I and everyone else on here questions the truth of you going to the Riedstra ranch for help. They sold out. I don't know of a single chinchilla person on the planet that could go to a ranch that claimed to have 5000 chins and not be begging to go into the chin barn and see their chins. You didn't even know they don't exist as a ranch anymore.
I also want to point out, I have treated my fair share of chins with fungus, and helped others treat theirs. Not once did those chins stop eating, or even slow down. The only time I have ever dealt with a chin who stopped eating was when I took in a rescue who had fungus so bad, it had become septic. The chin was bald, approximately 250 gm underweight, and you could feel every bone in it's ribcage. Despite every treatment I and a VET could throw at her, hand feeding, medications, etc., she died.
BTW, Claire is not being mean. What she is, is frustrated. You obviously are more concerned about your feelings than your chins and that aggravates a lot of people on this forum. Why is it that as soon as someone doesn't get the FREE vet advice they are looking for, everybody is mean? You have a pet. You have a responsibility to that pet. If you can't uphold your end of the responsibility, and provide your chin with the care you are responsible for, then turn him over to someone who cares more about the animal than their wallet.
I also want to point out, I have treated my fair share of chins with fungus, and helped others treat theirs. Not once did those chins stop eating, or even slow down. The only time I have ever dealt with a chin who stopped eating was when I took in a rescue who had fungus so bad, it had become septic. The chin was bald, approximately 250 gm underweight, and you could feel every bone in it's ribcage. Despite every treatment I and a VET could throw at her, hand feeding, medications, etc., she died.
BTW, Claire is not being mean. What she is, is frustrated. You obviously are more concerned about your feelings than your chins and that aggravates a lot of people on this forum. Why is it that as soon as someone doesn't get the FREE vet advice they are looking for, everybody is mean? You have a pet. You have a responsibility to that pet. If you can't uphold your end of the responsibility, and provide your chin with the care you are responsible for, then turn him over to someone who cares more about the animal than their wallet.