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I'm really struggling to get my chinchilla to drink. He had suspected gas from Friday, saw the vet on Saturday was prescribed metacam, I supplied infacol. The gas didn't clear up so he went back to the vets today (Mon). I requested an x ray even though the vet thought we could just up his...

Does infacol (gas drops) change the colour of their pee? My chinchilla has suspected gas so he has been taking infacol regularly. I've noticed white in his dried pee which of course is usually excess calcium. The colour of his fresh pee is normal, yellow to a bit darker. My other baby...

Hi everyone, My chin Freddy (7) has been sitting in the corner of his cage all evening which is very unlike him. I also noticed him stretching a little more than usual but since he was climbing off his shelf each time I can't tell if he's pressing his tummy down. He also hasn't touched his...

My 6 y/o chinchilla has had a bald patch on his tail for a year and a half now. When I first noticed it I wasn't too concerned as he does have a history of nibbling at his fur on his body (mainly when he was younger). He also went to the vet for a general check up and there were no problems...

(I also posted this in diet and nutrition but am copying it here as well!) Hi everyone, Just recently I had one of my babies (2 y/o, male) put to sleep due to a bladder stone that became stuck in his urethra - he went downhill very quickly over the course of 3 days and there was nothing that...

Hi everyone, Just recently I had one of my babies (2 y/o, male) put to sleep due to a bladder stone that became stuck in his urethra - he went downhill very quickly over the course of 3 days and there was nothing that could be done. Over the last few months I had noticed a chalky residue in...