Recent content by tarobear

thank you for the replies. i hear him drinking water and see the water level in the bottle steadily decreasing. I see him eating all the time so his appetite remains unchanged. I picked him up just now and whenever I started to massage his belly which felt full, he would try to run away. I'm...

Last 2 days i noticed that my little guy makes a yelping noise that sounds like a stuffed animal squeak when he poops. He also does this odd thing where he stands up on his hind legs or props up his butt as poop is coming out along with the yelping noise. It sounds like as though he is...

He's eating on his own a little hay but I'm still giving cc. I cannot find poop on his liner! I noticed he eats every poop! I know it's normal to eat a few, but he eats every single one!

I held him all night, afraid id wake up to a dead chin. i already lost two over the past 3 months, one was his cagemate of 6 years. I took him to the vet as soon as they opened. He started pooping but still tiny. We got X-rays done for peace of mind. Poor guy has so much gas built up. Good...

My chinchilla has recently been in Baytril, he no longer is. His appetite has decreased and I've been force feeding him critical care for the past 3 days and giving gas drops and massaging his belly. Up until today in the evening, he was still pooping although his poop were small. I've noticed...

His cute fuzziness He loves sneaking into daddy's drawer. When he was a baby. http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac155/uhbanana/babytaroinpocket.jpg He likes to sit inside of our pockets Last picture of when he was still healthy.

I fell in love with a beautiful baby violet chinchilla at a ranch in San Diego. My bf and I picked him up after he was weened. He was always a loner because he tries to be dominant and hump my other two bigger boys even though he is the smallest. He would always run to mommy or daddy when...

Some pictures of my angel. Most of when he was healthy, before his dental issues. I didn't realize how sick he looked until I looked through his old pictures. How much he must've been suffering.... My poor baby

Thank you for all of your condolences. It was been very hard. I keep thinking about how he looked at me before he died, like he was calling out for my help. I keep thinking I should've done this or could've done that. I should've given him more of his favorite treats before he died. I...

My little baby passed away early this morning. He has been battling teeth issues since he was 6 months old. He is now 3.5 years old, still very young. This morning, before I left the house, I held him and he seemed fine. I came home late at night to find him on his side, limp and not moving...

Ticklechin when you say there is elongation on lower cheek teeth do you mean roots? If its a superficial problem such as the biting surface then Id just have to keep his trims periodic. But if there is problem with the roots then I wouldn't know what to do for my baby. I was given metacam...

My chinchilla has a history of tooth spurs so he has to get his teeth trimmed every 3-12 months depending. I had him do xrays a little over a year ago and a couple days ago. The vet said that his xrays look normal but I feel like the roots may be elongated. I'm not expert so I'd like some...