Comments on: Gassy Winnie http://www.chinchillanation.com/2008/09/27/gassy-winnie/ The small and furry blog Fri, 13 Aug 2010 09:15:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: admin http://www.chinchillanation.com/2008/09/27/gassy-winnie/comment-page-1/#comment-352 admin Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:16:52 +0000 http://www.chinchillanation.com/?p=170#comment-352 Furrybutts, I think Winnie’s treatments are similar to that for Rabbits with GI stasis & gas problems. Vet told me that these are the same medications as what her rabbit patients also receive, but for chinchillas the dosage are less. He is drinking water & sometimes I even syringe water into him. Wiffy, I don’t think chinchillas can have dairy products like hamsters. Winnie is already taking Bene-bac, which is a probiotic (lots of good bacteria, which also can be found in yogurt I think). Thanks for all your best wishes!!! Right now, all I can do is wait, see, & continue with the treatments. Furrybutts, I think Winnie’s treatments are similar to that for Rabbits with GI stasis & gas problems. Vet told me that these are the same medications as what her rabbit patients also receive, but for chinchillas the dosage are less.
He is drinking water & sometimes I even syringe water into him.
Wiffy, I don’t think chinchillas can have dairy products like hamsters.
Winnie is already taking Bene-bac, which is a probiotic (lots of good bacteria, which also can be found in yogurt I think).
Thanks for all your best wishes!!! Right now, all I can do is wait, see, & continue with the treatments.

]]> By: wiffy http://www.chinchillanation.com/2008/09/27/gassy-winnie/comment-page-1/#comment-349 wiffy Mon, 29 Sep 2008 07:08:06 +0000 http://www.chinchillanation.com/?p=170#comment-349 Hope winnie will get better n less gassy soon. Can chins eat plain yoghurt? Maybe it will help his digestive system a bit Hope winnie will get better n less gassy soon. Can chins eat plain yoghurt? Maybe it will help his digestive system a bit

]]> By: furrybutts http://www.chinchillanation.com/2008/09/27/gassy-winnie/comment-page-1/#comment-348 furrybutts Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:35:51 +0000 http://www.chinchillanation.com/?p=170#comment-348 Poor Winnie! Seems like the vet is doing all that needs to be done (I'm comparing this against the treatment of rabbits with gas & in GI stasis). Hope he recovers soon. It's always so worrying when one of our pets fall ill, isn't it. Is he drinking water consistently? Hydration is important, to prevent the food mass in his stomach from drying up and hardening, making it harder to pass through the gut. Get well soon, little guy! We're sending good vibes to you :) Poor Winnie! Seems like the vet is doing all that needs to be done (I’m comparing this against the treatment of rabbits with gas & in GI stasis). Hope he recovers soon. It’s always so worrying when one of our pets fall ill, isn’t it.

Is he drinking water consistently? Hydration is important, to prevent the food mass in his stomach from drying up and hardening, making it harder to pass through the gut.

Get well soon, little guy! We’re sending good vibes to you :)

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