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Health / Chinchilla weight
« on: April 05, 2014, 03:29:40 PM »
Hi everyone,
My chinchilla gave birth to a single kit three weeks ago. Everything was going great, the kit was healthy and so was mommy. A few days ago, I was petting mommy and realized that she was very very thin, all of a sudden. I pay very close attention to them, so it was very strange to see her so thin suddenly. She is usually a chubby chinchilla so it is very worrying to be able to feel all of her bones!
I've been researching what could be wrong, and the only thing that makes sense is fatty liver disease. What are the chances? I live in Israel and the best food they have here for chinchillas is versele-laga. I give her wood sticks and chalk tablets to chew on, give her a dry, sugar free cranberry every day so it doesn't make sense for her to have liver problems. In addition, her whiskers are broken, but its been like that for a while.
Please help, I can only take her to the vet in a few days, and I wanted to know what I can do to make her comfortable.
I'm thinking the worst right now. Thanks in advanced.
My chinchilla gave birth to a single kit three weeks ago. Everything was going great, the kit was healthy and so was mommy. A few days ago, I was petting mommy and realized that she was very very thin, all of a sudden. I pay very close attention to them, so it was very strange to see her so thin suddenly. She is usually a chubby chinchilla so it is very worrying to be able to feel all of her bones!
I've been researching what could be wrong, and the only thing that makes sense is fatty liver disease. What are the chances? I live in Israel and the best food they have here for chinchillas is versele-laga. I give her wood sticks and chalk tablets to chew on, give her a dry, sugar free cranberry every day so it doesn't make sense for her to have liver problems. In addition, her whiskers are broken, but its been like that for a while.
Please help, I can only take her to the vet in a few days, and I wanted to know what I can do to make her comfortable.
I'm thinking the worst right now. Thanks in advanced.