Amputation at the shoulder is the best bet, leaving no stump that can hit the ground.
Anything left which can have pressure put on it is a risk so the higher the vets can go the better - circulation will play a part in that decision because you need a good blood supply for the stump to heal...
Firstly, I am sorry for the loss of your chinchilla.
All chinchillas are different & they can react in different ways to the death of a cage mate.
In my experience some chins genuinely seem to greive and some simply don't seem to care - without anthropomorphising the animals, I think every...
.... and I am applauding the above 3 posts by Peggy & Ange.
Although the loss of chins is always a sad event, especially when it is sudden and unexplained, I am so pleased to see this thread is discussing the practicalities of quarantine and basic infection prevention and control measures...
As an aside, I looked up incubation ranges for various bacteria..... (human based but interesting never-the-less)
From Control of Communicable Diseases Manual 18th Edition:
Listeriosis - 3-70 days but can be over 3 months.
Giardia - 3-25 days.
Coccidia - 1-4 weeks.
Leptospirosis - 2 -30...
Oh, I agree - for me quarantine is about a lot more than just health and I often feel like I'm banging my head against the proverbial brick wall but I keep at it. ;)
16 weeks also gives me plenty of time to get to know the chin (behaviour, personality, habits) and to allow them to settle, for...
I have a professional clinical background also - I use my clinical curiousity, reasoning, and decision making skills when working with chinchillas. It's one of the things that makes keeping chins interesting I think - there's always something to explore.
Dawn's post has given the kind of...
I know people have barracked and even ridiculed me in the past for my views on length of appropriate/effective quarantine but stories like we are reading here just make me more determined to keep plugging away with 16 weeks.
I also know and appreciate that for some it is difficult to...
As Riven says, most chins will potter about a bit during the day - getting up for a nibble of food, a drink, a general mooch around to see what's going on - then go back to sleep in their favourite spot.
You can affect a chin's sleep pattern just by being around - some of my chins are very...
I'm sorry to read that poeple are having problems with chins dying. It's always so upsetting and frustrating when the cause remains unexplained.
I wonder, is there a common denomenator between the peope who are having problems with sudden chins deaths at the moment? Have you all attended...
No. This is an extremely unusual case. There is no cure for dental root elongation that has been proven sucessful with clinical evidence.
One anecdotal story is just that - the reality is that, although the chin is showing obvious signs of improvement, this story is not proof that molar...