correct dosage of Phenobarbital

[ljhpsauce]

Hi I am a Veterinary Assistant but also run a Squirrel Rescue Rehab centre I have just received about a 10 to 12 week old male squirrel which was found near a church on the ground by lady who said she saw him and expected him to run away as she approached but he didn't, on looking at him she noticed he was crawling close to the ground when left to walk but not bouncing about like a usual healthy squirrel would so she bought him to me I have noticed that he seems to be having occasional mild seizures rolling on his back stretching out etc but then calming down and letting me soothingly stroke his head. I have given him Metacam and anti inflammatory and Baytril as I would usually do, he is soo very skinny, i offered him some squirrel formula and he has had about 8mls and i wanted to also give him some Phenobarbital to calm him I have 15ml tablets which I would usually crush up the correct amount and add to milkand admin orally. PLEASE CAN U GIVE ME THE CORRECT DOSAGE FOR HIM?? thank you. XX

[astra]

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[Nancy in New York]

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Thanks astra, but I think she is getting help in another thread....:D

http://thesquirrelboard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25243

[astra]

Thanks astra, but I think she is getting help in another thread....:D

http://thesquirrelboard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25243
Thanks, Nancy! As long as there is help!:wave123

[Mybabypeanut]

I am so sorry to hear that this is happening to Pixie! I will direct some flyer peeps here, but would you like me to PM you Chrystal's (Mrs. Skul) number? She is ALWAYS happy to help talk out the possible problems and fixes.[/QUOTE]

I have a seizure squirrel also. She is about 5 months old and has had them since she adopted me. The vet wants her to take calcium, vit D and phenobarbital daily. I so scared about giving her all these meds. Especially the Vitamin D!! I wont give her that daily although the vet recommends it. She eats good. She gets Harrys Blocks x 3 per day, still on her formula of esbilac that I add water and whipping cream to per direction.I also put molasses in her formula because a rehabber told me it may help the seizures. She tends to drink about 20 ml's of that a day plus a little at bedtime in her syringe. She gets one nut per day either a pecan or hazelnut. Also a assortment of green veggies and fruits from Henrys Blocks website. She eats her veggies and fruit pretty good. Although she would rather have a block, nut or milk.

Could you share with he Mrs. Skul with me also? Im so scared we are going to lose her. Even with the meds she is still having one - two seizures about every 2-3 days. Last night 30 minutes after getting her phenobarbital and calcium glubinate sp? she had 2 seizures. The second was the worst with grinding teeth, rigidity, ect.

I came across her in my yard in the summer. She was tiny but had big fluffy tail. I sat down in the grass and she came and jumped in my lap. Scared me silly but I took her in my home and gave her some peanut butter and she has been here every since. Seizures started the first week and they were light. The older she got the worse they got. She was up to 5 or 6 seizures that were very bad every 2 days.

I'll do anything to help her. Whatever I need to feed, meds, ect. She sleeps with us every night so I can be there for her if she has a seizure. Picking her up, holding her and talking to her seems to pull her out of the seizures quicker. She is my baby and has our hearts completely. She is so precious and sweet and loving....as long as its night time...lol. I wonder if anyone knows why she is so loving and cuddly at night and during the day you can't touch her??

Thank you sooooo much for any help anyone can give me that has experience with seizures.:hug