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    Chinchilla has pneumonia, HELP!

    I'm sorry. That really sucks. Our little guy was diagnosed with pneumonia about 5 weeks ago. He stopped eating after starting antibiotics and hasn't started eating on his on again yet. I really hope this doesn't happen in your case as it is very stressful for everyone. I'm sorry I have no...
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    Pneumonia

    Update Quick update on Squish. I could use some advice. He recovered from his pneumonia, had his teeth trimmed but still wouldn't eat on his own. Vet hospitalized him for 4 days to observe him, do blood work and feed every 2 hours. His weight finally plateaued with a 92 gram weight loss in a...
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    Pneumonia

    I gave him a little "junk food" on the vet's advice. :-/ We were concerned cause he wouldn't eat and giving him Critical Care was proving very difficult. Thankfully, he's taking it better now. He still is not eating or drinking on his own. I didn't think to ask the vet about feeding him...
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    Pneumonia

    😫 Noooo! I was really hoping I'd be able to stop soon to see if he'd eat on his own. It is really hard on everyone. He'll eat a teeny piece of apple If I give it to him. I was hoping that was a good sign-although, he won't take a pellet from me. The pneumonia seems to be getting better, but he...
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    Pneumonia

    We don't really know how he got it, although, after some measurements the vet said his teeth are a little over grown. Don't know which situation came first though. At first we thought his "symptoms" we're stress related because we had to move his cage downstairs due to the heat and we had...
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    Pneumonia

    Long story short- our little 11 month old guy was diagnosed with pneumonia. He's taking meds and is now being syringe fed because he stopped eating. It has been extremely stressful on everyone. I was wondering if others have experience dealing pneumonia? Any advice or information would be welcome.
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