On Sunday, I let Tubby out for playtime in the bathroom.
He managed to jump onto the sink and jumped off the sink onto the floor.
Right afterwards, he was super lethargic like I've never seen him before.
I thought that he had broken his leg because it was quite a distance to jump from the sink to the floor.
That Sunday night, I placed him in his small carrier so that he wouldn't need to move/jump around so much. At first, he was just lying on his side, which is very unlike him. Towards the night, he was able to walk, but with a limp.
The next day, Monday, I brought him to a new vet. This vet has never seen or taken care of chins before but he's experienced in other small animals and exotic pets.
From the way Tubby walked and when the vet touched Tubby's legs, he determined that he has no broken legs, but he merely pulled the muscle of his left hind thigh.
He didn't prescribe any meds except for probiotics and advised me to let Tubby rest for 4 days or so.
Since the incident on Sunday, Tubby has lost appetite and not drinking water. So I had to give him Critical Care and give him water through syringe.
Today, Wednesday, he isn't getting better and he's been sleeping on his side most of the days. The vet saw Tubby again and gave me the same diagnosis - that Tubby is physiologically ok, but he's stressed out and shocked from the muscle pull. He suggested that I return Tubby to his usual cage so Tubby would feel some normalcy.
Tonight, after giving him Critical Care, he's been doing some repeated soft whimpers and this is worrying me.
Any advise and suggestions are welcomed. Thanks so much in advance for your replies.
He managed to jump onto the sink and jumped off the sink onto the floor.
Right afterwards, he was super lethargic like I've never seen him before.
I thought that he had broken his leg because it was quite a distance to jump from the sink to the floor.
That Sunday night, I placed him in his small carrier so that he wouldn't need to move/jump around so much. At first, he was just lying on his side, which is very unlike him. Towards the night, he was able to walk, but with a limp.
The next day, Monday, I brought him to a new vet. This vet has never seen or taken care of chins before but he's experienced in other small animals and exotic pets.
From the way Tubby walked and when the vet touched Tubby's legs, he determined that he has no broken legs, but he merely pulled the muscle of his left hind thigh.
He didn't prescribe any meds except for probiotics and advised me to let Tubby rest for 4 days or so.
Since the incident on Sunday, Tubby has lost appetite and not drinking water. So I had to give him Critical Care and give him water through syringe.
Today, Wednesday, he isn't getting better and he's been sleeping on his side most of the days. The vet saw Tubby again and gave me the same diagnosis - that Tubby is physiologically ok, but he's stressed out and shocked from the muscle pull. He suggested that I return Tubby to his usual cage so Tubby would feel some normalcy.
Tonight, after giving him Critical Care, he's been doing some repeated soft whimpers and this is worrying me.
Any advise and suggestions are welcomed. Thanks so much in advance for your replies.
