My chinchilla is breathing irregular...

Question

My 6 year old chinchilla has, for the last day, been breathing very heavily. She was breathing through her mouth at one point but stopped. She's eating, drinking, but is acting a little more mellow than before, such as not chewing on anything. I caught her nibbling her front paws and everytime she exhales, her nose makes a weird "clicking" sound as if somethin was stuck in her nose or as if it was stuffy. I really had the impression that she was goin to die last night because I couldn't find out what was wrong and it hasn't been letting up. Can anyone give me an idea on what this is, or even what is causing it?

Answer 1

Definitely take her to the vet before it's to late.

The clicking sound is not good and she likely has a respiratory issue of some sort likely a common cold.

Make sure there are no drafts in the house, and that the bedding isn't wet in any places, or that it didn't get heatstroke(rare).

I was reading a Rodent first Aid book today, and remember reading something about the clicking.

The symptoms of the Rodent cold is:

Weakness

Nasal discharge

Labored brearthing

Clicking sounds.

Sorry but your going to want to take her to the Vet, and I recommend you check the causes that I listed.