Dolyphinm
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These chinchillas were confiscated from dirty filthy house (as in potential to lose children level of dirty). Female looks and acts great, she will just be held onto to make sure she is not pregnant as I have no idea how they were kept so I am just going with pregnancy watch just to be safe.
The one male had an old broken leg injury that has left him with a foot that stays out to the side. He also seems to have a head tilt, but over all seems really well off considering everything he has going wrong he had good poop and just gladly ate pellets and especially hay. He also immediately chomped down on the toy I put in there. Very spunky and bright eyed, just this previously broken and poorly healing leg and this head tilt. I first thought if he just had the limp amputated it could give him a better quality of life but it seems to help with his balance from this head tilt issue. He has no ledges in his cage for his own safety.
The other male has thinning fur around both eyes or just watery eyes that clumped down the fur, I really can't figure it out. He is quite the grump, but well I understand he had a rough life. I am nervous about teeth problems with him.
Both boys need to get into a more chin savvy vet as where I volunteer at hardly ever sees a chinchilla.
Keep fingers crossed/say a few prayers/whatever you want to do for these boys. I only ever have 1 other male foster and he passed within 24 hours from a URI so I am nervous to say the least with these guys in not so great shape.
The one male had an old broken leg injury that has left him with a foot that stays out to the side. He also seems to have a head tilt, but over all seems really well off considering everything he has going wrong he had good poop and just gladly ate pellets and especially hay. He also immediately chomped down on the toy I put in there. Very spunky and bright eyed, just this previously broken and poorly healing leg and this head tilt. I first thought if he just had the limp amputated it could give him a better quality of life but it seems to help with his balance from this head tilt issue. He has no ledges in his cage for his own safety.
The other male has thinning fur around both eyes or just watery eyes that clumped down the fur, I really can't figure it out. He is quite the grump, but well I understand he had a rough life. I am nervous about teeth problems with him.
Both boys need to get into a more chin savvy vet as where I volunteer at hardly ever sees a chinchilla.
Keep fingers crossed/say a few prayers/whatever you want to do for these boys. I only ever have 1 other male foster and he passed within 24 hours from a URI so I am nervous to say the least with these guys in not so great shape.
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