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So, the short version of this post is, I need a refill on Prednisone for Elena, and I don't know if any of these online pet pharmacies are reputable ... And it's apparently an unusual concentration that has to be ordered if you want it from Walgreens or Walmart, not one they keep in stock. (Also...

So we had a "fun" adventure yesterday. We got to get in our carriers and take an hour long car ride to the vet! I don't think they thought it was very fun. Especially the vet part. But Cloud wasn't pooping properly. And Elena's urine seemed to me to be too dark in color. So the vet says she'll...

I have had this Lixit valve bottle - the blue flip top one - sitting around for months because water does not come out of it. Today I decided to take the valve apart to see if there is some mechanism I can loosen to let the water flow when the valve is pushed. Um. I can't find a way to get it...

I am looking for someone who makes custom wood items. My chins currently have a pretty flat play area, and Cloud loves to climb. I am thinking of a sort of pillar with ledges spiraling up it, or going up randomly to make for super interesting climbing. I want a hidey house around the base for...

So I searched here for posts on shedding and combing and I'm a little confused by what I found. Basically Cloud, who is a little over 2 (I think) sheds like crazy. It does not appear to be seasonal because he's been doing it steadily for somewhere upwards of 6 months. He did not do this when I...

So I'm thinking about switching Elena's and Cloud's cages. Elena's got the FN all to herself since Tseng passed about a year ago. Meanwhile younger, much more active Cloud has the smaller cage. Both have wood shelves, so my question is, do I need to do anything special to clean the shelves? I...

So Cloud is almost 2. And he used to adore playtime. Every time I opened the cage door he was trying to get out, every time I was near his cage he'd beg. I wanted him to get used to being held so I trained him to get on my arm to get out of the cage. Or thought I did. Now he's different. He...

Tseng had adorable lopsided ears. He loved hay, so much that he hogged it from his cagemate. He would do anything for a cheerio except let you pet him. He threw hay all over the cage floor. He was nuts about alfalfa. Like every chin ever probably, he adored bathtime and would make a beeline for...

So I took Tseng to the vet yesterday to have his teeth looked at. They looked different and he was suddenly not eating much so I thought maybe they hurt. As it turns out... his kidneys are failing. They gave me some medicine for reducing acid and such, and told me to stuff him with critical...

One of my chin pair eats up all the hay. (Or discards nine tenths of it.) He empties the manger every time I fill it. Elena doesn't seem to even go to the manger anymore, and she rarely will eat Tseng's discards. If I can get hay in front of her while Tseng is distracted, she gobbles it up. But...

I noticed yesterday that Tseng's teeth seem to be different. At least I'm pretty sure it's different, I don't see his teeth a lot because he won't be handled so the only time I can look at them is when he's chewing, which is tough. Anyway the bottom teeth don't line up. At first I thought he'd...

So here is my Cloud question. Cloud makes the contact call all the time. He's not calling me, because he does it when I'm right there giving him attention. He has to be calling to Elena abd Tseng. He's a little obsessed with them, spends half his playtime trying to get to their cage. I...

My 11 year old chins Elena and Tseng have never exhibited an ounce of sexuality before. He is fixed (at least, I was told he is fixed when I got them) and I was assuming that either that or his age was why he doesn't mount things like my 9 month old. Then two days ago during playtime he...

I have scoured the internet to find a cage in the size I need for my Cloud. Elena and Tseng are in a FN and I love it, but for Cloud the single is too small and the double is too close to the ground. So I found this. http://m.petco.com/product/118292/HQ-Aviary-Flight-Cage-with-Stand.aspx HQ...

My little Cloud is currently housed in something from either Super pet or All Living Things, I think. It's got a 2'x2' floor and is maybe 3-4 feet high, so it's big enough in theory. I housed two older chins in it for a year with no problems. The thing is, Cloud is a rocket on four legs. He...

I have had my older chins for a little over a year and they still refuse to bond with me at all. They run away if I try to touch them, they totally ignore me during playtime even when i'm on the floor with them. They ignore my voice when I talk to them. I say their names constantly but they...

Cloud may have eaten a piece of thread. How bad is this? I am going to keep a careful watch on his eating and pooping, is there anything else I should do? He isn't acting any different than usual. I swear now that he's learned to jump high,nothing is safe from him! Danielle

So I recently got a new male chin, Cloud. I have a male/female bonded pair, at least one of which is altered. They are caged separately, but in the same room which is also their playroom. At first when I let one or the other out they paid no attention to each other, but I kept them out of each...

My baby, new to my house and 4 months old ( so I'm told), doesn't enjoy his cage. This doesn't surprise me since its getting a bit small for a growing chin, and I will be rectifying it this week. However tonight he suddenly became urgently interested in getting out. He has been in there for a...

Somewhere i saw pine pellets mentioned as opposed to pine shavings, which I started using with my new chin after he decided care fresh was tasty. The shavings are messy and they go through the holes in my bedding scoop. When I went looking for pellets at Petco all they had were the cat litter...