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Chinchillas => General Chat => Topic started by: chinchillalover101 on August 15, 2016, 11:13:37 PM
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So my chinchilla has somehow got a hold of a Barbie doll. She ate the foot off of it. The foot was rubber and it's not in her cage. I don't know what to do I can't bring her to the vet
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I recommend you clean the cage and get all of the droppings out of it. Put about a day's worth of pelleted diet in the cage (About a handful) and monitor your chinchilla's fecal output. Also check for any changes in behavior. I recommend giving your pet a dust bath as well today and tomorrow and monitor your pet's health this way for the next three days. If there are any symptoms, smaller than normal fecal output, not eating, depression, agitation, etc. go the vet. That is what I would do.
However with that being said it is your pet and if you think it needs to go to the vet do not hesitate to take it in. If you don't have access to an emergency vet with 24 hour care you may need to take it and get what you need if symptoms might occur.
I also recommend calling your regular vet and talking to them about it. There's no guarantees there will be problems, and certainly no guarantees there won't be.