Minipiv

Guess I'de better update.

I got a bit frustrated with my vet.
Nothing showed up on her x-rays.
One said there was no point in doing any blood tests. When I called and asked them about checking her poop, I got an other vet. He didn't sound like he wanted to check her poop, but he wanted to check her blood.
After about 12 hours with a chinchilla that wouldn't come around, and he sounded like they probably wouldn't use gas, but do it the same way when taking a blood sample, I just didn't want to let them do anything.

So I called one of the best rodent and exotic specialists here. She thought the poop was a good way to go, especially with such a sick animal.
And I know they have the facilities to use gas and an oxygen chamber if the animals do not come out quick enough.

I went down to the vet, left a sample, and went home. This was wednesday. If they could check them on their own they would call around friday. If they had to send them to a bigger lab, I would get an answer around tuesday.

Friday around lunch she looked very bad, and after talking to one of the veterinary nurses I got an acute appointment.
I was told the rodent expert (Ingeborg) didn't have the time - she was totally booked up - but she was the one who looked at her anyway. That was such a relief. I've been down there before, where someone who didn't have a clue about chinchillas looked at my animals. It's quite annoying to have someone who doesn't know the first thing to look at your animal, not find anything out, and pay double for it -_- That's what happens if you get there after hours.

Back to Minipiv, Ingeborg did agree she was way to small. The scale said 440 grams, but it could be anything from 440-449. Not the best scale for small animals, but it seams like that's what all the vets here use.
Mini was outgoing and pooping like she should. Ingeborg took a sample, and said something about she'd might be looking at it, if she got the time.
Then Mini decided to pee. Ingeborg ran out of the room, and came back with one of those strips that test for all sorts of things.
Every thing looked fine. It even tested for diabetes, and it was negative.

We talked a bit about what to do. She didn't really want to do the blood tests before we got an answer about the poop.
She couldn't feel anything wrong anywhere, and everything looked fine. No sign of liver problems or an infection. Nice teeth, and she was eating like always.
She did get a vitamin shot though.
I wish my own vet had just given her a vitamin shot. She ate like a crazy when we came home, and seams a lot more lively, she even put on at least 5 grams over the weekend - yay. That's the first time we've seen an increase in her weight. It's been either steady or going down the last couple of weeks.

I'm hoping they are going to call me tomorrow. I'm kinda hoping she has some parasites. That would make everything a lot easier.
And I have to tell them about the impact of the vitamin shot.
I have been thinking that something might went wrong with her last litter, and she didn't get all she needed.
That could have cause a kind of negative spiral for her.

We just have to wait and see.


Oh, and one more thing.
I did suspect Madonna of being pregnant.
Yesterday I noticed how she was eating like a little pig, and looked like a pregnant GP >_< I'm quite sure she's pregnant, and she is going to give birth in a short time :)
I'm hoping for something chocolate ebony or homo pink white ebony :)