Has anyone ever had a chin slip so bad that 24 hours later they still had loose individual strands of fur all over their body?
Lily had a rough night on Friday. Quarantine is over so we moved Lady into the room with the other chins. Even though the girls had no direct contact Lily did see her and started getting agitated (she has been "on guard" ever since). Later that evening my boyfriend was giving Lady scritches. Lily was begging for attention (As she does anytime we're paying attention to another chin) so he went over to her cage to pet her. Lily smelled Lady on his hand and attacked his fingers (drew blood and left deep bite marks) She also let out a HUGE fur slip and has been shedding individual clumps since then. My boyfriend offered Lily a dust bath to calm her down and she jumped in and immediately sprayed the entire jar. Additionally she has dropped from 463g to 440g (her last weighing was about a week ago). This seems like a lot of weight loss to me? Lily always has a hard time adjusting to new chins, but it has never been this severe. She's normally hostile towards the new animal for about two months until she decides that she likes them (she's never not ended up liking a new chin). However this time around she is so on edge and stressed even when she has no direct contact with Lady.
As of right now Lady's cage is stacked on top of Gus' cage so Lily can't see her. I just don't know how to help Lily adjust? At this point I don't care if they ever get a long. I would just like them to be able to live in the same room with out Lily totally freaking out. Any ideas on how to get her to de-stress?
Lily had a rough night on Friday. Quarantine is over so we moved Lady into the room with the other chins. Even though the girls had no direct contact Lily did see her and started getting agitated (she has been "on guard" ever since). Later that evening my boyfriend was giving Lady scritches. Lily was begging for attention (As she does anytime we're paying attention to another chin) so he went over to her cage to pet her. Lily smelled Lady on his hand and attacked his fingers (drew blood and left deep bite marks) She also let out a HUGE fur slip and has been shedding individual clumps since then. My boyfriend offered Lily a dust bath to calm her down and she jumped in and immediately sprayed the entire jar. Additionally she has dropped from 463g to 440g (her last weighing was about a week ago). This seems like a lot of weight loss to me? Lily always has a hard time adjusting to new chins, but it has never been this severe. She's normally hostile towards the new animal for about two months until she decides that she likes them (she's never not ended up liking a new chin). However this time around she is so on edge and stressed even when she has no direct contact with Lady.
As of right now Lady's cage is stacked on top of Gus' cage so Lily can't see her. I just don't know how to help Lily adjust? At this point I don't care if they ever get a long. I would just like them to be able to live in the same room with out Lily totally freaking out. Any ideas on how to get her to de-stress?
