CritterLover86
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Well, a week ago saturday, I took my mosaic boy, Pola to the vet, his eyes looked a bit irritated, and the fur around his left eye looked like it had been wet. He had been eating well, poops looked good, he's been going through his sticks like a beaver, and there was some white discharge, so I was guessing it was an infection. We went to the local vet who looks at exotics since i suspected nothing major (for anything else diagnostic, I prefer Ness Exotics, but this clinic was close and took walk-ins.) So they did an exam, an eye stain, no abrasions, but she said he had conjunctivitis in both eyes, and we got ointment to treat it.
I finally replaced the batteries for the scale and got around to weighing the boys. I've been bad and haven't weighed them in several months. They had all been eating well, so I figured we were fine. Well, while the others were stable/similar. Pola was 60g down from his past weigh-in. (several months ago). But I know chins can have fluctuations. He was at 609, from 669. Today he was at 598. Since I had not been weighing regularly, I'm not sure when the weight loss started, but like I said, he has been eating, hay and pellets, and always expresses interest in his (safe) treats, like rosehips, supplement, a piece of chin cookie (purchased from members here).
But, I am worried... Frankly, I'm hoping we're just dealing with something like..silent giardia, instead of teeth issues.. When we went to the local exotic vet, she said his front teeth looked good, but it was hard to see the back teeth because he had hay in there (he had hay to munch in his carrier). But I'm thinking we'll need to see Dr. Ness tomorrow if they can get us in. I don't want to neglect if there are other issues going on.. just hoping to god it's not his teeth. I know I've been trying to do all I can to avoid environmental issues. all my kids get all the hay they can eat, pellets, and tons of sticks and chews.
But what do you guys think? Just looking for some opinions and advice. I definitely have no issue taking to him to the vet ASAP (they are open tomorrow, and I could take him with me to work, I work as a nanny, and the vet is only 10 minutes from work, so I could take him after work. )
But of course I'm worried like crazy over him.. I'm just hoping I'm only fearing the worst, and he won't have anything terribly serious going on..
I finally replaced the batteries for the scale and got around to weighing the boys. I've been bad and haven't weighed them in several months. They had all been eating well, so I figured we were fine. Well, while the others were stable/similar. Pola was 60g down from his past weigh-in. (several months ago). But I know chins can have fluctuations. He was at 609, from 669. Today he was at 598. Since I had not been weighing regularly, I'm not sure when the weight loss started, but like I said, he has been eating, hay and pellets, and always expresses interest in his (safe) treats, like rosehips, supplement, a piece of chin cookie (purchased from members here).
But, I am worried... Frankly, I'm hoping we're just dealing with something like..silent giardia, instead of teeth issues.. When we went to the local exotic vet, she said his front teeth looked good, but it was hard to see the back teeth because he had hay in there (he had hay to munch in his carrier). But I'm thinking we'll need to see Dr. Ness tomorrow if they can get us in. I don't want to neglect if there are other issues going on.. just hoping to god it's not his teeth. I know I've been trying to do all I can to avoid environmental issues. all my kids get all the hay they can eat, pellets, and tons of sticks and chews.
But what do you guys think? Just looking for some opinions and advice. I definitely have no issue taking to him to the vet ASAP (they are open tomorrow, and I could take him with me to work, I work as a nanny, and the vet is only 10 minutes from work, so I could take him after work. )
But of course I'm worried like crazy over him.. I'm just hoping I'm only fearing the worst, and he won't have anything terribly serious going on..