PebblesandBubba
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I have a 1 and a half year old chinchilla, female, who has been having seizures ever since I got her at 8 weeks old. They never occured more than once a month, usually every 2-3 months. I took her to the vet and they took a blood sample and said that there was nothing abnormal there and said it was probably a brain tumor or epilepsy. This vet was very rushed and told me this all in under a minute, so I didn't really take it meaningful and instead joined chins-n-hedgies to find some answers. Now, a year after the blood results, the seizures are occuring more frequently and for longer periods of time. She had one about a week ago and again tonight. I tried using corn syrup to help but it took awhile for her to snap out of it (about a minute). When she seizures, she starts to go really slow around the room and then freezes and shakes, her back end gives out and she crawls around dazed in circles for a minute then shes totally fine and running around again and eating. They have always occured when she's out about, running around the room, but lately its happened in her cage or after only a couple minutes playing. I really want to know what is wrong with her, but the vet in the area doesn't have the time to sit down and talk about her seizures with me. I was wondering if anyone else might have a clue what it is. Anything would be greatly appreciated!