https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/14134/chinchilla-pupd Hi, A colleague has an appointment booked today to see a chinchilla with pupd. Sorry, no other details. What diagnostic tests can one realistically do on a chinchilla, without resorting to the does-it-respond-to-baytril diagnostic test? Cheersen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/81878?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:42:02 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:527a3dc2-b23e-4c74-a9b5-9ac8c63b98c8Marie Kubiak<p>Also check teeth thoroughly - incisors, intraoral evaluation and palpation of mandibles. I see a lot of chinchillas that actually have oral pain as a cause of polydipsia - never been 100% sure why they drink more, maybe the water cools sore tissue?? Usually if clinical exam is unexciting then we proceed to GA for skull/survey abdo rads, detailed intraoral exam&nbsp;and blood sample collection (femoral vein or cranial vena cava) to work them up.</p> <p>Marie</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/81844?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:33:08 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:bcb29500-66b9-4edc-b467-01bbddb6245dUtlendigur<p>History + clinical exam<img src="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/emoticons/v2/Winking_smiley.gif" alt="Wink" /> Make sure it is pupd rather than just a leaky water bottle! Probably start with urine sample - SG, multistix etc. If you put it in a cage with a clean plastic floor you can just syringe some up when it pees. I&#39;ve never tried blood sampling one but I&#39;d assume you could use the jugular ? under quick GA. Xray/ultrasound for pyo?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>