I. Symptoms of Chinchilla heatstroke
1. The ears turn pink or red
Because there is less hair in the ears of chinchillas, when the chinchilla’s body temperature is too high, it usually transfers more blood to the ears to dissipate heat, so Chinchillas usually look redder than usual during heatstroke, and you may even see red veins on their ears. Red ears are a warning of heat stroke in chinchillas. If pet owners see this phenomenon of chinchillas, they must pay attention.
2. Shortness of breath
Shortness of breath is also one of the obvious symptoms of heatstroke in chinchillas. Generally, if chinchillas have symptoms of red ears and shortness of breath, it can probably be judged that chinchillas is too hot. However, from a single point of view, there are many reasons for shortness of breath in chinchillas. It is not only shortness of breath to judge chinchilla fever, but also other symptoms of chinchillas.
3. Abnormal drooling
The chinchilla drooling usually occurs during heatstroke, but chinchilla drooling can also be caused by many factors, so pet owners need to combine Taken together, if the above conditions appear at the same time, it is a good indication that the chinchilla is suffering from heat stroke.
4. Falling into a state of drowsiness
Heatstroke will cause chinchillas to be very tired and listless. Sometimes chinchillas who are overheated don’t even want to sit up and lie down all the time to avoid further complications. lots of heat.
5. Loss of consciousness
Chinchillas will lose consciousness when the heatstroke is severe. This situation is very urgent. If not treated in time, the chinchillas are likely to die of shock.
Second, what to do if chinchillas have heatstroke
1. Discover chinchillas After heat stroke, the chinchilla should be transferred to a cool environment for the first time, or the temperature of the environment should be lowered by turning on the cooling device, and the temperature of the environment in which the chinchilla is located should be kept at 10~21°C. If the situation is more urgent, bring the chinchilla to the open refrigerator, but must not put it directly into the closed refrigerator, keep the refrigerator door open to cool it down. In addition, you must not bathe chinchillas with heat stroke, otherwise it will easily lead to a large temperature difference in the chinchilla’s body, which will bring greater risks to chinchillas.
2. After transferring the chinchilla to a cool place, you can use a damp cloth to wipe the outer ear of the chinchilla, soak it again after the damp cloth becomes hot and wipe it again, and so on. Cooling the chinchilla’s ears can help encourage its body to cool down. If the situation is more urgent, the pet owner can wrap the ice cubes in a cloth and move them on the chinchilla’s body to achieve the purpose of cooling down quickly. But don’t keep the ice cubes in a certain part of the chinchilla for a long time.
3. If the chinchillas suffering from heat stroke are still conscious, they can be fed some saline as appropriate. But you can’t do this if you’re not conscious, otherwise it’s likely to cause chinchillas to choke and worsen the situation.
4. After the chinchilla is out of danger, the pet owner should pay attention to observe the chinchilla and keep its body temperature around 37℃.
The above is our introduction to the symptoms and first aid methods of chinchilla heatstroke, and I hope it will be helpful to everyone.
