Recent content by GizmotheChin

Gizmo made it through the night! He is even feeling better to the point he is barking and trying to bite the doctors and nurses there since they are still force feeding him and giving antibiotics. They said I could take him home and he "should" be okay, but I opted to spend the extra money and...

Everything I've been reading online about other chins with the same thing Gizmo has is absolutely scaring me. He has been healthy and is kept extremely clean and isolated from the outside world. And now I am just so scared I am going to lose him because everything I see online is pretty much...

Thank you HolyBegeebers. I've never had an animal this sick before so this is an all new process for me. I want to just call the hospital and ask if there's any news.

Gizmo was admitted to the hospital this afternoon around 4pm EST. Upon his fourth dose of Baytril, I noticed he was wheezing and having very labored breathing. He also had no poop and only urinated 2x. He had stayed in his hammock all day. When I took him out, he would be fine and jumping...

Last night he started to eat small bits of hay and his poops are getting bigger and he was snacking on some hay today but I had to feed him water since he hasn't felt like drinking any. I don't have a food processor and tried mashing up the pellets myself, but it didn't really go into the...

Stackie: I really appreciate the help. I am surprised the vet did not tell me anything about the antibiotic causing a loss of appetite. She gave me that medication for GI Stasis but told me nothing else about Critical Care. Thank you for the tip about mashing up pellets. I know he's going to...

Oradell Animal Hospital in Paramus NJ. Excellent facility, all hours you can bring your chin in, knowledgeable and friendly staff.

Narcissus, the vet didn't say anything about critical care, just that he would start eating within 24-48 hours after taking the antibiotic. She did say that if he didn't eat by tonight or tomorrow morning, to bring him back for more tests.

I took him to the animal hospital here which is one of the best and not only were they extremely helpful and listened to me, but they immediately saw what was wrong with him. He has an upper respiratory infection : ( They gave him some fluids since he wasn't drinking and eating and when they...

So my chin, Gizmo, is going on 2 years old and has been totally healthy the entire time I have had him until the past few days. It started out with lethargy that I just assumed he exhausted himself running all night/day but now he is no longer eating his hay and pellets and will only chew on...

Thank you! Using the glass dish is okay? What about getting anything on his feet? Also, he likes to eat the litter (I use 100% wheat straw pellet litter), so I try to keep him away from that. Any suggestions?

So Gizmo has ruined his plastic corner litter box that I have for him and I need something more sturdy. Does anyone else have their chins litter trained and have a chew proof litter box with bars/grid so their fur doesn't touch the soiled litter?

Thank you so much for the replies -- you put my mind at ease. I don't want to do anything wrong so I always worry when I don't have the supplies I normally do. And he is obsessed with sticks! My Walmart is a Super Walmart so they have a very small small pet section and sell the Kaytee sticks...

Hello everyone. I have come across a problem. The supplier I was getting my stick order from for Gizmo was away on vacation and had other order mix-ups, so I am delayed until next week on getting him his apple and pear sticks. Today he had his last stick. My question is, will he be alright...

So I know most people own houses and may have a whole room dedicated to their chins, but I was wondering if anyone on here with smaller spaces has a certain way they keep their chin contained but still give them out of the cage play time ? Gizmo has become a little devil and used to run around...