prolapsed rectum

[lholmlund]

Hi,

I'm so sad! My 10-year-old chinchilla has a prolapsed rectum, but I can't afford to take her to the emergency vet tonight. I will probably take her to the vet tomorrow to be put to sleep. Is there anything I can do to make her comfortable till tomorrow morning? (if she's still alive)

Is there anything I can do to make her sister feel better?

Does anyone know what might have caused this? Is it contagious, and should I be worried about my other chinchilla?

thanks, everyone

 

[tunes]

Your chin needs to go to the vet tonight. If you can afford to take her tomorrow, then take her tonight and make payment arrangements. A prolapse is excruciating. Without very strong medications, she is going to be in misery until tomorrow. If you are just going to put her to sleep, then take her to the vet now.

There is no way to know if this is contagious. The only way to know what went wrong is to get a necropsy performed on her after she is euthanized. That isn't cheap in most areas, anywhere from $150.00 up, but you can ask to be sure. Prolapse can be caused by parasites, constipation, diarrhea, or any number of things.

I can't tell you how to make her sister feel better. I would just be careful that she doesn't cause more pain to the chin with the prolapse by jumping on her, etc.

 

[feistychins]

I agree, this chin needs to be brought to the emergency vet now. She will suffer a great deal of pain before morning and there is no need for her to go through that.

She should be your first concern right now and not what her sister is going through.

 

[ticklechin]

Did this chin make it to a vet yet? We would really appreciate a update in emergency situations.

 

[Andrea]

I really hope this chin made it to the vet ASAP...

 

[Dewdrop]

Any update??

 

[Jenn]

The OP stated that she was putting her chin to sleep due to her condition, but if the chin had been taken to the vet asap, wouldn't the vet be able to give this chin a chance to recover? I had a cockatiel suffer from a prolapse and although there wasn't a guarantee that it wouldn't reoccur, she came out just fine. I just wish this chin has been given the same chance...

 

[Andrea]

I don't think the OP wanted to pay for treatment, even if there was a chance for recovery.

 

[ticklechin]

The chin should have had a vet visit ASAP, it could have had a chance and not have to had to been put down but to be honest if the OP could not afford a emergency vet visit there is no way they could afford the surgery to reinstall and reattach.

 

[bchins]

The OP stated that she was putting her chin to sleep due to her condition, but if the chin had been taken to the vet asap, wouldn't the vet be able to give this chin a chance to recover? I had a cockatiel suffer from a prolapse and although there wasn't a guarantee that it wouldn't reoccur, she came out just fine. I just wish this chin has been given the same chance...

I've had this happen two times to two different chinchillas (one time each). The one was a younger chinchilla- around 8wks when it happened. We tried pushing the prolasped part back in with a q-tip (vets advise), but it wouldn't stay so we took her to the vet as soon as we could. Her surgery went perfect and it never happened to her again. The total for the visit plus surgery was around $140.
Then it later, more recently happened to a newborn (only a couple of days old) baby violet male chinchilla. We were going to take him to the vet the next day, but when I went to go get him it had fixed itself! So that one obviously wasn't as serious as the other one.
Just some info for others!