thundersquirrel
09-27-2006, 09:00 PM
we're in a bit of a predicament, and it'll take a tough decision or two.
we got two female fox squirrels a couple days ago, around 5 or 6 weeks old. they both had very bad fleas, but one has been mangled by a dog (we assume that's what it was). she was bleeding when we got her from a few wounds on her legs and torso, but we cleaned those up. now she is 100 % healthy except for her back right leg.
it's totally useless. we had her x-rayed today and she has a bone break on her upper theigh. the big problem with this (for those of you who don't know) is that it's much harder to pin and set, and if it doesn't heal right we'll have to put her down. this is because if we release her, and she gets pregnant, and her bone structure around her hips is messed up, she and her babies will probably have a very painful and slow death.
the doctor thinks we should try pinning it, but she's asking too much (near $400). we're looking for a cheaper vet, meanwhile wondering if pinning it will work. we'd hate to get her all fixed up and put her through the pains of surgery just so she can grow up and be euthanized in the end. then again, it's possible that pinning would work, and she'll be releasable.
anyone had a situation like this before? a success story would be nice. i'm on the side of pinning her leg, just because she's so healthy otherwise. i dunno what we'll do......:dono
we got two female fox squirrels a couple days ago, around 5 or 6 weeks old. they both had very bad fleas, but one has been mangled by a dog (we assume that's what it was). she was bleeding when we got her from a few wounds on her legs and torso, but we cleaned those up. now she is 100 % healthy except for her back right leg.
it's totally useless. we had her x-rayed today and she has a bone break on her upper theigh. the big problem with this (for those of you who don't know) is that it's much harder to pin and set, and if it doesn't heal right we'll have to put her down. this is because if we release her, and she gets pregnant, and her bone structure around her hips is messed up, she and her babies will probably have a very painful and slow death.
the doctor thinks we should try pinning it, but she's asking too much (near $400). we're looking for a cheaper vet, meanwhile wondering if pinning it will work. we'd hate to get her all fixed up and put her through the pains of surgery just so she can grow up and be euthanized in the end. then again, it's possible that pinning would work, and she'll be releasable.
anyone had a situation like this before? a success story would be nice. i'm on the side of pinning her leg, just because she's so healthy otherwise. i dunno what we'll do......:dono