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Hello, This is for the chin owners who have been on critical care for an extended period of time. I've been fighting a recurring gas problem. Has anyone else experienced this? I mix up Critical Care in a very small sauce dish and Einstein eats it up extremely fast. I also put the dish on...

Hello, I've read most of the posts in the archives about getting a chinchilla to transition from critical care back to pellets/hay but am still at a loss. If my chinchilla will take a sliver of shredded wheat or other hard treat, do I assume he can eat on his own? and I can keep reducing the...

So it's day 40. Last week we got a CT scan of his whole body from the zoological practice of a nearby university. The doctor didn't think what she saw on the scan was serious enough to cause him to stop eating hard foods. This matches with the 2 sets of x-rays we recently took. There was...

Thanks. I cleaned every piece of poop up so I have a good baseline. I am going to hold off on the new RX for buprenex until I know his GI system is good or unless he's just clearly in a massive amount of pain.

Does anyone know if a sudden jump up in weight could be a sign of a problem? He's been hovering around 590-610g throughout this whole ordeal. That's down from 625g on day 1. Today he is almost 650g and I am certain the change is basically overnight. He started acting lethargic overnight -...

Just an update in case anyone out there has had a chinchilla with an unidentifiable tooth/mouth problem that prevented the eating of hard foods. We're 31 days in and although he seems "normal" he's only eating CC and EFL. He'll take a shredded wheat but only if it's crushed up and mixed with...

Thanks! You get B12 from a drug store for humans?

My vet prescribed Gabapentin to help with the pain. Going to get back in at the end of the week assuming he's not eating on his own by then.

On SMZ-TMP for .36ml 2x day for 10 days to deal with the GI infection.

Thanks for weighing in on the xrays. My 2nd vet said she will want a full body x-ray but the first one did not do one. The agitation was due to the sedative (Versed) and that wore off after about 6 hours. He was sedated again and did really well. No drooling at all. No eye or nose...

I just discovered my links to the x-ray pictures expired. Updating them here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/xoij6mkpm38p2jh/1405979-1-X-00000842-3.JPG?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/3l02z5td7mlbje1/1405979-1-X-00000843-3.JPG?dl=0...

I'd love to get another opinion on x-rays. I was shocked when the 2nd vet (the more experienced one) said the x-rays are fine. I was expecting a missed diagnosis. We're at day 14 and still not eating hard foods. His appetite is still weak although he almost as energetic as normal while on...

My normal vet examined the x-rays and agreed they are fine. No issues that would cause him not to eat. Nothing serious for the long term. She put him under and examined his mouth. She filed some points down on a molar or two but said this would not normally cause a problem eating. There's...

Thanks. I figured out that there are certain times he doesn't want to eat and there's not much I can do as an incentive. I tried dipping the end of a critical care only syringe in pumpkin and he refused it. I figured he would lick the end off at least. I wrapped him up and although got...

Hello, Does anyone know how much unsweetened canned pumpkin is safe mixed with critical care? Can I do 50/50? Thanks

I would appreciate anyone who could offer an opinion on the x-rays. The last 24 hours his appetite has been stronger. He was clearly eager to eat about 15cc of CC this morning. His weight is also up 10g since the low earlier this week and only down 10g from 8 days ago. However, he still...

Here are the x-rays. Any input is greatly appreciated. https://www.dropbox.com/s/mj1b9dux5llh7j0/1405979-1-X-00000846-3.JPG?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/o9e1f1hv7r61fsc/1405979-1-X-00000845-3.JPG?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/fc5ozzba10yok37/1405979-1-X-00000844-3.JPG?dl=0...

So, we're one week in this morning. Very concerning mixed behavior. The bad: we've had two days in a row of him not wanting to eat critical care. Had to force feed this morning and spit a lot of it out. Maybe got 5-7cc. He might have picked at pellets but ate none (I weighed them). Won't...

I need to ask for copies. Great idea. Thanks. Is malo really hard to see on an x-ray? There's no drooling, teeth grinding, or pawing at the mouth in many days now. That went away in 2-3 days I think. (Never had drooling). But, he still won't eat or drink on his own. He's still recoiling...

Oh yeah, with all of the other issues I forgot about that. So, nothing was found. The vet says the x-rays look normal and she did not find anything notable in his mouth. I think he was already starting to improve the night before the exam but we're worse off now because of the drug...