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MEMORIALS:
*Memorials,
Burial Wares *Message
in Memorials *Estate
Planning *Do
Chinchillas Grieve? *Death
Throes
*Words
of Comfort *ChinCare's
Dedication Continued on next page: Quality
of Life and Euthanasia
HEALTH AND LIFESTYLE:
*Misinformation
and Care Myths Index
*The
Essentials, or Basics, of Chinchilla Care (cage accessories, about
safe housing and homemade cage designs)
*Heat
and Humidity Can Be Life-Threatening (articles, emergency, keeping
cool)
*Estimating
Chinchilla Age
*Shipping,
Transporting or Travelling With Your Chin (resources and additional
articles, checklist)
*Chinchillas
And Allergies: NOT "Hypoallergenic" (reducing the allergic
impact of hay and dust)
Health & Lifestyle Pages
Chinchilla Behavior: Relating to People and Other Animals
*The
Red Print: Please Read First
*Adoption
Source, or Background, and Behavioral Expecations (pet breeder, ranch,
pet store, rehoming, rescue)
*General
Characteristics of Behavior
*Routines
(exercise, sleep and covering cages)
Continued on next page:
*Initiating
Bonding, A Hands-On Approach (first contact procedure)
*Relating
to Your Chinchilla (chin scratches or grooming, playtime bonding,
catching and handling)
Continued on next page:
*Environmental
Stress (attitude and behavior determinants, basic ways to prevent
stress, potential stress factors)
*Anti-Social
Behavior (biting; urine-spraying- single female chin syndrome; rearing
up and chattering teeth; hostilely pursuing, cornering, fur-pulling)
*Facts
About Discipline
*Behavioral
Rehabilitation: Addressing Biting and Urine-Spraying
Continued on next page:
*Relating
Articles
*Compatibility
With Other Animals (chins and buns don't mix)
*As
Classroom Pets -and- Are Chinchillas a Good Pet for Children? (pets
for kids)
Chinchilla Introductions and Group Dynamics
*The
Red Print: Please Read First
*Introducing
Chins: Precautionary Notes and Pointers (intro method warning)
*Cage
Within a Cage (CWAC) Method of Introducing Chinchillas
*The
Social Disposition Indicator: Negative, Positive, Inexperienced, Conclusion
Continued on next page:
*Maintaining
Group Compatibility (preventing conflicts, causes for conflict, the
two kinds of mounting)
Chintelligence and Communication
*Communication
(general characteristics, hear chinchilla sounds, speech recognition)
*Taming
Or Training Chinchillas (additional articles)
*Clever
Chin Stories, Chintelligence Articles
*The
TV Attraction
Dental Health
*The
Red Print: Please Read First
*Dental
Health (articles and photos, dental formula, facts and problem prevention,
crossley articles)
*Malocclusion
(defining; articles and photos; environmental factor- calcium deficiency,
insufficient tooth wear, implementing changes to address calcium deficiency
and malocclusion; symptom progression of malocclusion)
Continued on next page:
*Supplementing
Vitamin C for Dental Health (articles, vitamin c sources)
*Supplementing
Calcium to Correct Calcium Deficiency (calcium metabolism, moderate
ca:no p calcium supplementing, articles, bladder stones in perspective,
calcium sources)
Continued on next page:
*Positive
Results from Vitamin C and Calcium Supplementing: Correcting Calcium
Deficiency, Reversing Malocclusion (herd of maloccluders; casper in
japan; henry, sugarpuff and dinky in the uk; sasha's miracle and more)
Continued on next page from Positive Results from Vitamin C and Calcium
Supplementing:
*Sasha's
Miracle and More
Exercise and Play
*The
Red Print: Please Read First
*Exercise
and Environmental Stimuli (chuffy's story, exercise for breeding chinchillas)
*Out-of-Cage
Exercise Time (chin-proofing and other precautions, eyesight and agility,
escape artists, if a chin is stepped on)
Continued on next page:
*Exercise
Wheels (safety criteria; suppliers; reviews and demonstrations)
*Using
a Harness
Grooming, Fur and Skin Health
*Grooming
(articles, accessories, the right dustbath container)
*Dry
Skin
*Callouses
(bumblefoot)
*Missing
Fur? (medical explanations; wear, rubbing; fights; fur slipping; fur
biting, chewing, barbering; fungus)
*Care
Myths: The Wet Bath (administering) -and- Withholding
Dustbath (dustbath massage, dry butt-bath)
Healing: Ailments & Remedies
*The
Red Print: Please Read First
*Avoiding
Tragedy: Don't Kill Your Chin With "Kindness!"
*Health
Articles (medical and anatomical, senior health and cataracts, vet
articles, vital statistics)
*Antibiotic
and Penicillin Warning
*Anesthesia
*Household
Remedies
*Seizures,
Fits, Convulsions (articles, brain infection)
*Curing
Giardia (articles, oreganol article)
*Protozoan
Parasites in Captive Chinchillas
*Common
Kidney Diseases In Small Pets
*Hair
Rings and Prolapsed Penis (photos and articles, hair ring removal,
treating a prolapsed penis)
*Eye
Irritations
*Incontinence
and Urine Scald (articles)
*Quarantining
New Chins
Continued on next page:
*Digestive
System Ailments (additional articles, rectal prolapse of the intestine
or bowel, the gastrointestinal system and gi stasis, bloat, enteritis,
lower gi disease, hepatic lipidosis)
Continued on next page:
*Contagious
Diseases (ringworm and giardia, pasteurella, pneumonia, rabbit viral
hemorrhagic disease (vhd), ectoparasites, listeriosis, bordetella
bronchiseptica, human herpes virus, rabies and monkeypox, frenkelia
microti)
Nutrition
*The
Red Print: Please Read First
*Nutrition
Articles
*Nutrition
in Captivity: Approximating the Wild Diet (malnutrition, wild diet
and nutritional requirements)
*Provide
a Variety of Hays (additional articles and guaranteed analysis charts)
*Pellets,
A Dietary Staple of Domestic Chinchillas (pellet brand analysis)
*Treats
vs. Health Hazards (a guide to dietary extras)
*Why
Distilled or Filtered Water is Best
Continued on next page:
*Handfeeding
and Formulas (articles, formulas: complete diets, supplementary)
Continued on next page:
*Two
Studies of the Wild Chinchilla Diet, and Plant Photos (2002, 1983,
Puya berteroniana)
Origins and Wild Chinchillas Today
*Chinchilla
Types, or Species (articles, photos, species description, scientific
classification- chins differ from viscachas)
*Wild
Chinchilla Conservation Status for Short and Long-Tailed Chinchillas
*Recent
Wild Chinchilla Research and Links: History, Life in the Wild
*Las
Chinchillas National Reserve in Chile
*Sights
and Cultures of the Andes
*The
Great MF Chapman Hoax (facts: 1, 2, 3 and conclusion)
RESCUE, REHOMING AND CLASSIFIEDS:
*The
Red Print: Please Read First
*Guides
to Responsible Rescue and Rehoming (rehoming by contacting rescue:
hoarding vs legitimate rescue; rehoming by direct placement; articles)
*Adoption
Fees and Dangers of FTGH, "Free to Good Home" (bunchers,
hoarders or collectors)
*USA
& International Rescues/ Shelters, Petfinder Shelter Status
*Sponsoring
a Rescue Chinchilla
*Why
Rescue Workers Ask Questions
*Information
Resources (sites, lost pet resources, chinchilla hotel and temporary
lodging, rescue programs)
*Classifieds
Rescue & Rehoming Pages
Let's Home Those In NEED Before We Breed!
*The
Big Picture In Review (defining overpopulation and "good home")
*Casualties
of Reckless Breeding
*We
CAN curb chinchilla neglect, abuse and homelessness!
*Pocket
Pets, What Rights?
*"Family
In Desperate Need," insightful humor
*Selections
From, "We Are Their Heroes"
The Rescue Report
*Introduction
To This Page
*Links
to Rescue/ Rehoming Stories
*Counting
The Rescues
*Near
Death Experience
*Dorm
Room Neglect
*Dire
Consequences of Irresponsible Breeding
*Thirty
Inbred Chinchillas
*FTGH
Fiasco
*Chinchillas
Left Out With Trash
*Abandoned
Outside in Summertime
*Death
Trap Cages
*Crippled
Kit
*Neglect
Survivors
*Helping
To Turn Things Around
*Spiffy's
Frat House Nightmare
*The
Many Costs of Rescue Work
*Warning
to Rescuers About People Wanting "Cheap Breeding Chins"
Setting Standards for Responsible Breeding, Ownership, Neutering
*Breeding/
Mating Myths
*Recommended
Reading
*Breeding
Basics For The Surprised New Chinparent (rotational feeding method)
*Standards
for Responsible Breeding (our philosophy, breeding standards, nfb:
"not for breeding" factors!)
*Screening
for Responsible Ownership (examples: adoption contracts and procedures)
*Articles:
Breeding, Mutation Colors, Baby-Saving, Determining Gender, etc.
*Zebedee's
Story: Hand-Raising Kits
*Neutering
(articles, introduction, why neuter, checklist, factors to consider)
*Inbreeding,
Linebreeding and Why Pet Breeders Shouldn't (articles, breeding for
health and temperament)
VET RESOURCES
*The
Red Print: Please Read First
*How
Knowledgeable is Your Vet?
*Information
Resources (articles on choosing a vet, online vet advice, pet insurance)
*USA
and International Vets Listed by Region
*Initial
Vet Examination Criteria and Detecting Illness (ears and paw pads,
eyes, fecal droppings, fur, general attitude, heart and lungs, teeth,
urine)
SAFETY & SUPPLIER RESOURCES
*Safety
Intro, Product Reviews Link
*Site
Safety And Need-To-Know Index
*Pet-Safe
Cleaners
*Safe
Litter or Bedding (what's unsafe; safe litter/ bedding suppliers)
*Safety
Items
*Safe
vs. Hazardous Chews (safe, effective chews: examples, cleaning and
reusing cholla and pumice; safe wood: specifications, the list, cleaning
and storing; toxic wood: toxic factors, the list, cyanogenic glycosides;
chewing hazards)
*Safe
vs. Toxic Metals
*Chinchilla
Collectibles
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