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My chin is having upper respiratory issues among other issues and the vet gave me meds to put in the nebulizer. I couldnt get any syringe food in her after she had the nebulizer but was able to get a total of 27 ml in her before the nebulizer. I thought it would be easier to syringe feed her...

Has anyone had experience or have heard anything of a chinchilla's face becoming paralyzed due to dental work? My chin had her back molars on one side of her face trimmed while she was under anesthesia and now half of her face is paralyzed and her lips are swollen. Any idea what caused this?

I just noticed Judy my chinchilla is missing half a toe! What do I do? How I do get the bleeding to stop? Her vet is closed! :(

Anyone have ideas on how to clean Oxbow Critical Care out of their fur? It's getting pretty matted and yucky under her chin and around her neck. I heard Dawn soap and water, comb out, then blow dry. Would Dr. Bronners soap work? Or any other ideas?:hmm:

I was just told by my exotic vet that a chinchilla shoud not have any chew toys, no wood..even soft wood is not ok. They said chew toys damage their teeth. They said that in the wild, chinchillas do not chew on wood. For good teeth health, they grind their teeth and the Timothy hay is a...

Hello everyone! I think this would be qualified as an emergency. I'm giving my chin Judy the Oxbow critical care through a syringe and as of yesterday morning, she won't eat anymore of it and is eating very little pellets. Her appetite has decreased. I took Judy into the vet on Friday...

So I have 2 rescued female chinchillas, Emma and Judy. I joined this site because Judy is healing from going into the vet for teeth issues and I want to learn more about chins. She was given anesthesia by the vet last Friday morning and they found spurs on her teeth that were rubbing on the...