What should I do if my silver-spotted chinchilla is sick?

Dec 11,2023
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Solutions to the illness of silver-spotted chinchillas:

1. Biting the hair:

The breeder can feed some foods rich in vitamin C. At the same time, massage the top and chin of the chinchilla, which can effectively relieve the chinchilla from biting its fur. Cleaning the chinchilla's hair regularly and cleaning up the breeding environment can help the chinchilla stop biting its hair.

2. Heatstroke:

When a silver-spotted chinchilla suffers from heatstroke, the breeder must place the chinchilla in a cool, ventilated environment. It will be relieved after a period of time. But be careful not to make the temperature difference too large to prevent catching a cold.

3. Skin diseases:

When chinchillas suffer from skin diseases, the breeder can choose to use a medical cotton swab dipped in alcohol to smear the affected area, and it will usually recover in about three days. If the condition does not recover within three days, the owner can purchase professional pet medicine for treatment or send it to a pet hospital for treatment.

4. Trauma:

Breeders can promptly use medical cotton swabs dipped in alcohol to treat wounds, and then purchase pet-specific topical anti-inflammatory drugs and use them according to the instructions. After treating the wound, clean up foreign objects in time to prevent the chinchilla from being injured again.

5. Diarrhea:

After discovering that the chinchilla has diarrhea, you should immediately stop feeding the staple food. You can feed a small amount of alfalfa stems according to the actual situation, and add an appropriate amount of salt. After 2 days of observation, if the symptoms are relieved, you can gradually add staple food.

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