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Health / Drug resistance to anesthesia due to frequent detal work
« on: February 17, 2017, 11:35:20 PM »
My poor chin girl got the genetic malocclusion she has to go for dental work for every 9 - 14 weeks.  She has done 11 times since 2014.  Now she has drug resistance and my vet has to use stronger narcotic ketamine.  I really worry what would happen if she continues increasing drug resistance.

I would like to know if there is any silmilar case like mine and if there is solution?  Thanks so much!

Susan

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Health / My Chin girl was diagnosed with diabetic
« on: April 12, 2016, 10:15:59 AM »
Hello there,

I have a 3 year old chinchilla girl and  was diagnosed with diabetic and phosphorus too low.

Here are the test results:
                        normalrange
GLU   12.19   mmol/L   3.3-6.1
UREA   11.1   mmol/L   6.06-16.06
CREA   59   umol/L   35.4-114.9
PHOS   0.54   mmol/L   1.29-2.58
CA   2.83   mmol/L   1.4-3.02
TP   44   g/L           38-56
ALB   26   g/L        23-41
GLOB   18   g/L           19-22
ALT   21   g/L           10-35
ALKP   51   g/L           6072
TBIL   2   umol/L   5.13-15.4
CHOL   1.78   umol/L   1.3-7.85
AMYL   880   U/L   -

She also has malocclusion problem who need dental work every 10 weeks.  My vet is suggesting a difficult treatment scheme that I need to do blood sugar with her blood daily and inject with insulin.  I couldn't imagine how can this be done (getting blood from my chin daily? injection? sounds so terrible). 

I guess diabetic is rare to Chinchilla I have no idea how it could happen to my girl.  I wish I can get some advice here.   My question is:

1.  Would there be an easier way to do the test
2.  Is there better way or alternative way to control the blood sugar, like medicine, diet?
3.  What should I do to for the phosphorus problem?  What should she eat?

Thanks a lot!
Susan

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