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Health / Re: Chinchillas face, lips, and hands are swollen

« on: January 16, 2013, 07:41:04 PM »

I just wanted to let everyone know, that Tito passed away from this infection. It took me a long time to get over it, well still really haven't, I cant think about him still with out tears coming to my eyes. I did everything I could possibly do; antibiotics, prednisone, benedryl and even albuterol treatments for his breathing, but I assume the infection was just too much for his little body. He suffered greatly, and my biggest regret is not having him euthanized when I knew something was terribly wrong. He ended up passing just 6 days after he turned 8, on the night of July 3. I had him on a couch pillow which I had on my lap and pat him the entire time. In the end his genitals were even swollen. I knew he was going to die earlier that day as he went down to lay in his pine shavings litter pan, as if looking for a soft place to lay down and die  thank God my other 5 chins never came down with this. I had even made the decision to take him out to shoot him with a .22 if he had survived until the next day. I will NEVER stand by and let my animal suffer like that again when I know there is no coming out of it, regardless of what the vet says! I know my animals, I know when something is wrong. He is forever in my heart

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Health / Re: Chinchillas face, lips, and hands are swollen

« on: June 30, 2012, 03:02:05 PM »

well just got home from the vets (one farther away), I just couldn't bear to "wait it out" any longer or wait til Monday. So after having to pay an emergency fee for the vet coming in after hours, we are home, and I was told that between the burned toast, the inhaler, etc that I did everything right. he would have given him an injection of steroid but where he just finished antibiotics a few weeks ago, in the event there was still some infection lingering he didn't want to make it worse, he ended up giving an injection of antibiotic and prescribing prednisone for oral dosage which we happen to have at home so we didn't have to buy. Just where the dosing is for a human adult I have to dissolve in water and administer. He wrote me out the equivalent dosage ratios. He also said I could give him some benedryl for the swelling. How ever, we don't know the cause of all this, the vet figures it was something toxic in the hay, like possible Passion ivy. He also said that I was the 3rd person to bring in a pet saying he just got new hay and was having a strange reaction. So in the meantime I purchased some new hay. I cant stand having a sick chin, thanks for ur advice! He said once I have the prednisone into him it should start taking the swelling down in 1-2 hrs

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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!