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We had some devastating tornadoes roll through here about a month ago, and afterwards I found a bunny in my yard. I caught her and brought her inside to safety and registered her with all of the lost and found pet lists. As the humane society was overwhelmed after the storms and I have hay and...

I've had chins for 14 years, and I've never experienced anything like this. About six weeks ago, I acquired a wonderful healthy (he's been checked by my vet) active two year-old male chinchilla named Journey. He is the only chinchilla I have at the moment. During the day he lives in a Quality...

I had a chin that developed arthritis in her early teens. Our vet had her take a daily glucosamine/chondroiton supplement (Dasuquin) which seemed to help. She could also have metacam on the rough days.

Today marks one month (I wanted to write this sooner, but I had hoped to let her breeder know privately before posting it here) since my sweet baby girl, Shrimpie, succumbed to worsening congestive heart failure. Shrimpie was born with a severe murmur, and was originally predicted to only live...

In all fairness, I was using a camera with a pretty hefty zoom (if anyone is looking for an affordable, pocketable, quick, 40x zoom camera, I would highly recommend the Canon SX720), but a couple did allow me to get within 4-6 feet of them.

Thanks for the suggestion! She seems to be holding steady and appears happy and active on the increased dose of lasix.

Interesting. Thanks for your translation!

I had a senior chin with an arthritic knee that was on Dasuquin, a glucosamine/chondroitin supplement, for YEARS. Our vet had us use one half of a capsule of the cat formula (yes, I know it is fish-flavored, but we were able to make it palatable by mixing it in a little bit of mango-flavored...

The viscachas seemed very chinchilla-like in shape and actions. As it grew later, more and more of them started coming out of the rocks. I really didn't want to leave them. If you're planning to visit Machu Picchu and want to see the viscachas, make sure you stay until the late...

Last weekend, I had the opportunity to visit Machu Picchu. I knew that viscachas (chinchillas' Peruvian cousins) were rumored to live there, and I was desperately hoping to see them. After searching all day for them with no luck, I finally asked a park ranger about them. He told me they lived...

Thanks for the input, Dawn! Fecal was done and showed yeast only. She was put on nystatin. Yesterday's fecal was clear, so we'll finish off the last few days of the nystatin. Thankfully, yesterday's xray was remarkably better so we didn't even have to discuss pimobendan. She will continue...

Any personal experiences with using this med for chins? My 3.5 year old chin, Shrimpie, has had a murmur/CHF for most of her life. She is currently on lasix and enalapril. Over the past year or so, she had very gradually lost weight, dropping from approximately 575g to 475g. She is active...

My gorgeous 15 year-old girl, Willow, left us on Friday after what we all, including the vet, assumed to be a minor routine illness. While she undoubtedly lived a long happy healthy life, I never expected to lose her right now. Two years ago, she narrowly cheated death, and since then she has...

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Today my gorgeous girl, Willow, turned 15 so we threw her a quinceanera. Here are a few pictures!

Wow that lasix is pricey! My vet dispenses it in tablet form (I cut into fourths and dissolve in water), and it is only about $12 for a couple months' supply.

One more thing to add...my vet sometimes gives cyproheptadine as an appetite stimulant. It seemed to be effective for my older chin, but I thought it made her a bit drowsy. This might help Shadow gain back some weight. Just a thought.

I'm glad Shadow is starting to feel better!! Our vet actually gives us 5mg enalapril tablets (since that is the most affordable option and what he stocks in his clinic), which we then cut into 8 eight pieces, figuring that with a little loss from each cut we get approximately 0.5mg per dose...

Hope Shadow is doing better. I have two chins on lasix and enalapril for heart murmur/failure. My 14.5 year old chin has been on it for the past 1.5 years, and my 2.5 year old has been on it since the holidays. Both are doing well now. We had difficulty getting the enalapril dose right for both...

Hope Shadow is doing better. I have two chins on lasix and enalapril for heart murmur/failure. My 14.5 year old chin has been on it for the past 1.5 years, and my 2.5 year old has been on it since the holidays. Both are doing well now. We had difficulty getting the enalapril dose right for both...