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Chinchilla had a seizure

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Question
My chincilla had a seizure after running around he is 5 years old, what should I do, can I help him?

Answer
Seizures can be a lot of different things. It can be a one time thing from over excitment or something that is needing attention like low blood sugar. You need to first see if it happens again. Find out these things
1)Does it happen all the time
2)Is it when he plays, is pick up, after eating ?
3)How long does it last

Once you know this then you can talk to your vet about either medication or you can use corn syrup to bring the blood sugar up quickly.

Here is a great website that goes into further detail and may help. Thanks so much for asking :)

http://www.spoiledchins.net/Seizure.htm