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Also, how does a chinchilla get ringworm without coming into contact with anyone or anything that has it?

I looked at him pretty close and his skin looks a healthy pink. I can't see skin unless I blow fur out of the way and the place where he chewed it out the worst is starting to grow back. Does this mean we need to go to the vet? The word "ringworm" just made me itch all over.

My chinchilla Zeb has always been a bit of a fur chewer but it was limited to a little bit on his back left hip and that was that. As of this week, his chewing has intensified to the point where his whole left side has been chewed to the point where I can see skin. The skin does not look...

I called the vet because I was concerned about his eye (it's swollen half shut) and she said to hold off on the antibiotic for a day in case it's an allergy and not him scratching that caused it. I don't really know what to do at this point. :/ I think I'm going to monitor him really well today...

Congrats on such a successful introduction! I wish mine had gone this well when I tried it. :P

Thanks Sandi. I can call tomorrow. I assumed she would give me drops but I got the goop instead. Are drops much better?

Thanks. She did do an eye wash which I imagine is why the fur is so wet and matted looking but the eye is really swollen and red which is totally new. I saw him scratching his eye pretty hard once he got in his cage but I knew I wouldn't really be able to intervene. Should I put on a bit more of...

I don't know if he's still just stressed out from the vet but he doesn't seem to be pooping much. I've got some updated photos of his eye. I'm so upset to see my baby looking this miserable. I would really appreciate any advice. I'm kind of freaking out over here. The last one is his...

Now that he's been to the vet his eye looks way worse than it ever has. :( I'm not sure if it's just dried out from the rinse she gave him or if it's because he was scratching at it after the antibiotic. Any way to work around this? :/ He looks really miserable. Is this just an initial reaction...

In case any of you were following... :D Zeb took his first trip to the vet today and got an eye flush and some antibiotics. It doesn't look like he has any tooth problems so we're going to see how he does with the antibiotics. He was super well behaved for the vet and seems to have recovered...

I'm going to take him in tomorrow if he's not looking better but I was wondering... could I use saline drops in case there's something in his eye that needs to be flushed out?

No, it doesn't seem red at all... might be a bit puffy because it's part closed. Looks like baby is going to the vet!

He is eating, drinking, and pooping like a boss. He devoured the large handful of hay I gave him yesterday in no time. The only way that this seems to be affecting him is that he looks a bit off. He took a dust bath yesterday but I think they eye was a bit sick-looking before then.

Sorry, I'm of the school of thought that the more pictures the better so here are some of his teeth.

If it helps... Normal eye Icky eye Irrelevant, cute inquisitiveness