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Health / Re: Lethargic, not eating and leg problems?

« on: November 12, 2015, 05:29:00 PM »

You need to get your chin to a vet ASAP and not the one you called. your chin should never be given sugary products. What you are describing is not a low blood sugar episode.  Mobility issues can be due to injury, neurological problems or infection. None of which you can treat at home. The discharge concerns me. She very well could have a pyo which is life threatening and would require surgery to save your chin. Its possible its just urine, in which case she could have a urinary infection. Please find a good experienced vet and get your chin seen sooner than later.

thank you so much, while waiting for a reply I stopped feeding her sugar water and simply let her run around my bedroom more. Now she's back into (seemingly) perfect health, jumping around her cage and eating as much as she can shove in her mouth! However, I will be taking her to the vet soon just to be sure!

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Health / Lethargic, not eating and leg problems?

« on: November 05, 2015, 07:20:47 AM »

My chinchilla has been lazing around her cage a lot lately, and when I went to investigate I noticed that she had urine all over her private area. I immediately called a vet (because it's very hard for me to go to one in person), and she told me she might just have low blood sugar, and to just clean her up. I washed her with warm water and then blowdried her fur. At the request of the vet, fed her 2 tablespoons of sugar water (ratio 2 tablespoons of water, 2 teaspoons of sugar). This seemed to help for a day or so. Then I noticed her dragging her back legs and having trouble climbing to the second level of her cage, but then she'd jump right up and walk almost normally again, before sitting back down and slumping to her side. On top of all this, she seems to not be drinking as much water and refusing to eat anything but hay and the treats from her pellets (VitaNature brand). She won't eat her normal treats either (cheerios or dried pasta noodles). Chili Bean is less than a year old, and I'm a first time chin owner, is there anything I can do? Is she sick?

Thank you for reading