- Stasis and bloat
My chinchilla has been on pancur and metronizodale for moderate giardia. Both times on about the third day, he stopped pooping. Eventually it righted itself because he was still eating/drinking by himself. He did some small dry poops yesterday when he went to the vet yesterday so I thought he'd get back to normal but now he seems to not be pooping. He hasn't eaten on his own for a day and a half. I took him to the vet again today for subq fluids and because he started grinding his teeth a day ago. He has been stretching like he has bloat. At the drs he passes a slightly bloody muscousy something? Dr said because he was somewhat dehydrated. She gave me instructions for critical care feed and I have been massaging him and giving food every 3-4 hours. She didn't xray today? Should she? He seems a little perkier, likes the critical care, but still stretching belly off and on. The vets are closed for Labor Day. There is an emergency one, should I try to have him xrayed? It could be a blockage, but since this is a similar reaction to being on meds he has before, I thought it was more med related. I don't know the prognosis, I'm hoping that I caught it early enough. He did have some reglan yesterday with the metronizodale which I don't think I should have given. I think he initially stopped eating because he was nauseated. I also gave baby gas drops yesterday but it didn't seem to help much. Vet stopped reglan too for now. Should I give him the gas drops? He seems to be kind of sensitive to too many things... I don't want to overload him with too many remedies?