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The Chinchilla Lady
I have a 17 1/2 year old chinchilla. He has been with us for a couple of years now. He had an eye infection when we rescued him. After months of medical care (it would get better and then bad again) we had no choice but to have it removed. That was a good year ago. He has been great since then and is a very sweet boy.
About a month ago he suddenly starting drooling. I brought him to the vet and they can find nothing wrong with him. His teeth have been checked thoroughly and he was put under so they could get a good look way in the back of his mouth. The vet said she had never seen such PERFECT teeth for a chin. There are no point/spurs, no misalignment and his roots are perfect with no ulcerations or abcess. We could not believe at his age and having suffered from some neglect before coming here that he has better teeth than many younger chins. He is alert and VERY hungry. He inhales CC like crazy. He does try to eat some pellets, but his drooling is really bad. I give him a dust bath every day. I have brought him to the vet three times to try to resolve this and it is a mystery as to why he is drooling and yet seems to feel good and has such interest in everything and wanting to eat.
The question is....has anyone ever experienced a chin drooling very badly without it being a teeth issue?
About a month ago he suddenly starting drooling. I brought him to the vet and they can find nothing wrong with him. His teeth have been checked thoroughly and he was put under so they could get a good look way in the back of his mouth. The vet said she had never seen such PERFECT teeth for a chin. There are no point/spurs, no misalignment and his roots are perfect with no ulcerations or abcess. We could not believe at his age and having suffered from some neglect before coming here that he has better teeth than many younger chins. He is alert and VERY hungry. He inhales CC like crazy. He does try to eat some pellets, but his drooling is really bad. I give him a dust bath every day. I have brought him to the vet three times to try to resolve this and it is a mystery as to why he is drooling and yet seems to feel good and has such interest in everything and wanting to eat.
The question is....has anyone ever experienced a chin drooling very badly without it being a teeth issue?