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Tum Tum
09-09-2008, 11:01 AM
Okay here is his story and here is where I'll post most of my questions instead of making a lot of topics, that is if making topics gets more views, if so this will just be his story and updates.

Saturday, I went with my Fiance to his uncles house out in the country, and I was going to ride horses and 4-wheelers while he was working for his uncle.

So soon enough we went 4-wheeling. We had fun until we found a dead fawn, very small on the road and fresh. It was rather sad, but we kept moving on.

Further up the road we found a adult squirrel, looked like it was hit too. Sad we could not save it we decided to go up the road a little further.

We saw the baby squirrel in the middle of the road, not very afraid of the loud 4-wheelers. My fiance's uncle's daughter went to it, but didn't want to touch it.

I went over and talked to it calmly and picked it up, his claws were sharper than i thought and he jumped on the ground.

He came back on my hand when i put it down and we went back to the camper to show everyone, i gave him water and some nuts. He didn't eat to much.

When we came home I gave him more water, and it was to late to get anything from the stores. The first thing we did the next day was get the puppy milk, he did very well with that. He ate pears and some other mixtured of nuts i have for my gerbils/guinea pig.

I gave him a bath with some baby shampoo, i think it irrated him, so i did not use to much the next time i gave him a bath. He is rather calm taking one.

I keep a shedule of what he does, what he eats at that time, ect. He was 102 grams yesterday night, today he is 106 grams.

I gave him some pydialite and am about to give him some milk, he is eating the nuts and stuff my gerbil/guinea pig eats.

I'll upload some photos when I can, day after day, I'm 100% sure his looks and actions have improved more than 50% compared to the first day I saved him.

He is energetic, playful, eats, uses the bathroom (#1 and #2), and sleeps. He is very good and his coat looks better today than it did the other day,

Thank you all for your help, it has done a lot. :peace

Tum Tum says thanks to, thank you very much.

Tum Tum
09-09-2008, 12:12 PM
Yeah he pees from the long pink thing above from where he goes poo poo. lol

So I believe he is a boy.

I got him nuts the big ones where there is two nuts in the shell. I'll put a few of those in his bowl instead of the gerbil stuff. although he looks like he is digging in the bowl and hidding stuff, he doesn't like me to get near the food lol.

Just gave him a little over 2 1/2 ml of formula, I'm using something different than the bottle, it works much better! Here is what im using.
http://i479.photobucket.com/albums/rr157/tumtum2408/SDC10158.jpg


Here he is today, A lot of improvment I believe.
http://i479.photobucket.com/albums/rr157/tumtum2408/SDC10155-1.jpg

http://i479.photobucket.com/albums/rr157/tumtum2408/SDC10153-1.jpg

http://i479.photobucket.com/albums/rr157/tumtum2408/SDC10151-1.jpg

http://i479.photobucket.com/albums/rr157/tumtum2408/SDC10150-1.jpg

:wahoo :alright.gif :wahoo

JudyB
09-09-2008, 12:15 PM
He looks very good today! :thumbsup Great job!:thumbsup I am very happy to see you doing a lot of research, he will benefit totally from it. Mine have and I still research everyday for stuff to help my girls.:jump
Great job Mommy:grouphug

JudyB
09-09-2008, 12:18 PM
:) Most use a syringe to feed the babies. I use a 5ml syringe, I get mine from the pharmacy at the grocery store, they give them to me for free.
Ask your local pharmacist, Im sure he/she will give you plenty. The syringe can give you so much more control.:)

Tum Tum
09-09-2008, 12:20 PM
Thanks very much, I feel like a giant brick has been lifted off my back.

I'm not so worried on what to feed him, when to feed him, how much ect.

This is by far the best informative website on the internet, and a lot better than many books.

Tum Tum will improve a lot thanks to the hard work of myself and my fiance (Thank my grandma for letting me rehabilitate it here) and mainly to this site, if it wasn't for this site, and fast action thinking (Search google, Squirrel forum) it could have been to late to save him.

Winter is coming here, and I am very glad i found him when I did, plus we had a bad thunderstorm today.

Tum Tum
09-09-2008, 02:43 PM
Sleepy baby, Shhhhh.

http://i479.photobucket.com/albums/rr157/tumtum2408/SDC10014.jpg
http://i479.photobucket.com/albums/rr157/tumtum2408/SDC10015.jpg
http://i479.photobucket.com/albums/rr157/tumtum2408/SDC10019.jpg
http://i479.photobucket.com/albums/rr157/tumtum2408/SDC10020-1.jpg
:bow

Squirrellie
09-09-2008, 09:07 PM
Oh I love the sleeping pictures:Love_Icon :Love_Icon he is just SO cute!!!

Tum Tum
09-12-2008, 03:33 PM
114 grams and growing.

He is playing more than he was, I'm starting to feel more fat, and less bone.

He loves to sleep, loves his milk this morning, about 8 ml. He wanted more, so i just waited 10 minutes after giving him his 5-6 ml and gave him a little more.

:thumbsup

Tum Tum
09-12-2008, 04:23 PM
Okay I'll make sure we dont go over 7 ml. just in case.

The more he waits, the more likley he will finish his recommended amount.

:crazy

JudyB
09-12-2008, 04:30 PM
Correct Gamma.:thumbsup Mine still dive for the syringe when they are finished with the allotted amount until a few minutes later when their brain gets the signal. Im constantly saying "ok tummy, tell the brain you are full"... I sound like an idiot when I am feeding my girls! :jump

Tum Tum
09-12-2008, 04:47 PM
lol

I make sure he doesn't drink to fast.

And when you pull it out of his mouth so he can swollow and calm down, he wipes all the milk from his face onto my jeans, sticky! :sanp3