My new chinchilla has severe diarrhea. What should I do to help?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
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I have a new chinchilla that has developed severe diarrhea what should i do
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Published on December 9th, 2016
He might have eaten something spoiled that is causing this. withhold food for 12 hours then offer Chinny boiled boneless chicken and rice every 6 hours in small portions. if he is eating and not vomiting, continue with this diet for 2 days. After 2 days, you can put him back gradually on his normal food. If he continues with the severe diarrhea, take him to the vet to get treatment.
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Published on February 14th, 2019
Hi Tommy, thanks for using Pet Coach. I would only consider this a serious issue if the problem persists. Did you give Remi any new foods in the past few days? If so, that may be the cause. I just recommend you monitor this issue and if this continues, then get him to a vet for an exam. Diarrhea is a very non-specific symptom. There are many, many things that can cause diarrhea so a vet will need to examine him and do a fecal test to see if they can find out the source of the problem. Just be sure you have him on a high quality diet like Oxbow: ( http://www.oxbowanimalhealth.com/products/species/chinchillas ) If you are going to change diets, do it slowly over a week's time or you may cause more diarrhea. If you'd like, you can feed him a digestive support supplement for the next couple weeks. This won't hurt and it may help. ( http://www.oxbowanimalhealth.com/our-products/supplements/natural-science-digestive-support ) Hope this helps you Tommy. Feel free to post again if you have more questions!
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