem... off to me, namely because the bottom incisors look more pointed towards the middle. Can any experienced chin parents give me input?

She was cleared of any tooth issues via x-ray less than 3 weeks ago.

Tribble has started eating less and has begun to have smaller poops. The same thing happened around this time of year last time as well and she was cleared at the vet of not having bloat or any other issue that should be causing it. It's happened again, and while she isn't eating much, she is...

Sorry for the late reply, I had read your post but never got back to responding. As for worrying about the scar, I was just worried because she wiggles her nose a lot when she's sniffing things and checking them out that scar tissue (Which isn't very stretchy) would make it possibly...

Tribble knocked her nose and has a little nick out of it. Should I put ointment on it? Would it be likely to scar?

Her weight is consistent, she often has apple sticks which she's had access too for a very long time without issues. They're part of her normal routine as well and have never caused any small poops. Her sticks are apple sticks from Ronda. She's pretty much always gotten rolled oats with the...

She hasn't had any change in her diet at all. Her fresh and old poop are the same size as well and just as hard. Since she hasn't done any of her 'good' poops in awhile, I can't take a picture to compare to her usual ones. But I can give you an example from a picture from the website 'Chinchilla...

Tribble is consistently defecating, yet her poops are very small and have been for quite awhile. (They're still oblong shape, but very small and very hard.) Though like regular poops, they have no smell. She's been taken to the vet and tested for malo, stasis, bloat, as well as given an overall...

Same! My family thinks it's weird, like collecting toenail clippings or something. I use them in my art of chinchillas as the whiskers of the chinchillas in the painting/drawing. xD

She was playing for around 15 minutes, she's a little over 3 years old and the room was quite cool.

Tonight Tribble was having a fun play time on my bed, she peed on it so I wiped her up and set her back down a layed down by her. Then she huddled over to me and I could tell something was very wrong. I picked her up and... she seized at around 12:45. She has no prior health issues though I...

I'm OCD about keeping her cage nice and neat, so I give it quick poop spot cleans every morning and night. Probably why I noticed it.

Thank you so much for your quick reply Claire! <3