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  1. Idgie

    Chin Not Eating While in Heat

    Hi, my chin, Ripley often has difficulties when she goes into heat. One time I even took her to the vet because she was barking, spraying urine, spinning, biting at herself, etc. She seems to have trouble losing her plug. At the beginning of the week, she started with this kind of behavior...
  2. Idgie

    Eye infection

    My chinchilla, Ripley, is 6 years old. She appears to have an eye infection in the same eye that she had problems with when she was 2 years old. She is eating, drinking, pooping normally. I took her to the exotic vet and they prescribed Tobramycin and Flurbiprofen drops. (Similar to what she...
  3. Idgie

    Vets Recommend Fresh Greens

    Just curious what you all think. Every exotic vet that I have had my chin to over the years recommends feeding fresh greens. But it seems that in the chin community, we don’t do that. Are there some of you who do? Pros/cons.
  4. Idgie

    Hall’s Hay

    Just wondering if anyone has purchased Hall’s Hay. They carry It on Chewy. I usually buy a bale of hay from a local farmer, but I have to sort it & it is so large to store. I have been trying every type of Oxbow grass hay (Western Timothy, Orchard Grass, and Timothy Meadow). Ripley seems...
  5. Idgie

    Barking, Spraying Urine, Hiding

    In the evening Ripley wouldn’t come out of her house, even for treats. It is the middle of night now & Ripley was jumping and let out a cry & then started barking. When we went to check on her outside her cage, she let us touch her briefly. Then it sounded like she jumped again and now she is...
  6. Idgie

    Considering a new cage

    I’m considering getting a new cage for Ripley. I was looking at the Ferret and Critter Nation 2 Level. I’m leaning toward the FN because it bolts together and seams sturdier. (Ripley currently is in a cage with 1 inch spacing & that is fine) Couple questions: 1. If the FN bolts together...
  7. Idgie

    Squishy poops

    d My chin, Ripley, is a little over a year old. She has had squishy poops the past 2 days. Yesterday, I stopped all her treats (oats, apple sticks, rosehips, and hibiscus) and gave her a tiny bit of burnt toast. She may be eating/drinking a little less than normal. (She eats Mazuri pellets...
  8. Idgie

    Okay to eat loofah?

    My two previous chins never cared for loofah. But my new chin, Ripley, wants to eat it. I cut her a small slice, but she doesn't seems to be shredding it. She thinks that it is a treat. She is only 5 months old, so I don't really want her eating it at all now. But is it okay when she gets...
  9. Idgie

    Raising butt

    We have a four month old chin that we adopted a couple weeks ago. We pet her in her cage. She constantly is raising her butt (while she is facing us) to have us scratch her bottom. She often squeaks (not squeals) and will let out a scent. She likes to be scratched all over and is pretty...
  10. Idgie

    New Chin--Ripley

    Hi, Just wanted to let you all know that I had to put Idgie down a couple months ago. But we adopted a new chin last week. I had wanted to get another rescue, but we ended up falling in love with a baby. Her name is Ripley and she is a little over 4 months old. She is a mosaic. (My avatar is...
  11. Idgie

    Corneal ulcer

    My chin, Idgie, has a corneal ulcer. My vet and I have been treating it with antibiotic ointment, but there is a lot of tissue build up around it and the ulcer is unable to heal. We are considering a grid keratotomy and consulting with an exotic ophthalmologist to see how effective this would...
  12. Idgie

    Could use some support!

    Hi, was hoping for a little help. I have applied for a small business grant through Chase to expand our painting/remodeling business to help seniors and low income families. In order to be eligible, we need 250 votes (we only need 92 more). Could you please vote for Designing Painters at...
  13. Idgie

    Barley as treat?

    I give Idgie oat groats as a treat--she prefers the crunch of them to the rolled oats. She has grown tired of rosehips and I'm looking for other healthy things as a treat after playtime. Wondering what anyone thought of feeding her other grains as a treats. People have talked about barley...
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