lolanu
The Clueless
Well, here I am. Again. With the same chinchilla. My chin vet and I have learned a TON since I first took Caboose to the vet and posted all of my odd stuff on here, so here is the update.
She definitely had an open uterine infection in July, that went away for about two months. No idea how she got her pnemonia.
She recently began acting unusual again and her belly was squishy and big compared to my other two girls, who are thankfully healthy angels. Dad and I rushed her to the vet, who felt her belly and did an xray (during which Caboose peed at her, my little snot). Caboose was DEFINITELY not right; comparing the new xray to the one in July, her entire abdomen was swollen and all of her organs were shoved aside, and her uterus obscured by bloat. How? She never gets fruit, gets raisins maybe 2-3 times a week, and an occasional sugar-free Cheerio, as well as Oxbow pellets, timothy, alfalfa, and orchard grass for variety. We've got her bloat under control, as we caught it very early, so we'll be taking her in to try and get a clear look at her uterus soon. She was a pet store chin and seems to be a dwarf with thinnish hair, she was only around 420 grams and I think she's almost fully grown, I have no true guess of her age but she looks kinda the typical adult "lightbulb" shape. She is eating pretty well and drinking like a fish, still likes to wall-run during playtime, but gets unusually agressive and reclusive some times, as well as making a low growl/whine/squeak noise. She usually rushes up to meet me and get scritches when I call her.
Any ideas what the heck could be going on with this little nut?
I have still not bought a scale but will if it is absolutely necessary. How much are they, usually? Finances are tight right now, Caboose hasn't been a cheap chinnie... two days of vet monitoring and researching with two xrays and three medications. The nearest specialist is four hours away, which is not an easy option if something serious happens to this kid. As those of you who read my other post know, my vet isn't a specialist but has worked with chins and has stayed up the last week every night researching what she can to help.
She definitely had an open uterine infection in July, that went away for about two months. No idea how she got her pnemonia.
She recently began acting unusual again and her belly was squishy and big compared to my other two girls, who are thankfully healthy angels. Dad and I rushed her to the vet, who felt her belly and did an xray (during which Caboose peed at her, my little snot). Caboose was DEFINITELY not right; comparing the new xray to the one in July, her entire abdomen was swollen and all of her organs were shoved aside, and her uterus obscured by bloat. How? She never gets fruit, gets raisins maybe 2-3 times a week, and an occasional sugar-free Cheerio, as well as Oxbow pellets, timothy, alfalfa, and orchard grass for variety. We've got her bloat under control, as we caught it very early, so we'll be taking her in to try and get a clear look at her uterus soon. She was a pet store chin and seems to be a dwarf with thinnish hair, she was only around 420 grams and I think she's almost fully grown, I have no true guess of her age but she looks kinda the typical adult "lightbulb" shape. She is eating pretty well and drinking like a fish, still likes to wall-run during playtime, but gets unusually agressive and reclusive some times, as well as making a low growl/whine/squeak noise. She usually rushes up to meet me and get scritches when I call her.
Any ideas what the heck could be going on with this little nut?
I have still not bought a scale but will if it is absolutely necessary. How much are they, usually? Finances are tight right now, Caboose hasn't been a cheap chinnie... two days of vet monitoring and researching with two xrays and three medications. The nearest specialist is four hours away, which is not an easy option if something serious happens to this kid. As those of you who read my other post know, my vet isn't a specialist but has worked with chins and has stayed up the last week every night researching what she can to help.
