URGENT ! Chinchilla lost weight dramatically. Is she dying? - Page 4

gloworm*mushroom · #31 (**permalink**) 10-06-2011, 11:04 PM

Oh Im glad what you did was 'very good' I shall leave my animals caked in blood and faeces with womb infections and leave them for a few days to take them to the vet next time they it happens. I am glad to know this is a 'very good' plan.

And you have the cheek to call other people a moron.

Horrorfield · #32 (**permalink**) 11-06-2011, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Siany1234

Im glad to hear that poor chin got to a vet !!! Anyone who loves their pets would take them to a vet asap and to just think about it is irrisponsable, i dont think anyone expects their chinnie to be ill but YOU need to think about what if. Vets are usually quite good about payment plans but i cant help but think maybe you should of asked the vet yourself, if by chance your vets wont do a payment plan maybe some money should of been put away just in case. I know if something bad happened to my chinnies i could do a payment plan with my vets and if i needed the money upfront my family would be able to loan me. When you get any pet you need to think of the just in case, you always think nothing will go wrong but if this was about a dog or cat im sure money would of been thought about before you got the pet.

I also think to have a go at everyone on here becasue you didnt explain correctly is not anyone elses fault but your own and i think you need to understand that everyone on here cares about what happens to their animals and would do absolutly anything possible to make sure their animals are ok and healthy.

I do hope though that your chinchilla is on the mend and i too would like to know how she is doing.

I agree with you, but the thing that you people didn't seem to understand I DID get my chin to a vet ASAP. I don't have a family to help me out. I didn't know vets did payment plans because the one that been asked about it (few years back by a friend) did not even consider a payment plan.
And I DO think I explained it correctly how my chin was, it was you people who over reacted and decided to ignore the important things about the writing (example. that the bleeding had in fact stopped when I noticed it, that she WAS eating, but poorly. that she WAS moving, but not so much) I did explain everything, it was just you people who didn't read it through, but jumped into conclusions

Horrorfield · #33 (**permalink**) 11-06-2011, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by gloworm*mushroom

Oh Im glad what you did was 'very good' I shall leave my animals caked in blood and faeces with womb infections and leave them for a few days to take them to the vet next time they it happens. I am glad to know this is a 'very good' plan.

And you have the cheek to call other people a moron.

What I did with the FEEDING was VERY GOOD. And did you NOT read what I just been posting. the animal was NOT caked in it's own blood an feces. Jesus christ BOTHER TO READ. - That is why I call you people morons.

Siany1234 · #34 (**permalink**) 11-06-2011, 05:27 PM

You need to understand that people will jump to conclusions if it is not explained properly, you didnt explain properly and that is why people got upset with you. I can get that you are stressed out but but the first thing you needed to do is take a deep breath and calm down because you cant help your pet if your running around and not thinking things through. Also alot of vets would NOT just turn you away if your pet is in an emergency and a decent vet wouldnt, also if a vet didnt have the skills to deal with a chinchilla they can usually refer you to someone who does.

We are not morons if you did not explain properly and that is an insulting thing to say !!

Atleast in the future you can think about about the what if and maybe put some money away just in case, but any other forum site would of had a go and i have seen people on other forums react more harshly than what this one does because they care.

How is your chinchilla and if she is still being hand fed how is she getting on with it, i stuggled to to hand feed anti biotics to my chinchillas ??

Sammy123 · #35 (**permalink**) 11-06-2011, 05:37 PM

You know what, if you CAN NOT afford a pet, DON'T have one!!! And stop spitting over everybody on here just because you didn't get the answer you wanted.
I hope you give all your animals(whichever you've got)to people who can actually afford the vet fees!

Horrorfield · #36 (**permalink**) 11-06-2011, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Sammy123

You know what, if you CAN NOT afford a pet, DON'T have one!!! And stop spitting over everybody on here just because you didn't get the answer you wanted.
I hope you give all your animals(whichever you've got)to people who can actually afford the vet fees!

As I stated SO MANY times before; My life situation has changed in the past month. I am not going to give away my beloved pet because of a situation I know will only last a short while...

And to one replied before this one;
Thank you.
I am not having any trouble handfeeding the chinchilla with food or antibiotics, she is taking them very calmly and doesn't seem to have a problem with it

And I know I overreacted as well, but I was panicking and stressing out - because I care for my chin.
And I thought I did explain the situation, I guess I could have explained it better.

Siany1234 · #37 (**permalink**) 11-06-2011, 08:03 PM

I know what you mean, my chinnie choked the other day and i was in a big panic. Almost emegency vets visit which was going to cost £100, if you find a good vets they will allow a payment plan. I was on chins n hedges forum in a big panic, it was good they were able to help keep me calm and luckily my Lola was ok just swallowed her food whole.

Aurelia · #38 (**permalink**) 11-06-2011, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Horrorfield

As I stated SO MANY times before; My life situation has changed in the past month. I am not going to give away my beloved pet because of a situation I know will only last a short while...

An honest question ... If she had died before you could get to a vet because of waiting for money, what would you say and feel then?

Short term money problems are one thing, but when it could mean the difference between life, death or suffering for an animal I can't help but think it's a very selfish thing to say, and I quote ...

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I am not going to give away my beloved pet because of a situation I know will only last a short while

I know I would sooner hand over my pet if she was in the state you implied originally (and you did!) and say you found it wandering in your garden to the vet. Even if that meant she was sent to rescue after recovery ... at least she would receive the medical care she needed (including humane euthanasia instead of dying in pain). That's what's important right?

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