Finding good vets who know their way around chins is a definent plus. If you feel the need to double check medications however, here is a list of medications and dosages that are safe for chinchillas. It got this out of the chinchilla section of the "Exotic Companion Medicine Handbook." Please do NOT try to dose out your own chinchillas medications. If a medication is not on this list, call up your vet and ask for verification that it is safe for the chins.

Key:	IM=Shot in the Muscle PO= Oral SC=Under the Skin IV=into a vein IP=Into the peritonium (belly)

Drug	Dosage
Acepromazine	0.5mg/kg IM
Acetylsalicylic Acid	100-200 mg/kg PO
Amikacin	2 mg/kg IM, SC, IV
Amitraz (Mitaban)	Per Package Directions
Ampicillin	DO NOT USE!
Amoxycillin	DO NOT USE!
Atropine	0.05 mg/kg SC
Calcium disodium versenate	30 mg/kg SC
Carbaryl 5% powder (Diryl)	Dust lightly once a week
Cephalosporin	25-100 mg/kg PO
Chloramphenicol Palmitate	30-50 mg/kg PO with 10 mg-30 mg of drinking water.
Chloramphenicol Succinate	50 mg/kg IM, SC
Dexamethasone	.5-2 mg/kg IV, IP, IM, SC
Diazepam	1-2 mg/kg IP, IM
Diovol Plus	1 ml PO (as needed)
Doxapram	2-5 mg/kg IV
Doxycycline	2.5 mg/kg PO
Enrofloxacin	5-10 mg/kg PO, SC, IM
Fenbendazole	20 mg/kg PO (once a day for 5 days)
Furosemide	5-10 mg/kg
Gentamicin	2 mg/kg IM, SC, IV
Griseofulvin	25 mg/kg PO (28-40 days)
Halothane (Anesthesia)	TO FULL EFFECT
Isoflurane (Anesthesia)	TO FULL EFFECT
Ivermectin	.2 mg/kg PO (repeat in 7-14 days)
Ketamine	44 mg/kg IP
Ketamine + Diazepam	20-40 mg/kg IM + 1-2 mg/kg
Ketamine + Acepromazine	40 mg/kg IM + 0.5 mg/kg
Ketamine + Xylazine	35 mg/kg + 0.5 mg/kg
Meperidine	1-2 mg/kg IM SC
Metoclopramide HCI (Reglan)	0.5 mg/kg SC
Neomycin	15 mg/kg PO
Orthocide Antifungal Powder	Mix in dust back; 1 tsp/2 cups dust
Oxytetracycline	50 mg/kg PO
Oxytocin	0.5-1 UI/Chinchilla IM
Pentobarbital	30 mg/kg IV, 40 mg/kg IP
Piperazine Adipate	0.5 g/kg/d for 2 days
Piperazine Citrate	100 mg/kg/d for 2 days
Praziquantel	4-10 mg/kg IM, SC, PO; repeat in 10 days
Prednisone	0.5-2 mg/kg PO
Procaine Penicillin G	DO NOT USE!
Sulfamethazine	1-5 mg/ml drinking water
Tetracycline (injection)	50 mg/kg PO
Thiabendazole	50-100 mg/kg PO for 5 days
Thiopental	40 mg/kg IV
Tresaderm	1 drop per ear, massage in, swab out
Trimethoprim Sulfadiazine	30 mg/kg SC, IM
Trimethoprim Sulfamethoxanol (20 mg) or sulfadiazine (100 mg) tabs	30 mg/kg PO
Vitamin K1	1-10 mg/kg as needed
Xenodyne	Swab infected areas as needed
Vitamin B1	1 mg/kg feed