Leg emergency, help!

[Megan]

There is an emergency vet up near wilkesbarre/ Scranton that is the cheapest in the area. I don't know that they treat chinchillas though. It may not hurt to find out. My vet refers to that one and white hall, with a push towards this one.

Northeast Veterinary
570-208-8877


Just brought up their website and they do treat and see rabbits and "pocket pets" however I have not used them, and cannot tell you how knowledgeable they are with chins.

 

[fanofdmb84]

If it were me and it came down to that I would do one of the following:

- borrow money from friends/family
- give injured chin to someone who can take it to the vet, or even contact an ASPCA-type place who would give the animal medical care once you sign it over
- sell something--a spare tv, a stereo, furniture you don't really need, anything to get some cash
- if all else fails, there are those awful payday loan places. As long as you have a car and a job, you can usually get cash from them and it may be enough to get you through
- organize a fundraiser if she needs surgery. You'll need to have her on pain meds at the very least until then, but maybe talk to local non-profit places and see if they will help you raise some money for them and your chin.
- look into non-profit emergency funds, many animal shelters have them for animals in need of expensive surgery, and it can't hurt to look/ask

All that said, lets hope she just has a minor sprain!

 

[ticklechin]

If you have 5 chins, you needed to have a emergency vet fund because you never know if all 5 are going to get sick at the same time, the chins should not pay because you have too many to take care of.

 

[dizzynoise]

I had savings but like I said... I got sick, so did two of my chinchillas... I tried to save them and spent a lot of money in the process. Its been a bad year with a bad run of luck. But I'm not here to tell you sad stories about what's going on in my life, this is about my chinchilla with a broken leg. I'm getting better, my situation is temporary. Its just unfortunate that she had to hurt herself when all of this was going on. I really hope some of you have to someday deal with everything I am... maybe then you'll learn to not be so judgemental. I do thank fanofdmb, those are great suggestions. If going to see my vet produces no results tomorrow, I will definitely try those routes.

 

[AZChins]

We all have our problems. That's just how life goes. It doesn't mean that any of us get out of our responsibility to our animals. I've had some very bad things happen in my life...you would not believe how horrible some of those things have been...I've almost died, I've almost lost everything I owned...I've had people treat me like absolute garbage despite thinking the world of those people and helping them with their problems.

HOWEVER, I would never say that I wish anyone would have to go through any of that. I'd hate if there were an epidemic of people nearly dying of bowel obstructions and having lawsuits brought against them forcing them to nearly lose their homes! Yikes...

Telling you to go to the vet isn't much of a judgment...it's just saying, go to the vet. I don't know why you would wish that people would have to go through all the horrific things that you have gone through. That's not very nice...

 

[tunes]

Dizzynoise - I'm sorry, but I'm just not going to let that statement stand. Judgemental? You came on, you asked for advice, you were given advice. That's it. You didn't like the advice you were given, so now we're judgemental?

Don't even begin to think that my life is a bed of roses with butterflies and sunshine all over. I've had health issues, money issues, marriage issues, kid issues, job issues, house issues, car issues - I've had more issues than you could possibly imagine. I would NEVER make such a snotty immature comment as to say that I would wish them on you just so you could see how it feels. I already KNOW how it feels, and then some.

Wow, what an incredibly crappy thing to say.

 

[starleomach]

. I really hope some of you have to someday deal with everything I am... maybe then you'll learn to not be so judgemental. I do thank fanofdmb, those are great suggestions. If going to see my vet produces no results tomorrow, I will definitely try those routes.

Many of us have been there and I found that really offensive you should never wish evil on another person. I came to this thread to offer help and am now a bit hesitant to help.

Frankly the chinchilla needs an xray you may be panicking over a sprain. Isolate the chinchilla into a very small space. Make sure it is eating and drinking and pooping. but the less the chinchilla moves until you can have the injury assesed the better. For someone with no medical experiance really all you can do is go to a vet. Diagnosis over the internet rarely works.

 

[Annieo]

Here are some resources I found by googling "I can't afford veterinary care." One is for life-threatening emergencies only, and the other is suggestions by the Humane Society of ways to afford vet care.

You'll find some helpful options for those in need.

http://www.imom.org/fa/

http://www.humanesociety.org/animals/resources/tips/trouble_affording_veterinary_care.html

 

[Dewdrop]

Ouch!

Ok, been there done that....last year we went through a slew of health issues, my husband was in and out of the er weekly and in and out of the doctor nearly daily last summer. I didn't have the chins then, and thankfully my dog didn't have issues at that point as our savings was completely depleted. HAD something happened I told you what I would do. I'd go to the local shelters and see if they'd trade vet care for MY volunteer work.

 

[Lynn & The Chins]

So, do we have an update on this chinchilla's injury???

 

[Lynn & The Chins]

Hey, c'mon -- WTF??? All that drama, help and advice and NO end of the story???

Please tell me you weren't a troll...HOW'S THAT CHINNIE??? :waiting:

 

[ticklechin]

You have to wonder why people even post for advice.

 

[selfprodigy]

I understand your situation. I've been there I maxed out a credit card desperately trying to save one of my Chinchilla's lives. Sadly she didn't make it. I too recently have had a chinchilla injure it's leg. Thank god my fiance and I have had steady work.

You'll never know what happened to your chinchilla's leg without an xray plain and simple. You can try to feel it's leg to see if you notice any breaks but nothing replaces vet care.

If i had to I swear to god I would put a sign around my neck with my chinchilla's picture on it and beg on the side of the road if i needed to.

Give us an update let us know whats going on. I'm willing to throw 20 dollars to help if we can confirm with a credible vet what the bill is going to be. Maybe we can get a general fund going for situations like this?

 

[tunes]

Maybe we can get a general fund going for situations like this?

No, we can't. It is entirely unfair to ask the membership of this forum to consantly shell out money for someone else's animal. Part of owning a pet is having veterinary care. If you cannot, or will not take your animal to a vet, them rehome it. If we set up a fund for this type of thing, people would be crawling out of the woodwork for us to pay for their vet care and that isn't happening. I have enough on my plate in my own life and with my own animals, as does everyone else. We are not going to pay for someone else's pet.

 

[ticklechin]

No vet = no pet.

 

[starleomach]

this person probably didn't respond because the probably didn't get any vet care.

 

[Lynn & The Chins]

Poor, poor chinnie... :cries:

 

[CJR]

No, we can't. It is entirely unfair to ask the membership of this forum to consantly shell out money for someone else's animal. Part of owning a pet is having veterinary care. If you cannot, or will not take your animal to a vet, them rehome it. If we set up a fund for this type of thing, people would be crawling out of the woodwork for us to pay for their vet care and that isn't happening. I have enough on my plate in my own life and with my own animals, as does everyone else. We are not going to pay for someone else's pet.

Agreed. Unless there was one HECK of a special circumstance - and I mean it would have to be mega, ultra, super special - I would never give money to a stranger. It is just way too easy to get scammed.

 

[bianca]

*sort of irrelevant to original post*

this person probably didn't respond because the probably didn't get any vet care.

i understand this persons situation entirely, and i do sympathize with you.. i really do. :hug2:

i also understand peoples responses and i do agree. :thumbsup:

however.. i dont think its right for anyone to assume that the poster is asking for money or isnt getting vet care or properly taking care of her pets. honestly, they may just be busy. they also may very well have not gotten vet care.
i know you are all highly concerned for the animal.. but its still a personal situation that the poster is dealing with. i know they started the thread and they wanted advice.. but i feel like this thread is going beyond that and such. ..of course we all care for the wellness of the animal.. but at the same time, take care of your own business before we go making assumptions about this person. people have done a lot worse to animals in this world.. and none of us know exactly how the animal is doing..so assuming isn't right at all..and wont change anything in the long run.

maybe the starter of the thread was a bit overwhelmed, and wrote their post while they were venting and such. when ppl vent, things seem to sound worse. and also things, when read and not heard from an actual person, can be very easily misinterpreted.

i promise you all that i am not trying to start anything up.. im just making some statements and that is all. not siding with anyone.. not attacking anybody s responses.. just saying what i think and trying to be supportive of both the poster and the responders. im obviously in no position to be arguing, so this post is probably pointless.and it isnt any type of argument at all. just something i wanted to get out there.

i hope that your chinchilla is doing okay, that you are doing okay, and are making some good choices to benefit both you and your animal which you are responsible for.

 

[tunes]

Bianca - Your lecture is neither necessary nor welcome. Your comment

take care of your own business before we go making assumptions about this person.

is considered self-policing. Please read the FAQ's on the forum regarding self-policing.

You know nothing of what the OPs intentions are or what the meaning was behind her words, nor do we. We can only go by what she posted, and what she posted was that she had no intention of getting vet care because she had no money, and that we all obviously lived a life of wealth and leisure and therefore could not possibly comprehend what she's going through.

There's only one way to take what she said, and that's at face value.