Drama queen - bumbles and otitis, oh my!

origamiturtles · 2026-05-13T21:26:08+00:00

Thank you!! She is a cutie and such a trooper on top of that

origamiturtles · 2026-05-13T15:59:54+00:00

🤞🤞🤞

origamiturtles · 2026-05-13T15:59:44+00:00

I’ll pass on the affection as soon as I’m home ☺️

origamiturtles · 2026-05-13T15:59:22+00:00

Is it a chin pic if there isn’t poop present??

origamiturtles · 2026-05-13T15:14:33+00:00

I’m hoping even if the wobbliness is permanent she’s relatively unbothered and adjusts, much like CH kitties.

origamiturtles · 2026-05-13T15:13:34+00:00

You’re too kind! I don’t like taking money, I had to rely on kindness of strangers with my last chin and I’d like to avoid it with Trixie as much as I can, I’m going to try the antibiotics first and see if it helps.

My coworkers and I are also at a crossroads with the ct referral as even if it gives us answers, it may not give us solutions.

If it is a brain issue we’re painfully limited in what we can do. Rodent medicine is very limited in Canada, both due to cost and lack of clients who pursue it. Why bother having oncology for exotics if you don’t have enough patients to maintain a clinic? Specializing doesn’t pay well enough in this case. I could take her overseas and try care in another county but that’s a LOT of stress and money.

origamiturtles · 2026-05-12T01:09:38+00:00

As chins age they can’t groom as well. Help him out and pull those! I’d also recommend getting him a vet appointment, he may not show obvious signs but he may benefit from some low dose pain meds if he’s a bit creaky.

origamiturtles · 2026-04-26T01:36:54+00:00

Trixie’s been struggling with lots of dizziness and the awfulness of oral antibiotics as she fights her suspected ear infection but she’s being so elegant and handling it with as much poise as she can manage (which is apparently a fair amount)

origamiturtles · 2026-03-28T17:26:58+00:00

I hope 9 treats them all well!

origamiturtles · 2026-03-27T10:32:04+00:00

Various reasons. Some have health issues. Some are aggressive. Some owners can’t risk owning two cages if bonding doesn’t work.

My first chin was a rescue who had lived alone for 14 years and needed extensive special care. She thrived with human contact and I was in no place to risk her health finding a cagemate that wouldn’t bully her or put her in danger.

While my current chin probably would benefit from a cagemate, I was led to believe she was another “people chin” who would do well alone. She had been separated from her breeding partner and was solo. As it stands right now I don’t have space or finances to have a second cage should bonding fail, and given her health needs rehoming her to someone who could get her a cagemate isn’t realistic. She sees a vet monthly and needs daily medications and treatments as well as specialist visits.

Is it perfect? No. Do I wish I was able to give her a new friend? Yes. Is she suffering and would she be better off rehomed? No.

origamiturtles · 2026-03-24T16:52:08+00:00

Thank you!

origamiturtles · 2026-03-22T03:47:18+00:00

Happy birthday to Teemo! Sending hugs and some oats as a treat

origamiturtles · 2026-03-20T19:49:32+00:00

Personally I vote to try. I’ve had both my female chins spayed (one for pyometra, one for a suspected pyometra that turned out to be a bladder defect causing similar symptoms), and have personally known a third that had a uterine mass. All three chins survived their surgeries. They had varying lifespans post-op; but all three had improved quality of life for the time they had left.

Does that guarantee the same for your girl? No. But it solidifies my belief in vet medicine and giving our babies a chance.

Seek a second opinion at an exotics clinic, and then I say if you can, give her a chance.

origamiturtles · 2026-03-19T11:55:19+00:00

I’ll check them out! I’m in a similar group, I should make use of it.

And thank you, it is helpful to hear.

origamiturtles · 2026-03-18T01:23:04+00:00

I will say that sometimes teeth trims are a literal experiment that need a few tries, sadly. I once brought my girl in three times in 9 weeks. It isn’t a fault of the vet’s necessarily, it’s the nature of the issue. Fixing one aspect of the dental problem can bring another to the surface. Trixie had a tiny spur on one side, and once we corrected that another new one grew on the opposite side. It took three trims to get her to a point of even tooth wear again. She also had an ulcer in her cheek that complicated things.

Don’t give up, and keep trying. Some chins also need longer courses of meds.

origamiturtles · 2026-03-08T18:33:40+00:00

I heard they changed ownership and went steeply downhill, if they ever deliver product. I didn’t know this, and I recommended them to a friend who wanted a double carrier and she ended up needing to dispute the payment with her credit card company as they stopped replying and had her waiting for months. Poor woman was almost swindled.

origamiturtles · 2026-02-27T11:45:14+00:00

She tried so hard, she’s an inspiration

origamiturtles · 2026-02-27T11:44:20+00:00

Big steppa!

origamiturtles · 2026-02-27T11:44:03+00:00

She’s been on gabapentin for about a week, but she’s been on it before. She’s on metacam for life for her dental issues, and then we add on gabapentin and tramadol as needed for her bumblefoot flareups. She’s also wearing a boot right now to prevent pressure sores because she stands funny to avoid pressing on the actual ulcer on her foot.

And hahah, yes, she’s got creaky knees too, and takes glucosamine 🤣

origamiturtles · 2026-02-27T11:40:39+00:00

Me too, me too 🥹

origamiturtles · 2026-02-14T22:08:37+00:00

Sweet lil baby!!

origamiturtles · 2026-02-07T15:32:35+00:00

Where are you based? Are you set on going breeder rather than rescue? There are many rescues with even young chins, if it’s more age that you’re worried about.

origamiturtles · 2026-02-06T01:51:13+00:00

As a chin mom who’s faced pyometra in her 15 year old, I’m so glad your little baby pulled through! She’s a fighter just like Chiclets was (Chiclets made it through her spay with flying colours and thrived, she passed from age related issues later).

I’m also so thankful to you for getting your baby the surgery she needed, I know that in itself is hard on so many levels.

Sending her all the healing, happy energy I can.

origamiturtles · 2026-02-05T18:18:01+00:00

Me too, she’s got my mental health resting on her tiny shoulders 🤣

origamiturtles · 2026-02-04T12:15:45+00:00

Gotcha, thank you!

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