{"id":55755,"date":"2021-06-09T19:39:15","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T00:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/?p=55755"},"modified":"2021-06-16T22:42:05","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T03:42:05","slug":"nutrition-the-key-to-your-chinchillas-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/nutrition-the-key-to-your-chinchillas-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Nutrition:  The Key to Your Chinchilla&#8217;s Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your chinchilla\u2019s diet plays a key role in maintaining optimal condition. This client education handout reviews the foods eaten by chinchillas in the wild, recommendations for a healthy pet chinchilla diet, as well as why a high-fiber diet is essential to your chinchilla&#8217;s health. This educational material was awarded third place in the 2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aemv.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Association of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians<\/a> (AEMV) <a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/2021-aemv-veterinary-technology-contest\/\">Veterinary Technology Client Education Materials Contest<\/a>, sponsored by Lafeber Company.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/AEMVContestChinchillaBerlsLV2.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-55758\" src=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Nutrition-Chinchilla.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"175\" height=\"221\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Download the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/AEMVContestChinchillaBerlsLV2.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">PDF<\/a> version of this chinchilla nutrition client education handout, or modify the <a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/AEMVContestChinchillaBerlsLV2.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DOCX<\/a> version or <a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/AEMVContestChinchillaBerlsLV2.doc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DOC version<\/a> for your veterinary hospital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your chinchilla\u2019s diet plays a key role in maintaining optimal condition. 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