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« on: September 15, 2011, 03:31:27 AM » |
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My chinchilla gave birth the other day (Her first live birth) She had 2 kits, one still born (the obvious older of the two) and one very much alive and obviously a premie. Moms fine jsut very tired and the living one is a little boy im calling Modi, I called my vet (who doesnt really work with chinchillas) and asked what i should do because modis eyes arent open. He said try rubbing them with a qtip dipped in warm water gently then try to get them open. if you cant then leave him he'll be fine. I want to know what you all would suggest i do. Hes getting around fine with his eyes closed to my surprise. He finds his way to momma and is eating and i got my sisters scale and he weighs 41.5 grams and he runs around the cage like he can see 0.o even climbed the mesh and purched on a wood ledge about 3 inches up that id forgotten to remove from the cage. Ive done my research on kits but cant find anything on premies =( so should i listen to my vet or should i try to get his eyes open again? I have pictures if it helps.
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« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2011, 06:35:32 AM » |
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If his eyes haven't opened in 24 hours I would do as the vet suggests. Most chinchillas will open their eyes on their own but some need help.
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« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2011, 10:02:19 AM » |
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41.5g is a mighty weight! he's not little at all. are his eyes definitely shut shut or is he keeping them shut? some of mine looked like they were permanently asleep. just a thought...
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« Reply #3 on: September 15, 2011, 03:48:05 PM » |
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They are defenitly shut. He was born tuesday around noon and i tryed to do the warm water qtip thing yesterday and then the gentle pulling and they were very much shut =/ im going to try again tonight though. I can post a picture in a wile to show what im talking about though.
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« Reply #4 on: September 15, 2011, 10:27:13 PM » |
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So we jsut made our second attempt to open Modis eyes and it worked! Hes snuggled up to momma now and he put up one hell of a fit when we got the first one open, not that he wasnt when we were working on it but still lol.
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« Reply #5 on: September 16, 2011, 08:36:02 AM » |
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Good, glad everything went well! Get used to the practice if you ever have to deal with an eye infection, they are not keen on eye drops!
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« Reply #6 on: September 16, 2011, 10:51:17 AM » |
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aww that is brilliant! and we definitely want pictures of the baby!
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« Reply #7 on: September 16, 2011, 02:09:32 PM » |
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Murry and modi 2 hours old.
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« Reply #8 on: September 16, 2011, 02:10:39 PM » |
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Modi climbing blind. Hes his daddys baby alright =)
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« Reply #9 on: September 16, 2011, 02:11:15 PM » |
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Marked like his daddy =)
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« Reply #10 on: September 16, 2011, 02:11:45 PM » |
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Eyes open.
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« Reply #11 on: September 16, 2011, 02:15:31 PM » |
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So heres the thing =) Murry is a black velvet. Loki, modis daddy, was a ebony white. Modi looks like his daddy so does that make him a ebony white as well or just a regular mosaic? I put a picures of Loki below to show how close they look =) i have pictures of him as a baby too from the breeder.
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« Reply #12 on: September 16, 2011, 02:52:54 PM » |
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very very very cute  <3 |
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« Reply #13 on: September 16, 2011, 03:28:37 PM » |
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Ive got him snuggled into my shirt with me right now taking a nap wile mama takes one. Shes been sort of blah since she gave birth so i figures a short breat was in order. do they normal kick in their sleep lol
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