Rest in Peace Fred
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ewurm;1199049; said:
damn wurm im very sorry for you loss.
did freddy have stuff to crew on? i gave my 12 year old grey female julie a steady supply of untreated pine wood to knaw on, i thought i had a beaver with a stolen chin coat for the amount of wood i went though, LOL
very sorry for your loss bro, chin are awsome animals and so incredibly cute! not to mention long lived.
DeLgAdO;1199602; said:damn wurm im very sorry for you loss.
did freddy have stuff to crew on? i gave my 12 year old grey female julie a steady supply of untreated pine wood to knaw on, i thought i had a beaver with a stolen chin coat for the amount of wood i went though, LOL
very sorry for your loss bro, chin are awsome animals and so incredibly cute! not to mention long lived.
Yeah he had a house made of pine, which is well chewed on. Also apple sticks and other stuff. He used to chew everything up, including his cage and water bottle. That's why I though the water bottle was leaking and got him another one. I guess he just quit doing it.
ewurm;1199109; said:After a bit of reading and info, it looks like he died from over grown teeth. He was eating just fine, but his front side was soaked. It looks like he wasn't able to drink properly. I ordered a new water bottle thinking that was the problem, but obviously it wasn't.I checked his teeth, and it looks like he stopped taking care of it himself. I should have caught it, but didn't notice any abnormal look or behavior, except the wet front side.
hang on a sec
so his teeth over grown? were they long enough to where the mouth wont open very wide?
DeLgAdO;1199697; said:
Definitely not heat stroke. The wet chest area suggests drooling as I have read, which is related to the teeth issue. A new water bottle did not help. My place is at 67 deg F. I am positive it is related to the teeth issue. Upon inspecting the teeth, they were definitely long. He did take raisins, but I never noticed difficulty eating. Even considering that, I noticed he has no fat along the spinal area. You can feel the spines along his back. I am almost sure he died from malnourishment. He didn't look thin, but felt very thin after he died. He was consuming a full bowl of pellets, but I suspect that most of the chewed pellets simply fell out of his mouth. All that fur concealed his weight loss.
TheMightyOscar;1199935; said:
3 years, he was probably 4 years old when he died.
The lesson here is this: These animals need to see a vet every six months, unless you are an expert. The next one will see the vet. Fred never went to the vet, because I never saw a need until the end. They fade amazingly fast, and the chinchilla board I went to says the same. I scheduled a vet visit for monday, but he died before it. Next time, there will be regular checkups. I hate to learn lessons with death.
