help! minor? emergency!!

[SugarBunny119]

mike went out to buy baby food but found out he had to be at work right then! he took the debit card with him so i cant buy cheerios and we dont have the food. I can get a friend at the pet store to buy the needed things, but she's hungry now! Can i feed her peanut butter? i have that, oat meal, chocolate chip cookies and multi grain bread. please call me! 517 639 0400 Magdalene. I will check back frequently.

[rippie-n-lilgirlsmom]

No, its needs formula a.s.a.p. Perhaps we can find you a rehabber to take baby to?

[SugarBunny119]

if i had a car i could just go buy her forumla, but my husband has the car =/

[rippie-n-lilgirlsmom]

Ok looking back on your former posts it sound like she is already ill, she is going to need medication.
Is she on a heating pad set on low? Can you give me the name of the town that you are in so that we can find you help?
SHe needs formula now, have you rehydrated her with pedialyte?

[SugarBunny119]

i live in mid michigan, lansing to be specific. She didnt seem sick to me, can you tell me what you think the problem is? thank you for taking such consideration to my case. I can for sure take her to a rehabber tomorrow, will she be ok for tonight? her heat pad is set to 6 out of 10.

[SugarBunny119]

oh, and the dehydration question, she was never dehydrated but we do regularly give her an electrolyte mixture reccomended by the board. She frequently drinks it and is now urinating.

[rippie-n-lilgirlsmom]

It just came out as a fast, slightly moist sounding wheeze.
It sounds as if she may be getting ill.
Here is one that I found:
CLINTON CONNELL-MARSH, CHERYL EAST LANSING, MI 48823 517-351-7304 SMALL MAMMALS AND NON-FEDERALLY REGULATED BIRDS

[rippie-n-lilgirlsmom]

oh, and the dehydration question, she was never dehydrated but we do regularly give her an electrolyte mixture
Any baby that is taken in after being found outside always requires rehydration.:thumbsup

[SugarBunny119]

ok, got cheerios from neighbors. =) I will have formula in 2 hours. Let me know if I still need to take her to rehab (haha) tomorrow.

[SugarBunny119]

eeps, sorry for not telling you, my husband is a DJ so he wont be home until 2 am. i thought you guys were supportive of me rehabbing the baby!

[SugarBunny119]

oh i didnt feel like it was personal. i dont know that i have a rehabber, i just assumed they were everywhere, like the dog pound >.<

[rippie-n-lilgirlsmom]

The biggest problem here is baby has gone without food now for we can assume atleast 3 days? They don't come out of the nest looking for Mom untill day 3. So if you found her yesterday that makes today #4.
Babies who go without nourishment that long crash when they are fed.
To ensure this baby lives he really needs help tonight. Here is the number of a rehabber in your area 517-351-7304 please call them now!

[Sciurus1]

It is not that we aren't supportive, but we want you to know what is necessary to care for a baby like this, before you decide to take it all on.

They are not going to be little always, but will soon require a larger cage, and then before released a really large one, with dimensions of 5x6x4 minimum to house them outside, which has to be contructed. This is to prepare the squirrel, so it is physically and mentally fit for release. It is very involved to build such a cage secure enough for other wild animals not to break in and harm them. Vet bills, medications, food, and other supplies quickly add up, as do possible Vet bills. Time wise, well cancel all vacations and family trips for the next six months, for they are not like caring for a cat or dog you can have a neighbor watch for you. The last part is perhaps for many the hardest of all, in that they have to put the baby they have raised to a juvenile in a cage outside, to allow it to break the bond with it, in order to afford the squirrel what it needs to have to survive in the wild on it's own. We have found too many members who have come here, don't have any idea about what it will take to complete the full rehabilitation of the squirrel back to the wild. They often end up using less than adequate sized cages, which in fact do not lend themselves to the squirrel gaining the fitness level it will need to reach before it can be released back to the wild. Sadly some of their releases have been less than successful.

We want to be informed that this process is very involved, requiring investments of much time, effort, and money, to complete the full rehabilitation of this squirrel. The alternative to this is for all those with babies they have rescued, to give them into the kind and expert care of a trained wildlife rehabber, if they are not already a rehabber that is, who is set up to do all this for them, and so much more!

We are sincerely glad you have come to TSB, but we earnestly want to relate that the best you can do for this baby squirrel you have found, is to allow a person who is knowledgable, and experienced to take it from here. Regards, S1

[Sciurus1]

Please follow the wise can caring advise of our member here, she knows what she is talking about, and do not feed this baby cherrios or any solid food, for if you do, you will likely kill it. Please get it to the rehabber ASAP. if you do, you may save it's life a second time.