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Thank you Dawn. I remember when you told me your story about all the things you went through with your malo chins. Can I ask you, did any of them (the one with the mask, or the one which got his roots pulled) survive for much longer? Did it help? I know they ultimately died but did it get any...

Thanks guys, I appreciate that. So the treatment I described wasn't anything out of the ordinary? Would you give morphine to a chin that has trouble eating? I thought morphine usually made chins constipated. Oh I blame myself for every minute of that terrible weekend. I should have massaged his...

Hello, This is a little bit long, but I thank you from the bottom of my heart if you bear with me and read this. I'm heartbroken. Background My 15 year old chinchilla Egon has had issues with his teeth for over 11 years now. I was always told to put him down (even from people over here) but...

Thanks Koko. This is my first chin (and last, I don't want to get this attached again). I know I'm not going to get popular for saying this, but I'm not convinced he's in chronical pain. Based on the x-rays, perhaps I should reconsider. But to me, it seems he's only in pain when he's eating...

Thank you Amethyst. That's not the answer I wanted to hear, but thank you for filling me in on some of the question marks. I'm just frustrated there's so limited research on this. I've read some papers on nutritional malocclusion and that in some cases the roots have recessed when given Vitamin...

Thank you both for your time, I really appreciate it. I'm so lost. Should I really put him down when he's still able to play? He doesn't seem in much pain when not eating. I guess you're saying that he's masking it? You mentioned treatment, Dawn: isn't that always temporary in the case of malo?

Hi, Sorry if I'm going to be long-winded. I'm really desperate. If anyone has the time and patience to read all this, thank you so much! I've got a chinchilla, Egon. He's thirteen years old. I've been to over a dozen of different vets all over Sweden and no one understands why he has trouble...

So my chin closes his eye when he eats and the vet said my chin has a scratch on his eye (they did the color-test), and I've been given eye-drops with antibiotics (Kloramfenikol) and he's supposed to get them 2-3 times a day for 10 days. I asked how to do it and they told me to wrap him in a...

My chin has been getting Metacam on and off for six years now. I've had it subscribed in varying dosages but the most usual ones have been 0.2ml (0.5mg bottle) and 0.4ml. One exotics vet said 0.8ml was fine. But recently, my chin has gotten worse and he's no longer eating on his own. He's...

He was diagnosed with malocclusion 5 years ago. I went back yesterday and the vet wanted to put him down and made a huge deal out of the fact that I wanted to bring him home instead. She says he's in extreme pain. But he's still energic, wants to eat and wants to come out of the cage all the...

I tried it and just like you said, it clogged up the exit. Yeah, I'd like him to be able to eat his CC while I sleep or while I'm at work. That's unfortunate. :(

Hi, Has anyone successfully attempted to give their chinchillas Critical Care (mixed with water) in a bottle? Much like you do with their regular water. I understand I have to be extra careful with bottle hygiene, but apart from that - can I harm him by doing this? Thanks for your input!

My male did this too but he was later diagnosed with malocclusion. He hasn't been eating hay for 10 years now. I have no idea if that is related to malo, just thought I'd mention it.

Thanks tunes! Would that be the Beaphar Care+ Chinchilla? They say those pellets are hardened though?

Hi, A few months ago my chinchilla stopped eating his favourite pellets (Science Selective Chinchilla). I noticed how he had trouble eating them because he left a lot of crumbles after his meals and he reached with his paw to his mouth. He was diagnosed with malocclusion 10 years ago (he's 13...

Update: Today some of the droppings had bubbles on them, but the droppings were thin and hard like he was constipated. Over here they say: "Droppings covered by mucus or stuck together in long strings surrounded by a viscous liquid with air bubbles, the animal will need to see a vet as this...

Thanks all of you, it's tough hearing that he's probably going to be put down, but I really want to make everything in my power to help him. He's still very playful and jumps around. This is how his X-rays looked 6 years ago, but they're unfortunatly a little bit blurry: If you're still...

Hi, My chinchilla Egon is now 12 years old, and he’s always had some issues. But now I can’t seem to help him, he’s losing weight fast. My regular vet has sadly fallen off a horse and is badly hurt, and we can’t see her anymore. We have no vets with chinchilla experience nearby. 6 years ago we...