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8 years later the cat (now cats) and the bubs are still happily and peacefully coexisting. Not once has either cat harmed either chinchilla.

This thread can be closed now. If I wanted to argue I'd have put this in the debate thing. Thanks to everyone who contributed! I think my bub is comfortable being around the cat and I'm glad.

If my cat could manage to get her paw into a space that's a half an inch, in less time than it took me to notice, that'd be a totally different story. However, I had already said I was not going to put them in a special room and that I do what I can to protect them from any danger (really, the...

Having both cats and chinchillas is a health risk? Seriously? Like everyone here has both and I'm guessing not everyone here has a special chinchilla room. I even asked on this very forum if I needed to do that and everyone was like "no just a critter nation" So really there is literally...

I'm home 90% of the time now because I'm recently unemployed, and I've found that the cat doesn't bother the chinnies at all during the day. She mostly sleeps or hounds me if I don't let her on the balcony with me. Sometimes she naps at the foot of the cage which doesn't seem to bother Chia at...

I don't think they would be happy if they were shut away in our spare room, it's down the hall and I'd much prefer the cat litter be there... We discipline the cat when we're here and we cut her nails and she's never aggressive, just curious.

I recently moved in with my boyfriend, where we combined household pets. I have a critter nation with two chinchillas (separate), and the one on the bottom level, Chia, interacts a lot with the cat through the cage. Chia is pretty fearless and understands that the cat can't get her, but I do...

So far, I've only been feeding her without restraining her. She's too squirmy and just really really freaks out, and I don't want to hurt her. My boyfriend and I tried, but it was less productive than just letting her eat on her own. She gets too scared and mad at me, so she refuses to eat...

Chia is sick and has seen a vet, who kept her over night. She's back in my care now, but I have to give her 2 kinds of meds and she's still not eating enough for my liking (but she is eating!) I'm having a lot of trouble forcing her to eat and take meds. She's insanely stubborn when it comes to...

I did take her, they're keeping her overnight and going to give her fluids and force feed. Its a reputable Montreal exotics vet just 3 blocks from my home, so the trip wasn't too stressful. They couldn't give me much information about it because they were having trouble with the xray machine...

I've been thinking - if she's pooping what she's eating, the loss of appetite might be from something else... If there's no weight gain, she's going to the vet tonight.

There wasn't a change in her weight from last night to the night before. I'm going to weigh her when I get home this evening. I tried feeding her this morning but she didn't want much and I eventually had to leave for the office. If she doesn't weigh more tonight, she may be coming with me here...

Tonight I cleaned out the cage and weighed out food and washed out her water bottle. I gave her a hay cube which she really dug. I monitored her a bit and she ate a little and drank a little. She'd peed twice. Poops are scarce but still happening. She willingly ate the CC if it was watered down...

She pooped a bit overnight and ate some of the hay I left. I'll weigh her tonight and see if she's any heavier. She was 595g last night (versus Abby who was 700, I'm using Abby as a benchmark for comparison, Abby's a little heavier generally.) I will probably force feed her this evening. But...

She is actually eating hay now. Quite enthusiastically, even. I'll leave her with a bunch of that tonight and keep a close eye on her, I've stressed her quite a bit today with trying to force feed and weighing and everything. Is it a good idea to put some CC in a jar mixed with hay? I'm not...

I really keep a close eye on her, and she's really well trained. My apartment is tiny too, you have to understand, there's really no place she can go not within my sight. The kitchen, bathroom and bedroom are blocked off and I'm really careful about cleaning and vacuuming. I am not new to the...

She barely drinks. I always fill her bottle at the same time and about the same level as Abby's, and hers hasn't gone down. It's really strange, and I'm not sure what to think. I don't have lifeline, so for now I'll have to go with just the straight CC. She took a couple licks and then made a...

I'm a bit allergic to hay, so I haven't given her any in a long time.. I'll pull out the bag and some gloves and give her a bit. It's hard to tell how much she eats because it mostly just ends up on the floor. She doesn't seem to poop more at any time of the day. I tried giving her some CC and...

Chia isn't eating, drinking or pooping much. I haven't had to fill her bowl in a while, and I cleaned the cage yesterday and there's very few poops in there. The ones that are are very tiny, about a third of the regular size. Thing is, she's acting completely normal. Not at all lethargic, she...

Thanks for the advice!! I'm going to attempt to separate the CN in two, but I may end up just putting it in the truck as is, depending on how long I struggle with trying to pull it apart. I have a double carrier for the chins, and they'll be on my lap for the entire ride. I'm moving within the...