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Chinchilla had an accident.
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We have 2 chinnies. Walked into their little room tonight, and one of them (called Tubby) was hanging alongside the cage. Her back leg was caught in the mesh and she was dangling from it. She wasn't moving so thought she was dead, until I realized she was slowly breathing.
Managed to get her loose. But she was hobbling on it and clearly in pain. Panic set in because read bad things on net about broken chinnie legs.
Managed to get her into the emergency out of hours vet, who checked for fractures and gave her a couple of injections. Anti inflammatory and painkiller. He said to keep an eye on her leg and take her back if she still hobbles on leg.
Got her home now and she's a bit drowsy from the injections.
Keeping fingers crossed that the leg isn't broken, because they have to have them amputated if it is.
There's no real point to this story nor am I asking any questions. Just wanted to share. Feel proper sick to my belly that she is in pain.
Managed to get her loose. But she was hobbling on it and clearly in pain. Panic set in because read bad things on net about broken chinnie legs.
Managed to get her into the emergency out of hours vet, who checked for fractures and gave her a couple of injections. Anti inflammatory and painkiller. He said to keep an eye on her leg and take her back if she still hobbles on leg.
Got her home now and she's a bit drowsy from the injections.
Keeping fingers crossed that the leg isn't broken, because they have to have them amputated if it is.
There's no real point to this story nor am I asking any questions. Just wanted to share. Feel proper sick to my belly that she is in pain.
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