1. Common causes of Chinchilla soft stools
1. Improper feeding: One of the main reasons why chinchillas will have soft stools is caused by improper feeding of the owner. For example, feeding chinchillas to eat fruits, vegetables and other foods that we humans eat for a long time will cause indigestion in the gastrointestinal tract of chinchillas The situation, thus causing Chinchilla diarrhea, diarrhea symptoms.
2. Stress response: Because chinchillas are relatively timid, they are easily frightened. After being frightened, it will produce a stress response, causing it to have loose stools, vomiting, and depression.
3. Sickness: If the chinchilla eats irregularly or because the chinchilla hides its food, but the owner does not find it in time, the chinchilla eats expired, rotten and spoiled food, resulting in If you have gastroenteritis, you will also experience loose stools. Or if the chinchilla catches a cold or is accidentally infected with an infectious disease, etc., it will cause the chinchilla to have soft stools.
Second, the treatment of chinchilla soft stools
If the dragon The cat is only mildly constipated, and the owner can not take drug treatment. Just don’t feed some food with high water content, greasy and high protein. You can stick to the way of eating more grass and less food to avoid dragons. The cat’s gastrointestinal burden is too heavy, resulting in other problems.
If the chinchilla has symptoms of diarrhea or diarrhea, for example, the chinchilla’s feces are too soft to form, and it is also very smelly, and even sticks the anus, and serious prolapse of the anus will occur. Then chinchillas will be life-threatening. At this time, the owner should suspend the feeding of the chinchilla first, put the chinchilla in the cage and put the Timothy on it. After three days, it must be fed with food, and at the same time, feed the nutrient solution regularly every day to prevent the chinchilla from dehydration. After doing this, if the chinchilla’s soft stool has not improved, it is recommended that the owner take it to the pet hospital for examination and medical treatment in time.
Finally, if the chinchilla’s stool is soft for more than a week without any improvement, it is recommended that the owner take the chinchilla’s feces to the pet hospital for testing. It may be trichomoniasis (usually transmitted through feces). The treatment plan is recommended to follow the doctor’s advice.
