I have a six year old chinchilla which I adopted at 1.5 years of age.
Lately she has less energy and seems to have lost weight.
I arranged for an ultrasound ($180) and urine test ($65) but the result was normal. I arranged for a blood test ($350) under anaesthesia.
Results of interest:
Thyroid...
He has experience with small animal surgery and anaesthesia, and specializes in rabbits, although he of course has to work with dogs and cats. He has spayed chinchillas before. He is known for volunteering to spay hundreds of feral rabbits from the University of Victoria for relocation to Texas...