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Chinchillas => Reference Board => Topic started by: chinclub on December 16, 2012, 10:06:32 AM
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If you notice your chinchilla is coughing and/or has a runny/crusty nose, a trip to the vet
is a must ASAP. It could be a respiratory infection. If it is caught fast enough your
chinchilla will need some antibiotics and will recover just fine. However, once a
chinchilla gets too sick it can be very hard to get them well and death will occur.
If your chinchilla is taking oral antibiotics give yogurt with live cultures as well. The
yogurt should be given between doses, not at the same time as the medication. This will
keep up your chinchilla’s strength and replace any natural bacteria that the medicine has
taken away.