aznmexaggie
Chinchilla Chateau
I have a female who was born in July that has never looked quite right in the use of her back legs. On her first day, her legs were often outstretched behind her and crossed but eventually she would roll over, get her footing and follow mom to nurse. As she got older, she gained strength in her back legs but just had an odd look when she moved as if the legs were lazy. She also does not seem to have any feeling or control of her tail which just lays limp.
Well, she has been weaned for almost 2 months and it seems that the underside of her tail is getting rubbed raw. It seems the skin is getting chafed, the tail hair is rubbed away and the area is getting rubbed until it bleeds.
I cleaned the area and I have her in a different cage now away from her weaningmate and am wondering if I should use paper towels on the bottom or put her in a sanitized wire floored cage (so urine won't be soaked into the substrate for her tail to rub in).
Also, should she have her tail amputated? Has anyone had an issue like this before?
Well, she has been weaned for almost 2 months and it seems that the underside of her tail is getting rubbed raw. It seems the skin is getting chafed, the tail hair is rubbed away and the area is getting rubbed until it bleeds.
I cleaned the area and I have her in a different cage now away from her weaningmate and am wondering if I should use paper towels on the bottom or put her in a sanitized wire floored cage (so urine won't be soaked into the substrate for her tail to rub in).
Also, should she have her tail amputated? Has anyone had an issue like this before?