I. Severity of Chinchilla cold and prevention methods
Compared with wild chinchillas, domestic chinchillas are more prone to colds, because there are few cold viruses in the living environment of wild chinchillas, and chinchillas naturally have no antibodies against cold viruses, so chinchillas are in After entering human society and becoming a pet, it is easier to catch a cold, and it is easy to die from a simple cold. Chinchillas are also smaller in size and have much lower resistance than humans, so they are more vulnerable to colds. Chinchillas are prone to secondary pneumonia after catching a cold, threatening their lives. Therefore, breeders should not underestimate the impact of chinchilla colds, and usually pay attention to strict prevention of chinchillas colds. You can refer to the following methods for prevention:
1. The main ways of transmission of Arowana cold virus are: droplet transmission and contact transmission on the owner’s hands. Therefore, when the breeder has a cold, try not to approach the chinchilla, and arrange for other people to feed the chinchilla. Some breeders have relatively high resistance. When they catch a cold, they may not have obvious nasal symptoms, but only feel a headache. However, the cold virus in their body is actually very active and can be transmitted to chinchillas when they come into contact with them. Therefore, it is recommended that breeders pay attention to wash their hands, disinfect and change clothes before contacting chinchillas.
2. Keeping chinchillas on a daily basis, be careful not to let them freeze or encounter environmental changes with excessive temperature difference. Usually, if you want to take them out to play, pay attention to choosing the appropriate reality and avoid chinchillas blowing. In addition, usually pay attention to prevent chinchillas from going to the tuyere to blow air.
Second, the treatment of chinchilla cold
Once a dragon is found If the cat has a cold, it should be isolated as soon as possible, and it should be kept in isolation from other chinchillas. At the same time, the original environment should be strictly disinfected, and then it should be fed and treated in time. For example, you can buy herbal powder specially designed for chinchilla colds to treat sick chinchillas online. Or you can also go to the pharmacy to buy azithromycin and eucardan for human use to treat chinchillas who have a cold, but you must pay attention to controlling the dosage, otherwise it is very likely that chinchillas will face life-threatening. In addition, for the runny nose or nasal congestion symptoms of chinchillas when they have a cold, nasal drops can be used to achieve effective relief. If the chinchilla suffers from a cold and flu, the pet owner should also pay attention to keeping it warm and use some traditional Chinese medicines that expel wind and cold to treat it. Generally, chinchillas have a clear nose for a cold, and a yellow nose for a viral cold. Pet owners can distinguish the type of cold by the nose of a sick chinchilla.
We share the types of treatment and prevention methods of chinchilla colds here, I hope it will be helpful to you, and I wish all chinchillas a speedy recovery and good health Kang!
