My vet has prescribed Azithromycin 0.5ml per day for 14 days. I want to make sure that it’s safe for my chinchilla and that the dose and number of days isn’t too much for him.

Hello, It does sound like the correct amount for him. It is hard for me to tell you the exact dosage without knowing how much your chinchilla weights and the concentration of the medication that you have. If you have questions about the dosage of medication, you can talk with your vet and see if this is the correct dosage. I hope your Chinchilla starts to improve.

My chinchilla is not showing signs of a URI yet but I just adopted a bunny and I know they can carry Pasteurella, I know it is fatal to chinchillas so they are in different rooms and I was my hands before I play with my chinchilla but what else can I do? How is Pasteurella transmited and how can I make sure my chin doesn’t get sick?!

Typically Pasteurella is transmitted between animals (and humans) by contact with secretions, excretions, aerosol, poor hygiene (when handling different animals), contaminated surfaces among other causes. It is important to keep strict biosecurity when you bring any new animal into the home to ensure that they don’t pose a biological risk to the other animals. Regards Dr Callum Turner DVM

Hi! I just got my chinchilla a couple of days ago and she started to sneeze a lot and there is cloudy stuff coming out of her noise! I was wondering if my local vet could see her or do I need to go to someone special?

Thank you for your email, and congratulations on your new Peaches! Chinchillas are very fun pets. Your local veterinarian may be able to examine her, as many veterinarians are trained in exotic species. you just need to call the office and ask if they see chinchillas, or if they can recommend a veterinarian near you to see her. I hope that she does well!