{"id":167,"date":"2025-04-06T04:48:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T04:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/?p=167"},"modified":"2025-09-27T20:58:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T20:58:42","slug":"sad-chichilla-news-rylia-is-on-hospice-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/?p=167","title":{"rendered":"Sad chinchilla news: Rylia is on hospice at home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our most Feisty &#8211; some might say ornery &#8211; eight year old chinchilla Rylia has a tooth problem (they are growing backwards!) and nothing can be done abut it. It was discovered last Monday evening when the crowd returned from England after their six day stay. I was chin sitting but not my fault! It probably has been going on for awhile, but her weight loss was noted when they got back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So off to the exotic animal vet who made the diagnosis. She is on two meds and has to be hand fed &#8211; otherwise she will not eat or drink. She is NOT happy with that and takes about 15-20 minutes &#8211; but we will continue until it becomes too much for her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rylia has two children amongst the other five we have; and a friend has twins she had. All four are adults and all doing well. Chinchillas as pets can live into their teens &#8211; Dusty is at least 12 years old. Here are pictures after last nights feeding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The instruments (of torture?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/6a00d834525a2f69e202c8d3d051ee200c-500wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11040\" title=\"20250406_222600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/6a00d834525a2f69e202c8d3d051ee200c-500wi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/6a00d834525a2f69e202c8d3d051ee200c-500wi-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e202c8d3d0520d200c-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e202c8d3d0520d200c-500wi\" alt=\"20250406_222543\" title=\"20250406_222543\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/6a00d834525a2f69e202c8d3d05216200c-500wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11039\" title=\"20250406_222547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/6a00d834525a2f69e202c8d3d05216200c-500wi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/6a00d834525a2f69e202c8d3d05216200c-500wi-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our most Feisty &#8211; some might say ornery &#8211; eight year old chinchilla Rylia has a tooth problem (they are growing backwards!) and nothing can be done abut it. It was discovered last Monday evening when the crowd returned from England after their six day stay. I was chin sitting but not my fault! 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