Ontario Chinchillas

Hi everyone, our dear chinchilla General Tao is not feeling good since this evening and I don't know exactly what's going on. He's drinking and eating well but he is not as active as usual. Usually, in the evening, he just want to get out of his cage and run everywhere in the apartment but tonight, he just stay almost immobile in his cage ( freshly clean) with his ears and head down....He also keeps his eyes small. Please somebody help our little baby ( he's 9 months old) to get back in shape!!! ( sorry for the English mistakes...)

Thanks!!

Is he pooping?

What is the temp. in the room?

What type of food is he on and what is his cage set up?

I'm sorry I can't help you without knowing more. If you are really worried than a vet visit is always a good idea.

Well, it's too late... it's 20h and he just left our world to the chinchillas' paradise. I'm feeling so sad..
I don't understand, nothing in his environment as changed. I changed the bedding a few days ago but I took the same as usual. He had a perfect cage for chinchillas, fresh water, nice temperature... Monday he was feeling so good running like a wild animal in my apartment and now he lays in a shoe box...
Well thanks for helping me out, I'll just pray for him ( my cat lost his friend too)

I'm sorry for your loss. Did the cat play with your chinchilla?

There could be a few things that happened. Bloat or something else entirely. Cats can carry a virus that can be fatal to chins so that's why I asked. Or it may be something unrelated.

A lot of times chins hide any illness so it's quite possible he was sick for some time.

Poor general tao, that's so sad he died
It's true that it's very tricky to notice when the chins are sick, they tend to hide their illnesses making it hard to figure out what really happened to them,
I'm sorry about your loss

sorry for your loss it happens so suddenly, they hide sickness too well till it's much too late. Im really sorry

I am very sorry for your loss Hakuna, it is never easy.

I know this is late in response. First of all, I'm very sorry for your loss. I've been through it myself and can understand how you feel. The pain will never go away entirely, but through time, you'll feel better and be able to accept it. In the mean time, take care of yourself.