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ilovemytwochins
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I have never experienced a pet loss so sudden as what happened last night with Max, my male chinchilla. 
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I was cleaning the cage and he was out with Ruby running around. As always, all doors were shut and there was no access to electrical hazards or dietary hazards. As I finished up the cage, I turned around to look for the two and round them up. I found Max lying on the carpet with his head to the side only about half responsive. I checked his airway and felt his abdomen for any bloat. What made it even more difficult was that I was home alone at the time with just my three year old and he kept asking what was wrong with "Maxy". Max passed away in my arms after about ten minutes.
Of course, Ruby seems upset today and barked at me when I offered her a shredded wheat and some rubs.
Can someone please tell me what could have happened? It was not too hot in the house; always at 68. Could it have been something as sudden as a heart attack? Max was an adoptee, so I only had an approx. age on him, which would have made him only about 4 or 5. No other signs EVER of any health problems, just a very sweet chinchilla that is already missed very badly. :cry3:
( I was cleaning the cage and he was out with Ruby running around. As always, all doors were shut and there was no access to electrical hazards or dietary hazards. As I finished up the cage, I turned around to look for the two and round them up. I found Max lying on the carpet with his head to the side only about half responsive. I checked his airway and felt his abdomen for any bloat. What made it even more difficult was that I was home alone at the time with just my three year old and he kept asking what was wrong with "Maxy". Max passed away in my arms after about ten minutes.
Of course, Ruby seems upset today and barked at me when I offered her a shredded wheat and some rubs.
Can someone please tell me what could have happened? It was not too hot in the house; always at 68. Could it have been something as sudden as a heart attack? Max was an adoptee, so I only had an approx. age on him, which would have made him only about 4 or 5. No other signs EVER of any health problems, just a very sweet chinchilla that is already missed very badly. :cry3:
