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Also, since my last post, we've put her on Metacam to see if that has any effect on her pain during urination. Sadly, she's still crying when she pees. So the Metacam isn't helping. I am still resistant to spaying her, since that has such a history of bad outcomes, and her quality of life is...

An update: My chinchilla had her x-ray and an ultrasound. No stones were seen in bladder or kidneys, and no tumors/masses were seen in the uterus, but the ultrasound vet did see some free fluid in her abdomen, which she said may be a sign of diffuse disease of the uterus. Chilly is no longer...

Interesting! I'll have to check her tomorrow morning. I've looked before, there was no obvious gap or discharge, but the white fur around her genitals is stained reddish; it was clean and white before this problem started. She's been peeing clear for the last 48 hours, but she still makes...

I think we ruled out infection because the last urine test came back clean. That is, there was bacteria in the first 2 urine tests, but in the 3rd urine test (after 2 weeks of Baytril) there was no bacteria. So that means no infection, right? But there's still occasionally blood in the urine...

I have a female chinchilla who is at least 7 years old. (I've had her for about 6 months.) About a month ago I started seeing blood in her urine. The first urine sample that I took to my vet contained bacteria and white blood cells. She palpated her abdomen and didn't feel any lumps or...