My 7 year old gray chinchilla was losing a bit of weight and having some issues breathing. We took him to our vet who did Xrays and thought it might be congestive heart failure. We sent the xrays to an exotics radiologist. She thought it was more likely a URI, with fluid in the lungs. So basically it's one or the other, but inconclusive.
Duncan is on Lasix, Metacam, and an antibiotic. He's been on these less than 48 hours. He's been continuing to eat a bit, but today he hasn't been. I've been supplementing with critical care, water, etc.
His breathing is terrible and he's lethargic. Is there anything else that we can do? Our vet is gone until next Wednesday. I can bring him in to see her colleague again, but I'm very afraid that the trip will stress him further and her only recommendation will be to put him to sleep. If that's the right then, then I don't want him to suffer but I want to make sure that we're giving him absolutely every opportunity possible to get better.
Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Elizabeth
Duncan is on Lasix, Metacam, and an antibiotic. He's been on these less than 48 hours. He's been continuing to eat a bit, but today he hasn't been. I've been supplementing with critical care, water, etc.
His breathing is terrible and he's lethargic. Is there anything else that we can do? Our vet is gone until next Wednesday. I can bring him in to see her colleague again, but I'm very afraid that the trip will stress him further and her only recommendation will be to put him to sleep. If that's the right then, then I don't want him to suffer but I want to make sure that we're giving him absolutely every opportunity possible to get better.
Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Elizabeth