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Chinchillas => Health => Topic started by: Mannybilly1030 on February 26, 2015, 12:22:55 AM
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the first day I brought him home he had no eye boogers, but the first time he got a dust bath I noticed after he has had constant eye boogers. he eats his pellet food like a chinchilla should, he chews on toys well so I don't think theres no malo, he doesn't drool from his mouth its just those eye boogers. my 2 other chins eyes that don't have eye boogers look exactly the same as chico's but chico has the eye boogers. I don't know what to do and the vet office I go that sees chinchillas wont be open again after construction is done :( and the vet doesn't come to peoples houses anymore so idk what to think, he also does eat hay and drink water so nothing wrong there, his teeth aren't long. could it be the dust? and the dust that flys in his cage irritating his eyes? I felt for bumps on his jaw line and check bones and felt nothing ,which I heard from a homeopathic exotic animal doctor by my aunts house in Tarzana but she told me if you feel nothing then the teeth and molar should be ok. so idk what to think now. theres no wetness around his eyes just the eye boogers
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How long has this been happening? How bad is it? Is it both eyes or just one eye? What kind of dust are you using? Are both pets effected?
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How old is the chin? What kind of dust are you using? What color are the eye boggers? Have you weighed them to see if there is any loss or gains? Have you contacted the breeder you got him from? A vet visit is best in these situations. Eyes scar very easily so quick action is best to assure that there is no long term damage. Feeling for bumps on the jaw doesnt rule out malo. By the time you would feel bumps the malo would he severely advanced. I would get a smear done to check for a infection and go from there.
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How long has this been happening? How bad is it? Is it both eyes or just one eye? What kind of dust are you using? Are both pets effected?
Its been like that for 3 days, doesnt look bad, both eyes, im using anti-fungal dust with regular blue Cloud dust. But i woke up in the morning and there was none so i think it was just a passing
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How long have you been using antifungal dust? Is there are good reason to do this? Is it true that both pets were affected?
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How old is the chin? What kind of dust are you using? What color are the eye boggers? Have you weighed them to see if there is any loss or gains? Have you contacted the breeder you got him from? A vet visit is best in these situations. Eyes scar very easily so quick action is best to assure that there is no long term damage. Feeling for bumps on the jaw doesnt rule out malo. By the time you would feel bumps the malo would he severely advanced. I would get a smear done to check for a infection and go from there.
The breeder said the parents and the baby had very good teeth theres no over grown teeth or roots. The parents came from a 100% no genetic Malo Breeder but the eye boogers are no more when i woke up today and my dad said about 30 minutes ago no eye boogers or watery chin
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How long have you been using antifungal dust? Is there are good reason to do this? Is it true that both pets were affected?
My chin chachi had started having itching and his whiskers would break off but after giving this dust all that stopped, but i use a little bit as a preventative, my other chins werent affected
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If they're clear now I wouldn't worry about it. If they're not clear you want to have them checked. From what most people seem to experience with mild eye irritation is that it heals up on its own after 2-3 days. My chinchilla also had that and was no exception.
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Blue cloud irritates some chinchillas. For some just limiting dust bathes to only when needed works and some people use Kaytee dust instead. Which is pretty much the only kaytee product i would ever suggest but supposedly it works quite well compared to other dusts in the US.
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If it continues getting a smear done to check for an infection is your best choice