xxYukai
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Hi all, I really need some advice. Please no judgment.
My chinchilla hadn't been eating and drooling for three days so I took him to get dental work. They fed him CC there and he came home. He's been home with me for another 5 days and still isn't eating. He's so fussy that I haven't been able to get a lot of CC into him. I have to be honest here so I believe it's been a week from today since he was fed a decent amount.
He was on Baytril and Metacam so I figured he didn't have an appetite from the Baytril. Called the vet and she said to stop using it, so I have. He's still not eating.
I didn't realize they needed to keep eating to keep their guts working and didn't even realize what GI stasis was, so now I'm afraid it's too late because I wasn't feeding him enough.
He hasn't pooped and isn't interested in water either. I've been giving him gas drops in case it helps.
Also, for some reason, he is crazily licking my hands!
My main question is should I continue to push food into him so he's not in so much pain or should I continue to feed him?
I'm getting him to a vet ASAP of course. I just really don't want him to suffer anymore if he's in pain from this and wont recover. It's entirely my fault.
Thanks.
My chinchilla hadn't been eating and drooling for three days so I took him to get dental work. They fed him CC there and he came home. He's been home with me for another 5 days and still isn't eating. He's so fussy that I haven't been able to get a lot of CC into him. I have to be honest here so I believe it's been a week from today since he was fed a decent amount.
He was on Baytril and Metacam so I figured he didn't have an appetite from the Baytril. Called the vet and she said to stop using it, so I have. He's still not eating.
I didn't realize they needed to keep eating to keep their guts working and didn't even realize what GI stasis was, so now I'm afraid it's too late because I wasn't feeding him enough.
He hasn't pooped and isn't interested in water either. I've been giving him gas drops in case it helps.
Also, for some reason, he is crazily licking my hands!
My main question is should I continue to push food into him so he's not in so much pain or should I continue to feed him?
I'm getting him to a vet ASAP of course. I just really don't want him to suffer anymore if he's in pain from this and wont recover. It's entirely my fault.
Thanks.
