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Yeah, I agree. I don't miss seeing them in pet stores. That is a good thing. My little guy Rigsby passed in 2021, he was 15. I still miss him like crazy. He was one of those rare chinnies that loved to be on your lap and carted around. He was my little sidekick. The cage rattle made me chuckle...

So sorry! It's always hard to say goodbye. From your posts here I think you are an amazing chinny mom. I have noticed them disappearing here in BC too. I had to drive into Alberta to find the last chinny I got 3 years ago and that breeder was closing. One day when your ready and at the right...

A side affect of antibiotics in chinchillas is no appetite so that might be what is happening. There is an appetite stimulant you can request called Mirtazapine. There are a few different types as well. The vet should know of one. We used it a few times when a chinchilla on antibiotics stopped...

I agree with what the others have said here. I am not pregnant but I am on medications that suppress my immune system and I asked my dr about health risks he said that Giardia and ringworm fungus would be the 2 things I could catch. That being said he told me wearing gloves and hand washing...

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I formed little squares out of the powder from ground up pellets and warm water. Just used my fingers until it became dough like. I did this with critical care too. My guy seemed to like eating something he could hold over the syringe feeds.

I had a male chinchilla that had issues with a tooth due to injury and advanced age so he would not eat. I ground up pellets into a powder and mixed them with warm water and also sometimes did this with critical care. I made soft little squares of food that he could hold and he ate that. He...

There is a difference and I agree that Kaytee is awful. We actually use Tiny Friends sand for chinchillas cut with baking soda. They bathe once a week. Not ideal I know, but all of the dust we could find sets off my Asthma badly so it was sand or no dust baths. Cannot have dust in the house...

Sorry I have been in the hospital for a bit. This was a few years ago and I am having trouble remembering the name but I think it was Mirtzapine? It is used in cats. It worked after only 2 doses. He went from anorexia to wanting to eat. He also hated the syringe feedings. I would instead grind...

That is awesome that you never had to deal with it. I only ever had the one chinchilla with an issue that led to antibiotics. I have had several chinchillas the last 25 years and all were very healthy. Thankfully! We have a wonderful vet that has pet chinchillas himself. He is very...

I went through the same thing with a chinchilla and antibiotics can suppress the appetite. They can die from anorexia due to that. My vet eventually gave a medicine to stimulate appetite to get my chinny eating again. He was refusing to eat anything. Might be worth asking about if it gets bad. I...

I am so sorry. It hurts so much to lose them. I lost my guy in January. He was also 14. He had a chronic health issue but still we were not expecting it. Sending you lots of love.

Antibiotics can cause appetite loss leading to anorexia. Our vet gives an appetite stimulant medication when giving antibiotics. Maybe you could ask your vet about that? I hope she gets better for you soon!

Our vet told us that some chinchillas can lose their appetite when on pain killers or antibiotics. We had a chinchilla once that had a tooth trimming and then just stopped eating even though the tooth issue was fixed and any other issues were ruled out so the vet gave him an appetite stimulant...

I have a very feisty chin. He has a chronically runny eye that they finally diagnosed after ruling out teeth etc as a probably clogged tear duct. We did different drops and a warm compress on his eye for a long time. The only way was to burrito him up tight in a blanket and get it done fast...

They really do! Glad he is doing better!

Is the water bottle (If you have one) working? I had a young chinny once suddenly poop less and have smaller poops and it turned out they were dehydrated. The water bottle had stopped working. Also I have another chinchilla that has this happen at least once a year. He just suddenly will have...

Lots of love to you. It's so hard losing our pets.

Hi all. I am new here and recently went through the same thing. My chinny was 21 and had all the same symptoms. He was checked out by a vet and had teeth and digestive issues ruled out. It was just old age for our guy and he lost interest in eating hays/pellets but instead of force feeding him...