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Kind of hard to comment as it doesn't say who or where they are. Most people know breeders by name and I checked everywhere and couldn't find one.

Some breeders were in the habit of giving raisins to chins at shows because chins would stop eating and become constipated. I think that trickled down to pet owners.

I'm so sorry for your loss, especially since it was so abruptly and without warning. I hope you are able to get another chin or two to share your space with. I can't imagine life without them.

Is it possible that they got into something that could have poisoned them? Could they have chewed an electrical cord? Did he fall? What's the temperature like in their area? Can you get (or make) food that can be syringe fed? I need a little more information to try and pinpoint what's...

You can also add a little bit of canned plain pumpkin for flavor. Some of my picky eaters really liked that.

Nope, no problem with chins unless you already have an allergy to something like the dust or shavings. Urine should never smell strongly in their cages if they are kept properly and the poop is just poop. As long as your chin isn't suffering from an infection (i.e., giardia) you're good to go...

Happy birthday, sweet boy!

What's a budget......... :)

It can take months to get them settled in enough to handle them. With them being so young, they should acclimate more quickly than an older chin that hasn't been handled; however, all chins are different. I tell people to expect "chinavision." They are awesome to watch but not necessarily...

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Welcome back and I'm sorry for your loss.

Welcome! Finnegan and Poe are both cuties!

She needs to be confined at all times. Do not let her out. It will take at least 6 weeks and she will hate you, but the more she jars it the less likely it is to heal. Agree with Amethyst. She needs to be fed if she's not eating. It can heal. I've had it happen before with a chin. You...

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I would say it's a cataract. I have a couple older chins here with them. It doesn't seem to bother them at all. They keep on chinning as they normally would.

Yep, but like I said, it stains badly if you drop it on surfaces, so be careful. It will stain their fur for a while, but with dust baths it goes away.

I agree with Amethyst. You don't want knowledge. You don't want to better the species. You want cute, fuzzy babies without doing any research into the how's and why's. Now, if you want to learn about breeding, we're here to help. The first thing you're going to be told is don't breed pet...

Boy + girl = babies. They don't care if they're mother and son. It's a biological imperative.

The dust/powder combo works sometimes and sometimes it doesn't. If I have a chin with ringworm, I use Blu-Kote topically. Be warned, if you're not careful it will go everywhere and it stains, but it works really well.

I'm late to see this, but you can also put the cage in the hot sun and let it bake. The sun will kill the ringworm. When I had it with a chin, I dipped all of their wood in diluted bleach water and set it in the sun for a couple of days and they were able to use it again. If it was just a...