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Bumping this old thread because I want to update on how my cage held up. I got it in 2009 and it's still a solid cage, 10 years later. My last chinchilla passed away on October 9th of this year and it's still in great shape (minus the wheels being long gone and a little paint damage/rust, caused...

Perfect! I sometimes put a blanket over my seats before traveling. I didn't want my chins nibbling on my seat belts or seats. :)

I moved with my chinchillas from CA to TX, TX to FL, FL to CA, CA to IA, then IA back to CA. They did fantastic every time. I kept their cages covered from direct sunlight and kept the a/c on high for the full ride. I never left the animals alone or in a turned off car for more than a couple...

Autopsy Results: He definitely had Congestive Heart failure, left ventricle. His lungs were full of fluid, despite the medicine.

I made a little collage <3 I have a ton of photos of him, but many aren't digital. These are some of my favorites. The ones on the right were from 2007, the one on the left was taken 2 days before his death.

Thank you <3

We will be allowing the vet to do an autopsy to learn more about his condition and chinchillas in general (they don't see a lot of them). I was taking him to Iowa State University small animal, so they have a lot of interns who could learn from Shadow's death. After, he will be cremated and...

It is with great sadness that I announce that Shadow has passed away. He will be forever missed. 2001-2016 :(

I realized my error. I put the correct dosage on the first page, but then the wrong one after that. It's .09ml for the ACE inhibitor. Thanks for looking out for my chinnie :D I might have to look into pill form then. Thanks!

Thanks for the info! I will talk to the vet tomorrow. I have to pick up a refill on his diuretic and the exotic vet should be there. Do you, by chance, know how much you pay for Furosemide? I get this tiny bottle that lasts maybe 2 1/2 weeks and it's $30. And thanks for this tip. With the...

The vet gave me giant syringes during his last stay and he will drink A TON of water if I give it to him through that. I think he likes that it's really cold (from the cold Brita filter in the fridge). He drinks from his bottle, but not nearly as much as he should. I think this is helping him...

Thank you, Tanya, for caring :) Update above. Oh, wow! I had no idea they could live that long with heart failure. Is the .5mg dose with 3mg/ml? He's still doing the odd breathing thing. I'm now wondering if the dose is right. Thank you!

So he is acting much better. He had a rough 24-ish hours. We upped his diuretic medication. It was .2 once a day, but now it's back up to the original dose of .2. We're also doing .9 of the ACE inhibitor. The issue is we want to get more weight on him. He got all the way down to 399g, but is now...

The exotic animal specialist isn't in today, but I'm going to bring him in and they're going to do an exam. I'm worried. :/

Shadow is getting skinnier. He's breathing different and is acting weird tonight. I'm worried he won't make it through the night :( He's still eating, but not very active. I'm going to try to get him into the vet tomorrow.

^Nice!!! I've had my FN for almost 7 years now. Still going strong (minus the wheels).

UPDATE ON SHADOW: Still eating just fine, moving around a ton. He's still low on his weight. He's about 480g (after taking his meds and drinking water). I know he needs to gain more weight, I just don't know how to do this. Starstone - I replied on your thread. Poor baby :(

Thank you :)

Poor baby! Did you take him to the vet? (Since the video was taken)

Thank you :D So I got a scale and he's lost about 40 grams in a week. He went from 535 to 495. The vet said that was expected because he was going to lose the water weight in his lungs. I hope this means it's working!