Ok, I need to rant a little, because my blood pressure is sky high because of 21 year old's STUPIDITY. I was given a 4-6 month old Fox Squirrel, who was bought from a bunch of 21 year old beer drinking kids, who "had been feeding this guy for weeks and 2-3 weeks ago, walked up to this guy and grabbed him by hand" (yeah right!) and put him in a 4" high x 2' wide x 2' wide homemade cage. The lady who bought him brought him to me because I talked to her last week, the day she got him, and told her about it being against the law to posses a wild. Anyway, this little guy (Squirrely), is injured. I suspect it is a soft tissue injury to his rear left leg (he holds it similar to the one that was hit by the car tire the other day) and is favoring it. After talking with Jackie, we have not ruled out the start of MBD, so I have given him a Tums, and am going to start him on Metical (for the pain). Last week, when I was talking to this girl, I did convince her to go buy rodent block, so he at least has had that for a little over a week. I am going to take him to the Refuge this weekend. Can anyone else think of anything I am missing?
How on earth can people treat animals like this? A 4 inch high cage? I have no idea what they fed him, but I am sure it wasn't anything that a squirrel would eat. The fact that he is otherwise healthy is just jaw dropping incredible! I would seek charges, but I had to agree to let it go, when she brought him to my care! ARRRRGGGGGHHHHH! I HATE people sometimes!!!! They didn't even give him anything to make a bed with!!! He is just the sweetest thing, and loves to wrestle, even with his leg hurting. I hope the fleas of a Billion Wild Dogs infest these jerks for the rest of their lives!!! It isn't even worth thinking about educating these guys, as the party seems to be the only thing they care about!!!:rock1