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The vet gave me baytril but I’ve been reading that this alone won’t do anything for mouth infections, is this true? I have flagyl that she was put on a few weeks back because she had smelly poo, but she tested negative twice for parasites. She I give her this as well? I don’t want to put her on...

Would a deeper infection be missed by xrays? He did mention a cyst may be forming from one of the cracked teeth. Maybe this is the source of the problem? I am still scratching my head about her chewing on toys at night :unsure: yes I weigh her right before giving medications the same time every...

Just to update now that it’s night and she’s active.. she’s chewing on her toys fine- Cholla, sticks, my bedroom door :rolleyes: she ate lots of hay, but still only crushed pellets I’m so confused

She is still chewing on some toys but not as frequently. She has always been a picky hay eater but is still going through her hay and eating some. Today I was even able to hand her about 10 pieces of hay and she ate them no problem. I believe the vet said she had 2 teeth that are cracked...

did you ever figure out what was wrong with your baby? My chinchilla is only eating crushed pellets and the vet has ruled out her teeth

Hi everyone, My chinchilla Marlo has been having some issues eating. Last Thursday she went 14 hours without eating but finally gave in after approaching her food dish 3 times and ate around 8:30pm. The next morning I weighed her and she had maintained her weight but then went another 14 hours...

Hi everyone I know this is a topic that has been discussed before but I didn’t come across a direct answer. About 2.5 weeks ago my chinchilla Marlo had 1 cluster of really smelly poos. As soon as I picked her up I could smell it and realized it was coming from one pile of poo. Being a crazy...