Trishy87
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I've feed Bleeps Mazuri for about 4 years. I used to buy it online at Chinworld but after S&H it was cheaper to just buy it at Petsmart. Did that for a year until sometime this past May I noticed that they stopped stocking it. I went back to Chinworld.
In June/July Bleeps got real sick, wet poop and not eating or drinking. Took him to urgent care and he was given the subcutaneous camelhump of water and perscribed critical care and two antibiotics. Took him to a chin specialist and he couldn't see anything in his stool sample. Said to continue with the antibiotics (combo of the two will cure most things). His poop normalized so I sterilized his cage and bought new feed/treats but still wouldn't freaking eat! After playing games and using the new Mazuri as treats, he slowly started eating. The fluffball freaking gets sick again!
As I was telling my pet problems to someone (Petsmart stopped selling it, had to buy it online) it dawns on me that there might be a recall. So I check and there is for many of their feed products but not specifically for chinchilla food. Still kinda freaked me out so I decided to switch him to Oxbow cold turkey (his stomach was already all crazy and eating anything is better than not eating.) Well, he ate like there's no tomorrow!
Actually, he still eats like there's no tomorrow. We used to leave for vacations, measuring enough food for a week, and there would still be some left over. Now it seems as if he poops it as fast as he eats it. He also poops twice as much as he did before - which is a lot since they poop almost every 5 seconds. =P His poop also smells now. Even if I held the poop to my nose, it never used to smell. I mean, it doesnt reek but if you stick your head in the cage you can definitely smell poop. And if you don't sweep the cage daily, then it will reek.
I really want to switch him back to Mazuri. I'm just really scared. Anyone notice these symptoms from Mazuri to Oxbow?
In June/July Bleeps got real sick, wet poop and not eating or drinking. Took him to urgent care and he was given the subcutaneous camelhump of water and perscribed critical care and two antibiotics. Took him to a chin specialist and he couldn't see anything in his stool sample. Said to continue with the antibiotics (combo of the two will cure most things). His poop normalized so I sterilized his cage and bought new feed/treats but still wouldn't freaking eat! After playing games and using the new Mazuri as treats, he slowly started eating. The fluffball freaking gets sick again!
As I was telling my pet problems to someone (Petsmart stopped selling it, had to buy it online) it dawns on me that there might be a recall. So I check and there is for many of their feed products but not specifically for chinchilla food. Still kinda freaked me out so I decided to switch him to Oxbow cold turkey (his stomach was already all crazy and eating anything is better than not eating.) Well, he ate like there's no tomorrow!
Actually, he still eats like there's no tomorrow. We used to leave for vacations, measuring enough food for a week, and there would still be some left over. Now it seems as if he poops it as fast as he eats it. He also poops twice as much as he did before - which is a lot since they poop almost every 5 seconds. =P His poop also smells now. Even if I held the poop to my nose, it never used to smell. I mean, it doesnt reek but if you stick your head in the cage you can definitely smell poop. And if you don't sweep the cage daily, then it will reek.
I really want to switch him back to Mazuri. I'm just really scared. Anyone notice these symptoms from Mazuri to Oxbow?
Something's definitely not right.
