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Health / Chinchillas face, lips, and hands are swollen
« on: June 30, 2012, 09:42:27 AM »
my chin, Tito, is 7 yrs old. He has been very healthy in this time. he did just get over a respiratory infection last month, which the vet said he may have gotten b/c he could be asthmatic. $8 hrs ago I noticed his face and fingers are huge! It really freaked me out. The only "new" thing introduced was the timothy hay which had just been bailed and put in the barn. So at first I was thinking maybe a spider bite? But he has not had any change in the swelling, which I would think it would start to go down now after 2 days. He is eating some and drinking, a little constipated, but urinating well. his breathing is a little labored, and the vet cant see him until Monday afternoon. Any ideas what this is or what I can do to make him feel better? or at least more comfortable? I have been keeping him cool with the a/c and trying to keep him calm and making sure he gets plenty of water. I have also given him a puff off my inhaler which the vet had advised me to do so when he had the lung infection. I feel so terrible when I have a sick chin, I hate I cant really do much for him! I have 6 chins and nobody else has these symptoms. Please help!