Recent content by rapgar

I'm originallly from N. NJ, Blairstown to be exact! Now in Southern IL with 2 chins we adore. Welcome back and good luck with the fall colors coming soon! Rebecca

The dozen or so dwarfs we've had over the last 10 years have all been super friendly and never bitten. We have, until this round, kept same sex(usually female) in a cage together. We've always gotten siblings at the same time. We also start them very young as again, their lifespan is so...

We have chins and dwarf hamsters. We've always kept them seperate, not sure if they can be together or not. The hamster are in the finished basement and it's always cooler down there (65-75) year round with a dehumidifier running too. They are very social(more so than golden hamsters) and...

OK so it's been 2 weeks that my chin, Popcorn, has been on Metacam and 2 antibiotics for abscessed teeth. Vet says 5 mollars just fell out on examination and she'll be on liquid food for life now. My questions are: First, how long should she be on the once a day Metacam? 2nd, Will she ever...

I suppose I'll keep her going till she doesn't want to eat CC or isn't acting like herself at all. Hard to let a 3 yr old go since she has so much life in her except for her teeth. So, it'll just be a wait and see issue with the siblings I guess. Didn't realize Popcorn had issues till March...

Thanks for the advice and information Ticklechin. That was my fear. So do I let her hold on till she's in pain and see if the antibiotics have an effect? I've contacted the breeders about her issues but haven't heard anything back. Do you have suggestions for her two sisters? We have a year...

Took my 3 yr old chin, Popcorn, to vet last Tues. After exam, xrays, filling, and teeth falling out during procedure we were sent home. She's on 2x/day Baytril and Metronidazole; 3x/day Tobramycin eye drops; 1x Metacam and Bene-Bac and I've been syringe feeding Lifeline/CC mix 4 x's per day...