chinmax
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Hi guys,
About a week ago, one of my female chinchillas started to slightly wheeze so I brought her to the vet. Other than the slight wheeze, the chin was acting normal (running around, eating, passing stool, etc). The vet listened to her lungs and said that while she noticed some stressed breathing, the lungs still sounded pretty good. The vet then gave some baytril to be given twice a day (0.3 ml) and oxbow critical care.
Almost immediately after giving the first dose of baytril, my chin lost her appetite and stopped passing stool. Each day I would mix one tablespoon of CC with 2 tablespoons of water and feed it to her. A couple days then passed, and the chin was still acting the same. (not better, not worse) Then one night, she rapidly deteriorated. Her wheezing became louder and her breathing appeared more labored. I brought her to the vet immediately where she had an xray taken. According to the vet, the xray showed one of her lungs being completely swollen (one looked very white while the other looked black) and she noticed the swollen lung was pushing on the chin's airway. She also said that it's intestines contained stool and stomach filled with food. The vet then said my chin either has pneumonia or a tumor and that I should bring her back the next day so she can be treated and observed. The next day came, and the vet gave my chin a shot of lasix, bactrim, cortisone and a painkiller and put her in an oxygen chamber. Later that day when I picked her up, I noticed no real improvement. The vet gave me bactrim to take home and said to try giving it to her twice a day with the CC.
Now here I am almost 48 additional hours later and my poor chin looks like shes about to die. She has not passed stool in days, she is still wheezing (but not as loud), and her head is laying down on the cage floor. She no longer makes any attempts to resist or run away and makes a whimpering sound every so often. While I noticed her wheezing is no longer as loud, and her chest not pulsating as much, I'm assuming this is because her body is finally giving up? I tried giving her some mylicon/simethicone drops and massaged her abdomen in an attempt to make her pass stool. Does anyone have any idea what is really wrong with my chin and know of anything more I can do to help save her?
About a week ago, one of my female chinchillas started to slightly wheeze so I brought her to the vet. Other than the slight wheeze, the chin was acting normal (running around, eating, passing stool, etc). The vet listened to her lungs and said that while she noticed some stressed breathing, the lungs still sounded pretty good. The vet then gave some baytril to be given twice a day (0.3 ml) and oxbow critical care.
Almost immediately after giving the first dose of baytril, my chin lost her appetite and stopped passing stool. Each day I would mix one tablespoon of CC with 2 tablespoons of water and feed it to her. A couple days then passed, and the chin was still acting the same. (not better, not worse) Then one night, she rapidly deteriorated. Her wheezing became louder and her breathing appeared more labored. I brought her to the vet immediately where she had an xray taken. According to the vet, the xray showed one of her lungs being completely swollen (one looked very white while the other looked black) and she noticed the swollen lung was pushing on the chin's airway. She also said that it's intestines contained stool and stomach filled with food. The vet then said my chin either has pneumonia or a tumor and that I should bring her back the next day so she can be treated and observed. The next day came, and the vet gave my chin a shot of lasix, bactrim, cortisone and a painkiller and put her in an oxygen chamber. Later that day when I picked her up, I noticed no real improvement. The vet gave me bactrim to take home and said to try giving it to her twice a day with the CC.
Now here I am almost 48 additional hours later and my poor chin looks like shes about to die. She has not passed stool in days, she is still wheezing (but not as loud), and her head is laying down on the cage floor. She no longer makes any attempts to resist or run away and makes a whimpering sound every so often. While I noticed her wheezing is no longer as loud, and her chest not pulsating as much, I'm assuming this is because her body is finally giving up? I tried giving her some mylicon/simethicone drops and massaged her abdomen in an attempt to make her pass stool. Does anyone have any idea what is really wrong with my chin and know of anything more I can do to help save her?