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Thanks. The test results showed an infection which he has now been treated for and is a lot better. He has stopped drinking so much and his poop is back to normal. Unfortunately the eye discharge and lack of eating continues. The vet has arranged further tests to look specifically for dental...

I called the emergency vet who said they aren't exotic specialist and so I should wait until tomorrow to see the normal vet. I asked if there was anything I could get from them to help him poop, they said no. It's 9 and a half hours until my vet opens and even then I live an hours drive away. Is...

He is mostly sleeping, or at least not moving. I've seen one poop here by me whist he was sat with me, but I'll probably only tell a bit later when it's his active time. He did briefly get up to have a wee and drink some more water, but he is back in bed now. Do they still poop all the time when...

They did full body X-rays and found nothing concerning. I'll ask about probiotics tomorrow, the vet did say as they were eye drops antibiotics, they shouldn't have affected him that badly. I can tell he is hungry because he goes to his food and spends 10 mins picking things up, putting them in...

They looked with the scope and also took X-rays. He won't eat anything unless force fed even though he appears to want to. I got some fresh hay today and he got his usual excitement, he dug through the pile picking stems out and breaking them in half with his teeth, then instead of eating, he...

I am waiting test results from the vet, but I'm need of help getting my chinchilla to eat. He still gets excited about treat food but simply put it in his mouth and then drops it back out. He does eventually gnaw a tiny bit on apple wood, but nothing else. I've tried syringe feeding critical...

Hi all, I've had my Chinchilla, Simba, for 3 years now and made the decision from the outset not to have him neutered, because he is super energetic and all of my sister's chinchillas lost that when they got neutered. He is super friendly and cute most of the time. He has never been agressive...