Help! 10 Day old orphaned squirrel with pneumonia...What Antibiotics can i use!?

[schulze09]

Hello! I found a baby squirrel who is now showing signs of pneumonia. I have immediate access to the antibiotic Cephalexin... Can this be used? and if so, what dose? Please help!! Thankyou!

[Pointy Tale]

Hello! I found a baby squirrel who is now showing signs of pneumonia. I have immediate access to the antibiotic Cephalexin... Can this be used? and if so, what dose? Please help!! Thankyou!
Hi, I am not a rehabber, hold on, let me see who is online ok? DOn't go anywhere.

[Jackie in Tampa]

:Welcome
can you get a pic for the rehabbers?
Heat and hydration, quiet and dark, no children or pets please.
Half the container on a heating pad so he/she can crawl off heat. Hydrate with store bought or homemade pedialyte first. Never feed a cold sq!
Home made
1 quart warm water
1 teaspoon table salt
2 tablespoons sugar

No bottles, we suggest 1cc syringe with nipple if available for feeding.
After hydrated, pup can be feed a diluted esbilac puppy replacer milk. It can be found at most pet stores and feed stores. Tractor Supply also has it as well as many places on line.
Can you give us the age of yyour sq?
http://thesquirrelboard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56
A rehabber will not be able to help without a weight or at least a pic.
Hang on someone will be here shortly!
Pnuemonia symptoms are lethargy and clicking with EVERY breath. From the chest, not to be confiused with mouth and nasal noises.
Thanks so much for finding help:bowdown

[schulze09]

Thank you for such a quick response! The squirrel is approx. 10-12 days old, and is in a relatively healthy state, despite the clicking that he has been doing since last night. I believe that I must have accidentally gotten some pedialyte up his nose :(
I can get a picture, but it would take some time! Is there any way you can get an idea as to whether or not he can take Cephalexin, and if so, what dosage?
THank you again, SO MUCH!

[schulze09]

ps- I'm getting a picture for you...I'll be back in 10 minutes!

[Jackie in Tampa]

I sent you a PM...are you near Tampa?
I am cking on that med...I'll be back also.
If someone can give a yay or a nay on ABs, please jump in!

[Jackie in Tampa]

per Wild Mammel Babies...this is not a respitory AB.
It will not work for pnuemonia, also said is fatal to wood chucks and beavers, said nothing about sqs,.... but it's not the right AB.

[pamela lee]

NAY to the Cephalexin. You will need to get the baby to a rehabber or vet as soon as possible, at this young of an age it will go downhill fast. Baytril is what I use, I know there is another safe AB but I can't think of what it is off the top of my head. I'll go check my book.

[schulze09]

Okay- Sorry it took so long! i was having technical difficulties and ended up having to use my phone. I attached two photos to this...not sure how it works, but i hope it does! So the baby is three inches long, excluding his tail, and he does click with every breath. hope that gives you enough information! thank you again!

[Lady Squirrelly]

Where are you?

[schulze09]

Thank you guys so much! And sorry for the huge and terrible quality photographs... Ill not go forward with those antibiotics..

And I am actually in Amelia Island, kind of far from Tampa :( Ill look up some near by rehabs...thank you guys again for your help! Please dont hesitate if you have any other advice!

[pamela lee]

OMG, that baby is really young and will be hard to dose correctly. You will really need a vet or rehabber to save this poor sweet baby.

[pamela lee]

We have several rehabbers close to the Jacksonville area. Jackie will know which one to get in touch with.

[Jackie in Tampa]

sorry...had to reboot..
softer AB would be SMZ, Bactrim...
Baytril is good choice, but rough on pinkies GI.
Anne can take baby or advise... Like Pm said, baby will crash really fast if def pnuemonia...are you hearing clicks with every breath...every one...not the head...but the chest will click raspy.
Palmer ate phone with annes number ...trying to retrieve fast...hang tight Schulze

[Lady Squirrelly]

I just called Anne. She should be incontact in a few.

[Jackie in Tampa]

I just called Anne. She should be incontact in a few.
THANK YOU LS!
Damn sqs ate the phone with the numbers...am using old phone...errr!
i did email her!

[Lady Squirrelly]

Not your babies!!!!:dono

[Buddy'sMom]

FYI -- This is near Digiandchipper, who may be able to help coordinate transportation with Anne, if needed.

schulze, you have done a wonderful thing rescuing this baby :bowdown , but they are very hard to care for so young and once there is a problem, they can go downhill exceedingly quickly if they are not in experienced hands, with the right meds.

:grouphug :Love_Icon :grouphug

[Jackie in Tampa]

Not your babies!!!!:dono
no of course not...not my babies!...RIGHT!!!!!

[Anne]

Hi here I am will PM phone number now!!!!!

[Buddy'sMom]

re-sized photos, for easier viewing:

[philomycus]

I have bactrum in hand right now, can stabilize and then get to Anne for longer term care. let me know if you need my AB's. I also have a gram scale that goes to .001- let me know! good luck with this one....

[Jackie in Tampa]

schultze..anne is in Jax and I would advise you to get with her, she has meds and vets. Anne is a rehabber that will help you, she is southof Jax in Orange park!
You are in good hands!
thank you PL< LS<BsM,and Anne!:bowdown
than you schultze!:bowdown

[Jackie in Tampa]

I have bactrum in hand right now, can stabilize and then get to Anne for longer term care. let me know if you need my AB's. I also have a gram scale that goes to .001- let me know! good luck with this one....
philo is our next vet! Your baby will be in good hands with Alana also!:thumbsup :wave123

[Anne]

Haven't heard anything yet. Have the Bactram on hand here. Have several pinkies here also.

[Jackie in Tampa]

Okay- Sorry it took so long! i was having technical difficulties and ended up having to use my phone. I attached two photos to this...not sure how it works, but i hope it does! So the baby is three inches long, excluding his tail, and he does click with every breath. hope that gives you enough information! thank you again!
sounds like pnuemonia to me...eek!:grouphug

[schulze09]

Hi! Thank you for contacting me- in fact, thank you ALL so much for your help, advice and support! I left the computer for the last 45 mins and found a solution... One of my friend's friend is a rehabber and he is on his way to take little Petey off my hands :/ Im so happy that he'll get the help he needs, but Im sad to say goodbye!

I wouldn't have come up with this right answer if it were not for all of you!
:thankyou :thankyou :thankyou

[Lady Squirrelly]

I do not know of a male rehabber around Jax.

Please tell him about us and invite him to join the board.

There are times that we could use some more help.

We would like to get to know him.

[Jackie in Tampa]

please be careful with who you give your pinkie to, we know of a man in Jax that claims to be a rehabber and is POOR character...lack of skilll and patience, has injured sqs that are non releasable and have since been adopted by members here!
I am not starting trouble, just giving fair warning, be very careful!
I would go wiyth a known licensed rehabber or sub permittee that has credentials, like Anne and Philo, which I have met both and know to trust...peace baby!:grouphug

[henry_peanut]

Hi Guys :)
I just wanted to let you know that sulfatrim is also safe to use with sqs and batryil as was said.
Good luck! I hope these babies are doing well :grouphug

[Anne]

Guess that explains why I haven't heard anything. As far as I know, I am the only licensed rehabber in this area. I hope we are wrong Jackie, but I have a sick feeling that this pinkie is in harms way.

[island rehabber]

Yes, I have the same bad feeling. Pneumonia will take a pinky this small within HOURS of when the clicking starts. Pinkies are extremely delicate and require delicate hands....this doesn't bode well I'm afraid.

[squirrelsrule&bunniestoo]

Oh no! I read this and saw everyone volunteering to take him and thought he had made it to a rehabber. I just came on to see an update, this wasn't what I was expecting :sad. Pinkies are very fragile, but I have had them survive the clicking several times. If the finder is still trying to feed the baby though and continues aspirating the poor little tyke though, then I am afraid he won't last long. I hope you guys here something soon. :grouphug

[digiandchipper]

So sorry I missed this...I am minutes away from Amelia Island.

Bad feeling about who this baby went to.....praying I'm wrong.

Guys, anytime you see someone near Amelia, PLEASE feel free to email me. I can get to Anne in 30 minutes.