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In April, we had our floors redone, so I took my chin to my parent’s house for five days (in his smaller, travel cage). The second night he was there, I noticed some strange behaviors. Hanging off the perch (superman style) Leaning to the one side of his body, usually the right side (pausing to...

True, I’ll continue keeping a close eye on him. Thank you so much for your advice!!

We’re in Arizona and don’t use our heater in the winter, so it drops to low/mid 60’s, and then goes up to 70/71 for spring and summer. So slight fluctuation. I read here that chins might be sensitive to that so I was wondering if that was indeed true...

Would you happen to know if this could be a reaction to the warmer incoming weather? Even though he’s indoors...

Yep, looks like special soft ones only. Not older poops. I did just switch him to Small Pet Select from Oxbow pre-bagged hay, so that's very possible. I will get into the habit of checking his hay thoroughly. Thank you for your advice!

Yes, this is what he is doing. I'm not sure if I'm being hypersensitive to his every action right now and that's why I am noticing it more. It is odd because in some ways he's still behaving perfectly normal, save for that first night. Other than that he's just more subdued than he usually is.

Follow up: critical care and fluids were recommended by the vet via phone. Both he and I get quite stressed out with having to make the trip to the actual clinic, so if I can treat it at home, that’s obviously preferred.

Advice would be very appreciated here. My chin was showing signs of discomfort yesterday evening—He was making some soft squeaks when I would press (gently) the side of his abdomen and stomach. I immediately fed critical care, massaged his tummy, and have been monitoring him around the clock...