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    Product Recall

    I was just made aware of this and thought I would pass it along in case anyone uses these products. Kaytee Recalls Forti-Diet Pro Health Mouse, Rat and Hamster Because of Possible Salmonella Health Risk Contact: Media Mark Newberg 847-330-5367 Consumer Customer Service 1-800-529-8331...
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    Pyometra

    How does a vet test to confirm pyometra? I have a friend who chin sits a lot for a woman who doesn't really care about her chin. Lately the chin has been quiet and cleaning her privates a lot. My friend brought her to the vet and the vet mentioned a uterine infection because the fur around...
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    Forever Feisty Rescue Absence

    Hi Everyone, We were hit hard by the recent snow storm and have been without power; no heat, lights, phone, internet or water from Oct 29 until an hour ago today Nov 6. We have lived on bottled water, battery operated lanterns and flashlights and a fire in our fireplace for the last eight...
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    Emergency Need Advice ASAP

    I have been in contact with a person who had kits born to a chin they bought from a pet store. She gave birth two weeks after they got her. She had a female and a male. The male was small when born and seem to have trouble nursing so they have been hand feeding him goats milk. These kits...
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    Barbi at PPBN

    Has anyone heard from Barbi at PPBN lately? The last we got in touch with each other was right before Christmas. She was looking forward to a vacation with her family, but said she would be back after the first of the year for wholesale orders. I have emailed her a couple of time with no...
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    Red Blood Cell Count

    I have been speaking with someone long distance for a while now trying to help them with a chin that had GI stasis. The chin is doing very well now. They brought the chin to a new vet to have a checkup and she took blood and said the red blood cell count was a little low, but she did not know...
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    Chin vet around Fort Lauderdale, FL?

    Anyone have experience with a good vet around this area?
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    Need Help Hand Feeding

    Hi Everyone, I have been contacted by someone in Baltimore, MD whose chin just had 4 kits yesterday. The kits were fighting so she is hand feeding and alternating with the chin mom. The dad has been moved to another cage. This woman goes to school full time during the week and is gone for...
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    New Mom with Soft Poops

    One of our rescues gave birth to three kits last Monday. She has been doing well and taking great care of the kits. Friday (yesterday) her poops started to get a little soft and by the evening were very soft and large but still formed. I removed the apple/water I usually give to a mom and...
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    Feeding Horse Hay

    Many years ago (even before I had chinchillas) I had a vet tell me not to feed 'horse hay' to my house bunnies. He said it was not good for them and to stick to the timothy hay and other grass hays. I don't remember exactly why he said it was not good for them and I assume the same is true...
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    Kits with closed eyes

    I had three kits born to a rescue 1 1/2 days ago. Two still do not have their eyes open and one has only one eye open. They are active and nursing. I have never had this happen before for more than a few hours after birth. They have a very thin layer of membrane (clear) over the slit of the...
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    Large chunk of hair missing

    Hi Everyone, I have a female that overnight has had a large spot of hair missing. Now before you even think it, Fungus is NOT the problem, so please expand your thoughts beyond that. I would actually like the opinions of the breeders on here because of her history. I rescued her the end of...
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    Thiamine Deficiency

    When a chin has seizures and it is believed that it is because of a Thiamine deficiency, what is the best source to give a chin? I know as natural sources oats, brewers yeast, barley and sunflower seeds are high in natural Thiamine. Of course all these things are not the best to give your...
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    Ocotillo Cactus?

    Has anyone given their chins the Ocotillo Cactus sold on Pet Products by Nature. My chins don't care for the regular cholla sold at stores, but this has the bark on it.
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    Chinchilla Boarding

    Is there anyone in RI that is willing to board a chinchilla and dwarf bunny for someone going on vacation?
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    Chinchillas 'Cycle'?

    I have a rescue that has only been with us for a month. She is about 10 years old. She had a complete physical exam by a vet right after I got her and was in good health. She was fed a lot of junkie treats before coming here and she had very small poops. It has taken me all this time to get...
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    Trouble with Grommets

    So I have been sewing all day making hammocks for the chins. I have my grommets and the tool you get at craft stores for them. It does not remove the little piece of fleece where the grommet has to go and the grommets themselves are miserable. :hair: Can someone please tell me if there is a...
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    Feeding Nipples

    Just wanted to let people know about a great product for hand feeding kits. A couple of years ago I found it frustrating when trying to feed kits using the eye dropper method or using a plain syringe. The kits did not seem to like either one and the 'one drop at a time' could mean a small drop...
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    Sick Kit; need advice

    A few days before Christmas we took in a mother and her son. We were told the mother had a couple of litters before and except for this one son, none of the kits ever survived past a couple of days. We were told it seemed the mother was not producing enough milk and the previous owners did not...
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    Mystery Drooling

    I have a 17 1/2 year old chinchilla. He has been with us for a couple of years now. He had an eye infection when we rescued him. After months of medical care (it would get better and then bad again) we had no choice but to have it removed. That was a good year ago. He has been great since...
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