squirrelwhirler
10-20-2009, 09:09 PM
Animal control brought me a beautiful little flyer. Adult female with nipples showing, hope her young are not starving tonight. She looked fine at first,
but was not moving around much. Put her in an aquarium with heat and let her rest. Next check I noticed a tiny puncture wound near her anus but in the abdomen area. Slight bleed, one drop red blood. I had one drop of Meloxicam left over from another squirrel. I gave it to her for pain. Offered a pecan and she took it in her mouth and just held it. Her back legs are weak and slow to respond, could be pain or neurological damage. She is so sweet,
didn't even try to bite me. Fur is shiny and she is very healthy in appearance.
Control said a neighbors dog had the squirrel in it's mouth. Strange a flyer would be out in the daytime. Wondering if a baby fell and mom went after it.
I am near the Wildlife Center of VA, so I plan to take her there when they reopen at 8:30 AM, if she makes it that long. She is the first flyer I have had.
Held them and fed them at the Center. Can't believe how cute she is.
any other suggestions for tonight. She is in a sack type bed with a heating pad and rice sock. Aquarium is screen covered and has a light blanket over the top to make it dark for her. Put in a jar lid with a tiny amount of water and also added an apple cube if she is thirsty. It worries me feeding her at all with apuncture wound in the lower abdomen, but she did seem hungry.
but was not moving around much. Put her in an aquarium with heat and let her rest. Next check I noticed a tiny puncture wound near her anus but in the abdomen area. Slight bleed, one drop red blood. I had one drop of Meloxicam left over from another squirrel. I gave it to her for pain. Offered a pecan and she took it in her mouth and just held it. Her back legs are weak and slow to respond, could be pain or neurological damage. She is so sweet,
didn't even try to bite me. Fur is shiny and she is very healthy in appearance.
Control said a neighbors dog had the squirrel in it's mouth. Strange a flyer would be out in the daytime. Wondering if a baby fell and mom went after it.
I am near the Wildlife Center of VA, so I plan to take her there when they reopen at 8:30 AM, if she makes it that long. She is the first flyer I have had.
Held them and fed them at the Center. Can't believe how cute she is.
any other suggestions for tonight. She is in a sack type bed with a heating pad and rice sock. Aquarium is screen covered and has a light blanket over the top to make it dark for her. Put in a jar lid with a tiny amount of water and also added an apple cube if she is thirsty. It worries me feeding her at all with apuncture wound in the lower abdomen, but she did seem hungry.