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General Chat / kirby and his bad teeth

« on: July 31, 2009, 07:12:17 AM »

I haven't had time to post in awhile but I wanted to send out a note that Kirby,my chinchilla with the bad teeth that I thought was going to die, is doing terrific! I've followed all your advice and he is doing great. All his fur grew back and he has not been drooling. He's actually getting a little fat so we have to watch it a bit, but I think that's because he can eat without pain for the first time in along time. We still moisten his pellets but now he can eat the crunchy ones too. Thank you for all of your help. We would have been devastated if he died. Liz

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General Chat / male chin wants a girlfriend

« on: June 13, 2009, 09:19:18 AM »

We have only one standard male chinchilla and sometimes he gets in the mood,if you know what I mean, with dark colored stuffed animals or our hands and arms. He is not neutured. Any one else ever experience this with their males? It is funny when he is being romantic with stuffed animals because he will bark at you if you try to stop him. Liz

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General Chat / a note on kirby

« on: June 07, 2009, 04:22:03 PM »

Hi everyone. I just wanted to post a note on how Kirby is doing. I bought some of the petromalt Joanne suggested. I think this may have helped something because his drooling has improved. Now he is just a little damp at the corner of of his mouth. He also has not been pulling out his fur any more. His skin where the fur is missing is a little dry though. Any suggestions? He still eats only pellets moistened with water. He'll eat a little bit of dry ones. I don't know if I'll put him through having teeth pulled again. He really stressed out from this last time. We are just really happy that he seems content.

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General Chat / am I being selfish

« on: May 28, 2009, 08:05:52 PM »

Kirby is not doing any better. He is still eating well and chewing on his chew things. But, he is still wet with a runny nose and pulling out his fur. His behavior has gotten very strange over the last two days. He will let us pet him but if we try to pick him up he lunges at us and bites us. The bites do not hurt but he's never done that before. I know he was never a healthy chinchilla so my question is;am I being selfish and prolonging the life of a chinchilla who is miserable? We just love him so much. I wish there was another vet in my area that I could go to for a second opinion. I don't think I trust my vet too much any more. I don't want to give up on him but how do you know when enough is enough? Please post your thoughts.

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General Chat / kirby the drooling chinchilla not doing well

« on: May 26, 2009, 06:55:57 PM »

My chinchilla had a cracked tooth removed on friday and has not been doing well since. On Saturday I thought he was dying. I called the vet and he gave him an antibiotic. He's a little better. He'll come over to get pet and he is eating the critical care recipe. He really likes it and is eating well.( I also ground up some cuttle bone in the critical care)He does not want to be handled and he is still droolly and his nose is runny. Also he is pulling out all of his fur. I am not sure if he's wet from pulling out his fur or if he's pulling out his fur because it is wet. Has anyone ever had their chinchilla do this or have an idea why he's doing it?

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General Chat / drooling chinchilla

« on: May 20, 2009, 06:18:06 PM »

I do not know how forums work,I've never used one before. I hope someone will get this posting and be able to help me. We got our chinchilla about 2 years ago at our local humane society. He was said to be about 4 years old at the time. Ever since we got him he has had problems with drooling. We have taken him to the vet many times. He has been on antibiotics, had x-rays,and he even has had his teeth filed down and some rotten ones removed. He always ends up still drooling. He has never been a chewer. (We had a chinchilla before and she chewed everything) We have tried lava stones, mineral wheels,wooden blocks and sticks, basically everything you can find for a chinchilla to chew, and he does not like any of it. He also does not eat his hay. We feed him Kaytee chinchilla fiesta. Has any one had problems like this with their chinchilla or have any suggestions? We love him dearly and want him to be better.