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It seems Clarice is experiencing similar watery- eye issues as my Chewy. Yesterday I started a detailedthread concerning his condition. I also included xrays. He has had a watery right eye that has come and gone over the last year. Usually it clears up on its own which to me suggests that it may...

Thanks for your input. I guess it's impossible to predict if the roots of the upper incisors will continue to grow even though Chewy is on a steady diet of hay. It seems that malo is a frequent occurrence among rescues. I already lost my first, much-loved rescue to malo. I hope Chewy has a...

Luckily, no tooth grinding! His appetite is fine, poops O.K. and activity level good! Eating plenty of hay and enjoying chew sticks. He's bouncing off walls during his nightly romp as we speak. :wink2:He's happy to hear from his chin "mommy" and sends his love.

here are those x-rays

I'm hoping some forum members can view the attached x-rays and give me some feedback. Chewy is a young, male rescue that I've had over a year. I adopted him from a forum member that was kindly fostering him. Since I've had him, he has always had a teary right eye. The fur appears slightly matted...

I'm going to try again to send the pics.

Claire D.- I appreciate your input concerning ear infections and chins lacking a pinna. I read all of the links your beautiful Poppet. I admire your devotion. You certainly tried everything you could to increase the quality of her life. I was really rooting for her to pull through and finally...

Thanks for the helpful advice! Last night I made the best burrito to date. I used a very thin towel instead of a big fluffy one. (I would of used fleece as you suggested but I didn't have any on hand.) I swaddled Izzie by wrapping her in multiple layes of the towel. If her front feet managed to...

Izzie returned to the vet yesterday for surgery. The vet aenethesized Izzie and took an x-ray of her skull to determine the status of her right ear. The x-ray showed that the internal portions of her ear were intact. Whether or not a hole in her skin, connecting her ear canal to the outside...

I tried making a paste of the Life Line and offering it to Izzie and she turned her nose up at it. For comparison, I offered it to my two healthy chins and they both gobbled it down without any hesitation. Is there any way to make it more appealing to Izzie? Is it possible to add something that...

I need help making a chin burrito. Every time I try to wrap my squirmy chin in a towel with only her head showing, she manages to work first one front leg out and then another. Is their a trick? Does it require 2 people? Am I totally inept or is it a matter of practice?

I burritoed Izzie and was somewhat successful cleaning up her "ear". I tried to explain in my earlier posts how I ended up with a rescued chin with an unusual anatomy. Her previous owners told me that he mother had "licked" her ears off in infancy. Since one small ear flap was visible on the...

I was wondering what has been your experiences with Chinchilla Life Line? My chin is currently on Bacryl to treat a large abcess in the ear. I hesitate to add anything that might make her food "taste bad". However, the makers of the product claim that it improves a chins appetite and aids in...

Thanks for the links. They were very informative. Sadly, you referred to Poppet, your chin, in the past tense. Did complications from her ear condition lead to her death? I'm sorry for your loss. She was a beautiful chin. Luckily, Izzie has not exhibited any signs of an inner ear infection to...

I took Izzie to the vet last night. I'm lucky that the vet is a chin owner herself and seems to be very knowledgeable. While the tech was weighing Izzie, the large, red, crusty lump on the side of Izzie's head exploded. What seemed like a large quantity of puss was released. I don't mean to be...

I rescued Izzie last March. Her previous owner told me that her mother had "over groomed her" and that one ear was damaged and the other ear was missing.The previous owner also told me that she had gotten Izzie from a pet store breeder. The wounds had long since healed when I got her and in...

Arf, thanks for the helpful advice! After reading your post and observing Roo last night, I decided to hold off taking her to the vet. WOW, WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY CAN MAKE. This evening Roo seems like a different creature. She is extremely active- leaping from level to level. She even was...

Roo has been pretty inactive since I got her on Friday afternoon. I've seen her hop down from an upper shelf to eat and to gnaw on a paper tube. Other than that she hasn't been moving around much so it's difficult to tell if her head cocking is only while she's resting. In the evenings, I've...

Wow, an inner ear infection would explain some of Roo's behavior: decrease in appetite, head cocking and inactivity. I just called my vet. Unfortunately her schedule is full tomorrow. I left a message with her. Hopefully she will be able to fit me in rather than waiting until Thursday. She is...

I spoke with my vet over the phone yesterday. I chose to call her rather than to further traumatize further my new girls by a trip to the vet. (I'm calling them Kanga and Roo. Kanga is beige with LARGE ears and reminds me of a kangeroo. Roo, my sweet, little quiet one, is Kanga's daughter, and...