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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...

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...

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!

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...

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...