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  1. Amphy64

    Onset of kidney disease, dental disease - prognosis?

    Henry stopped eating, so we took him to the exotics vet expecting he'd need his teeth burring again. Three spurs, Ok, fine, left him to have them burred. When we got the call back though, the vet said that it was advanced dental disease, that two teeth had fallen out, and that his bloods didn't...
  2. Amphy64

    At a loss with sick chin

    Posted this a while back: https://www.chins-n-hedgies.com/threads/reluctant-to-eat-x-ray.39649/ Since then he continued having ups and downs, but was I thought improving. He ate a little more solid food, his favourite things, chewed up an apple twig, then, that same week, suddenly stopped...
  3. Amphy64

    Reluctant to eat (X-ray)

    I'd noticed for a while that Henry wasn't eating everything, especially all his herbs, but since I'd got few nicer bits in and he was eating those and still eating harder food incl. pellets, and I think more of them, I thought he was being fussy at first and maybe just bored of some of the...
  4. Amphy64

    Chinchilla off food, seems swollen underneath

    Henry seems to have gone off his food and not drinking, he's accepted being handfed mushed pellets, about 10ml, and taken a couple gojis, but not with the usual enthusiasm. Some very small poos this morning. There's been some teeth grinding though he tends to do that after gojis but it was more...
  5. Amphy64

    Belated Christmas pics + update (microphthalmia chin, for those who haven't seen one)

    Hi, here's some late Christmas pics of my lot, Henry (standard), Anna Maria (black velvet) and no-longer-so-little Charlotte (standard)! Linking to the Photobucket album directly because it drives me mad faffing around shrinking them...
  6. Amphy64

    Seizure?

    Henry just had what I think may have been a seizure, very suddenly curling up on his side (I mean with his nose going towards his tail), then went round in circles, then staggering around. The vet said seizures were jerky and I'm not sure that's quite how I'd describe it, and he wasn't totally...
  7. Amphy64

    Stunned chinchilla?

    I had Henry out in the hall and was trying to catch him and he climbed the raditor and I tried to use a TV magazine to poke him out but dropped it on him, can't believe I was so stupid, it's kind of heavier than you'd think, he ran and I picked him up but he went kind of curled up on his side...
  8. Amphy64

    Chin less active than usual?

    Henry has seemed sort of quieter for a while now, I thought at first that maybe he was getting used to his new cage and the presence of the girls (they're not too close but across the room from him), but now I'm not sure. I've heard him whimper quite loud I think in his sleep a few times, though...
  9. Amphy64

    Kit moving oddly, please help

    The little one has been doing Ok, but tonight she's very quiet, and although she has moved around fine and even tried to climb the cage, at times she's kind of stretching flat and then moving forward like that, sort of crawling (I don't think it's her legs as I have seen her hop and climb the...
  10. Amphy64

    Advice on kit with eyes closed please

    Turns out my new girl Anna Maria was pregnant when I got her, so there was an unexpected arrival yesterday. Kit seems to be doing Ok and gaining (weight is 55g now) and is lively, but I'm worried about their eyes. Both were closed, I've been following the breeders' advice and trying to open them...
  11. Amphy64

    New girl!

    Here's my new girl, Anna Maria. She's five years old, a BV sapphire carrier (her breeder was a bit disappointed that she's never had any Royal blue/ToV sapphire kits for him, since she was paired with a sapphire male). She seems to be settling quite well after a week though is still a bit unsure...
  12. Amphy64

    How do you wrap a cage with hardware cloth?

    I've seen this suggested as a way to reduce bar-spacing, but since I'm utterly incompetent at DIY stuff, can't seem to figure out how to actually do it. :o Fortunately it's not urgent or anything (least, I hope not...getting slightly neurotic about it, lol). You use 1/2" wire, is that right? And...
  13. Amphy64

    Chin nearly gives me a heartattack, I (almost) learn a lesson

    Henry is fortunately totally fine, but gosh did he give me a scare today! It was sort of my own fault, though... So, I was doing my usual wellness check. Bright eyes, bushy tail, four paws with all toesies present and correct, no hair rings, no mats, just a few loose tufts of fur... Oh no. Then...
  14. Amphy64

    Any chance of adapting this cage for a breeding pair?

    I'll be moving in a few months, so should finally be able to look at maybe having a couple more chinnies! As far as breeding goes, it's something I've been interested in for some time and have attended shows and talked with NCS breeders about it (which I'll continue to do), so it's not something...
  15. Amphy64

    Metal playpen?

    I was wanting to get Henry a metal playpen for his Birthday this month. He does have a fabric one, which I saw recommended here, but the little pest has unfortunately figured out how to chew it. So I was wondering if someone could recommend a metal one that I would be able to get here in the UK...
  16. Amphy64

    Got our Christmas decorations up

    I put Henry's Christmas decorations up today. Here's some pics., before he eats them. 'What's in my stocking?' ' What's this? (the metal tray of the cage is still just a little damp here, since I just cleaned it, but he's not actually on it, it has a mesh bottom) It's a Christmas tree...
  17. Amphy64

    I think a little angel of destruction descended in the night...

    Cleaned Henry's cage yesterday and opened up the parcel with his Christmas toys and other goodies. In a misguided fit of festive enthusiasm, I thought 'I'll give him a few different things now, then he'll have lots of things to play with, and it'll last him a few days. He can't possibly chew it...
  18. Amphy64

    Lashing tail when cross?

    Henry did something I haven't seen before today - he lashed his tail, in the way an angry or annoyed cat does. He'd just slipped past me when I opened his cage, so I snuck up and recaptured him, surprising him a little I think. He was very very mad, and when I held him kacked at me and lashed...
  19. Amphy64

    Anyone got ingredients/analysis for Beaphar Xtra Vital Care+ and Science Selective?

    I was wondering if anyone had the ingredients/nutritional analysis for Beaphar Xtra Vital Care+ and Supreme Science Selective, as I was thinking of switching (from Pets at Home chinchilla pellets), and wanted to compare. Those who have fed them, which would you recommend? Thanks! :))
  20. Amphy64

    I thought he loved meeee!

    *Sobs* For the last few days, I've been making a fuss of Henry each morning. To my surprise, he's not only allowed this, but licked me affectionately in return. How lovely, I thought, it looks like he's got over his 'feral' teenage stage and gone back to being my sweet baby (he was extremely...
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