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does anyone know how common prolapsed rectums are with chinchillas? I just had to put my chinchilla to sleep on Friday because of this and I am looking to get a new chinchilla but I am afraid this will happen again. I have had many of them and this is the first time that I have heard anything like this. The my vet also said that this is the first time she has seen anything like my Bob's case in an animal let alone a chinchilla.


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I think it's a pretty rare situation. I've only heard of a few prolapse cases and they were prolapsed uteri in breeding females. But again these were rare.


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I am certainly no expert but I haven't heard of prolapsed rectums in chins either.. so I doubt it is very common.
I wouldn't let it stop you from aquiring another chinchilla..
Chinchillas are more likely to get problems with their teeth (the name escapes me at this time) but if you did have one that was affected with that condition, that shouldn't stop you from getting chinchillas in the future.. you just may want to get the next one from a good breeder (if you got the sick one from a petstore for instance)..
I'm sorry for your loss Leigh..


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Originally Posted by suzoo
Chinchillas are more likely to get problems with their teeth (the name escapes me at this time)
Maloclusion


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That's it! Thanks Sophie..


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It happens with hedgehogs. I had 2 prolapse hogs in 5 years.

Red


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It does happen but is not common by any means.
I heard of some breeders putting them back theselves, and if you catch it asap they can survive.
I'm so sorry for your loss, but I doubt it will happen to you again.
Don't let it discourage you from getting another.
My vet has only seen it in one chin here, one I sold a lady.
He said it's not genetic it just happens and is much more common in cows and horses.


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I know I caught it to late they tried to put it back in but when they did a laparotomy (lots of money for that one) they said that it was unreparable because she had severed it the only way the could fix it was to put the colon where she had done the damage but it would not have been a comfortable life for her. I know I did the right thing by having her put to sleep but it is still painful to not have her here

thanks for all of your support Leigh


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Oh the poor little thing.I'm sure you did the right thing.
Thanks for sharing it, we can only learn by sharing, even when it's this painful.


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i raised chins and never had that problem . I'v only seen it happen with dogs.