{"topic_id":"exotic_nutrition_chinchilla_cecotrophy","category":"exotic-pet-nutrition","context":"---\ntopic_id: exotic_nutrition_chinchilla_cecotrophy\ncategory: exotic-pet-nutrition\ntitle: \"Chinchilla nutrition — cecotrophy and stable urinary calcium\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"Merck Veterinary Manual — Chinchillas (saved first-hand text)\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/exotic-health/mvm_chinchilla.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-29\ntokens_estimated: 85\nverified: true\nverification:\n  method: paraphrase\n  claims: 3\n  passed: 3\n  date: 2026-08-04\nsource_document: \"Merck Veterinary Manual — Chinchillas (saved first-hand text)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"Merck Veterinary Manual\"\n  title: \"Chinchilla nutrition — cecotrophy and stable urinary calcium\"\n  url: \"https://www.merckvetmanual.com/exotic-and-laboratory-animals/rodents/chinchillas\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-07-29\"\n  ref: \"first-hand Merck Veterinary Manual text\"\n  doc_type: \"official veterinary manual (EN)\"\n  needs_review: false\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Source Merck Veterinary Manual (merckvetmanual.com) is a copyrighted veterinary reference and not openly licensed; per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3 all claims are paraphrased derived fact summaries (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not verbatim quotations.\"\nauthority_tier: T3\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T3:vet-ref\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-04\n---\n\n# Chinchilla nutrition — cecotrophy and stable urinary calcium\nSource: Merck Veterinary Manual (merckvetmanual.com), a copyrighted veterinary reference. Per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3, the points below are paraphrased derived fact summaries: numerical values and proper nouns are preserved from the source, but sentences are rewritten and not quoted verbatim.\n\n## Claims\n\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Like rabbits, chinchillas pass two kinds of droppings: nitrogen-rich pellets that are re-eaten (caecotrophy) and nitrogen-poor waste pellets.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Unlike rabbits and guinea pigs, chinchillas keep a steady calcium level in their urine even when dietary calcium rises.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Urinary stones in chinchillas are usually made of calcium carbonate.\n---\n## License & attribution\n\nSource paraphrased: Merck Veterinary Manual — Chinchillas (merckvetmanual.com). Original text © Merck Veterinary Manual; not openly licensed. Per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3 this topic presents derived fact summaries only, not verbatim quotation.","sources":["exotic-pet-nutrition — Chinchilla nutrition — cecotrophy and stable urinary calcium (retrieved 2026-07-29)"],"source":{"authority":"exotic-pet-nutrition","title":"Chinchilla nutrition — cecotrophy and stable urinary calcium","url":"https://www.merckvetmanual.com/exotic-and-laboratory-animals/rodents/chinchillas","retrieved":"2026-07-29","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"Merck Veterinary Manual — Chinchillas (saved first-hand text)","verification_file":"pdf-raw/exotic-health/mvm_chinchilla.txt"},"source_document":"Merck Veterinary Manual — Chinchillas (saved first-hand text)","source_file":"pdf-raw/exotic-health/mvm_chinchilla.txt","trust":{"authority_tier":"T3","fidelity":"paraphrase","license":"paraphrase","display_grade":"B"},"tokens_estimated":85,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}