Hey all,
I am concerned about one of my male chin's. He's 7 months old and was one of my kits. I recently moved him into his temporary cage while I find a good home for him. While in this cage, he has seemed to either get his foot stuck in the side bars or has done something to his foot. I got a text from my mom while in school today saying his leg is broken. So she arranged for a Vet appt at 10. so we go to the vet and he says that its not broken but there is a hematoma on his ligament. He also noticed he did not have any reaction to him touching or pinching his foot, which he also said could be a problem. When he walks he is tending to drag his left hind leg, which is being affected. I live in Bermuda, where there is no vets that deal with exotics so I took what he was saying with a grain of salt, despite them having handled chinchillas before. He told me to do a cold compress on the area and change it after 10 mins and do it twice. He also gave me metacam, an anti-inflammatory to be given orally every day once a day. I still don't seem to be convinced and I want to do everything I can to make sure its not something else. What do you guys think? Is there something else I should be doing? Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I am concerned about one of my male chin's. He's 7 months old and was one of my kits. I recently moved him into his temporary cage while I find a good home for him. While in this cage, he has seemed to either get his foot stuck in the side bars or has done something to his foot. I got a text from my mom while in school today saying his leg is broken. So she arranged for a Vet appt at 10. so we go to the vet and he says that its not broken but there is a hematoma on his ligament. He also noticed he did not have any reaction to him touching or pinching his foot, which he also said could be a problem. When he walks he is tending to drag his left hind leg, which is being affected. I live in Bermuda, where there is no vets that deal with exotics so I took what he was saying with a grain of salt, despite them having handled chinchillas before. He told me to do a cold compress on the area and change it after 10 mins and do it twice. He also gave me metacam, an anti-inflammatory to be given orally every day once a day. I still don't seem to be convinced and I want to do everything I can to make sure its not something else. What do you guys think? Is there something else I should be doing? Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.