help!! hit and drag, north fl

[mommabear]

please help. this BIG squirrel was hit and caught in the bumper of a car. I was called to come get it because i rescue dogs/cats/ skunks.. i dont know anything about squirrels. this one has a broken leg. what do i do for it? i called all the numbers for the rehabbers you have in my area and no one is answering... please i need help.:thankyou

[Jackie in Tampa]

hi...where are you?

[mommabear]

in baker county. in between jacksonville and lake city

[Jackie in Tampa]

calling the two nearest members to you, and bring their attention to this thread,,
brb

[mommabear]

thank you. i was able to get him in a small cage because of the shock, but now he is fully awake and mad. dont blame him

[Jackie in Tampa]

anne will be here soon..
calling/pming carol/sarabi

[Anne]

Hi, here I am---Thank God you were there and had a cage. Can you get him here to Orange Park? Can't I meet you on 95 somewhere? I can take him and rehab, just no reliable AC in car and short on gas money- am PMing you my phone #

[mommabear]

i will bring him to you anywhere you tell me to. i'm sorry i'm not savy with threads and post, what is pm-ing?

[mommabear]

btw jackie in tampa.. thank you so much!!!!! for getting me to someone who can help

[momma2boo]

Thank you, Anne, for coming to the rescue of this baby. Thank you Mommabear, for caring enough to find him help. Thank you, Jackie, for having your finger on the pulse.

I guess what I'm trying to say is:
:thankyou :thankyou :thankyou :thankyou :thankyou :thankyou

[mommabear]

um, i'm guessing pm is private message... i dont know where to look for that, i can give you my email if that will help

[mommabear]

Help! anne i cant get pm yet!!!! i dont know how to contact you! please read this post.. my email is mommabear1224@yahoo.com. please tell me how to get this hurt baby to you... if anyone who reads this can get this info to ms anne please help...

[Jackie in Tampa]

there has been a change...anne is waiting for rescue...her heart again..
Chas has the phone and car and will help mopmma bear unless we can get ahold of someone else..anne insisted chas help, but I think he needs to be with anne...
anne says they have back up...
anne said she emailed momma bear her number...chas has her phone...
will attempt to get ahold of philomycus or sarabi JIC...
prayers for anne

[Jackie in Tampa]

I will email you my phone number if you did not get annes
brb

[SquirrelNut]

praying for anne!

please keep us updated!

[mommabear]

OMG>>> yes will be praying for anne.... hope she is alright...
i'm sorry that i'm freaking out he is shaking the door to the cage and i swear he is going to get out..:)
and its not allowing me to acess anything on this site but this post

[Jackie in Tampa]

calling alana now...
alana on clinic today
calling sarabi
brb

[Jackie in Tampa]

got your call MB...hang on, on the phone...cover sq container completely...if you have rescue remedy spray that on him...other wise a dark and quiet area is best
brb

[Jackie in Tampa]

can you send an pic to my email addy?
no biggie if a hassle..we;ll get some help brb

[mommabear]

will try to send pic,

[stosh2010]

um, i'm guessing pm is private message... i dont know where to look for that, i can give you my email if that will help
Look in the UPPER Right Hand Corner where it says Welcome. Below that in BLUE it says Private Message.

[mommabear]

I don't have a blue private message thing.. maybe cause I just joined today???

[Jackie in Tampa]

how are you guys?
I am still working on help...hang on....
:grouphug
btw...ty!

[crazysquirrels]

Too new. You may not be able to post pics either. Jacie is on it and hopefully will get you help. She is one of the best. Hang on.
Anne hang on too.

[momma2boo]

OMG ... praying for you Anne!
:grouphug

[mommabear]

is there anything i can feed it?

[Jackie in Tampa]

i have messaged some others in jax...hang on...brbtinfoil

[crazysquirrels]

No food but fresh water might be good. However if he is injured internally it would be bad. I would think he is not injured internally if he is that angry. So maybe a small amount of water.

[mommabear]

ok, thanks..he is now staring at the kitten we got at the same time/place... look on his face is " you too, huh? wanna make a break for it?""

[Jackie in Tampa]

on the phone with ticklesmom...she will call now

[mommabear]

bless your heart!

[crazysquirrels]

Those two are conspiring against you. The kitten is young and the squirrel is wise. Watch out.

[Jackie in Tampa]

momma bear..I don't have your number to give to tickles mom...she will call you..email me your phone number..ty
T's mom is in Jax

[mommabear]

emailed, and thank you all so much again!!!

[lilidukes]

jit so good to see you back in full swing. Let me know if I can help in any way.

This right here is what makes TSB so special:alright.gif :alright.gif :alright.gif

Hang tough big old squirrel :grouphug :grouphug :grouphug

Welcome and thank you mammabear

[mommabear]

heading in to hand off the big man... thank you again so much

[Jackie in Tampa]

OK...Tickles mom is calling...you are in good hands...:thumbsup


:wave123

Friends of anne or myself will keep all in the loop as we hear news ...

TY Momma bEar...
always on a holiday...:shakehead
good luck little sq...
Ticklesmom, call me if I can help...TY:thumbsup soooooo much...

TY,... lady sqly, d&c, Liz, Philo, Fireeyez, djar...it's covered TY all :Phone2 :wave123

[crazysquirrels]

Drive safe and good luck. Thank you for help him.

[Jackie in Tampa]

:bowdown
heading in to hand off the big man... thank you again so much

[crazysquirrels]

Well done Jackie.

[djarenspace9]

Glad this worked out!
Just checking in on my work break.
I'll keep an eye on here when I can to see what happens.

Praying really really hard for Anne! :grouphug

[SoccarMomSquirrelSaver]

:thumbsup
This is what TSB is all about.

Get well soon Anne!:grouphug

Good luck little one.:D

[starfairy]

She said BIG squrrel. Is this a grey or foxer?

[Scooterzmom]

WTG Jackie... :thumbsup :bowdown :thumbsup TY for coordinating this rescue mission so well.

You guys ALL amaze me :bowdown

[djarenspace9]

She said BIG squrrel. Is this a grey or foxer?
I assumed it is a fox squirrel since she emphasized on the BIG.
Hope TM brought a BIG cage and some heavy duty gloves...:thinking

[Tickle's Mom]

What's new pussycat? whoa-whoa-whoatinfoil

Virgo would fall in love. My, what big ears you have for a little man. :rotfl

He is calm thanks to RR....and I am calm thanks to, oh, never mind.:hidechair

Anyway, he has had homemade pedialyte and literally one drop of metacam. I do not have a scale so.......I have picked him up twice, manipulated the legs and arms. He pulls back when I touch his legs BUT, they are both quite limp and the tail is too:shakehead

His eyes are somewhat glazed - shock maybe? He is in Tickle's night cage (Wingabago) with fleece and has snuggled into that. Heating pad, half on,half off and in darkened guest room.

How often do I give him the homemade pedialyte? Should I offer any food? Balls/blocks, veggies, fruit ??

He doesn't seem to be an older squirrel but I only have experience with Tickle :dono He's def a little boy, smallish "package".
We are in the middle of a cookout and both moms are testing my last good nerve......I left the DH with them as we took off to pick up this little guy - hubby called 9 minutes after I left:rotfl :rotfl

Anyway, I will be checking on him again shortly so any help, please post and hopefully it will come to my phone. I will not be near the computer again for at least an hour.

Anne - you have my heart ya know. Take care of YOU and call me if I can help you.:Love_Icon :Love_Icon

THANKS to all of you!!:grouphug :Love_Icon :grouphug

[lilidukes]

Glazed eyes stress, shock, pain, fear any or all of these.

I check in on new kids every hour or two offer water and something to eat. For the first few days any food he will eat is good.

As soon as it is dark bed him down leave a shallow water dish, some nuts, a wet fruit.(watermelon, corn, grapes) cover him and leave him until the sun comes up. Now if he starts making any noises you can check then, I try to let them rest as undisturbed as possible their first night.

[Jackie in Tampa]

if I email the pics to someone...you can post them for me...
this guy was stuck on the bumper of a car for 7 miles I was told...
way to go TMom..
he may not want anything til tomorrow...as far as eating...
I would however put pecan without shell and with shell ..
some mulberry or maaple/sweet gum oe oak branches..
he may need some thing to chew for the pain...
I am guess ing from pics a pound...that's a safe guess.
also grape, bowl of water and if possible syringe feed some molasses water or pancake syrup water,,,heavy sugar for shock...
def a grey sq...
do you know what strength metacam?
0.5 or 1.5mg/ml

thank you:Love_Icon

[Milo's Mom]

pics are coming soon JIT is e-mailing them to me right now, I will get them up as soon as I receive them.

just got them...141160

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[Milo's Mom]

dang forgot to re-size...hang on a mimnute

[Milo's Mom]

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[Nancy in New York]

Fantastic team work here....:alright.gif
Good Luck with this little one, many prayers coming your way, and thanks again for always being there! (each and every one involved) :Love_Icon :grouphug :Love_Icon

[Tickle's Mom]

He's a sweetheart thus far.....he comes to the front of the carrier and looks around but if I open the door all the way, he gets under the fleece. I have given him more homemade pedialyte and pancake syrup water. He is not dehydrated at all. His tail DOES curl up on his back:thumbsup When I hold him, he holds the syringe and stares at me, making me feel like he's about to make a run for it. :D He can grip my fingers with his left foot and it's colder than the right, which he cannot grip with. :dono

I have a small crock of water, apple, blueberries, ball, block, shelled pecan and a whole almond in shell in his carrier.

I feel like I should check on him during the night - any thoughts on that or just as lilidukes advised, cover him and leave him alone?

[djarenspace9]

Good job TM!!!

I usually don't bother squirrels after dark, unless they need something
like hydration or medication that can't wait til the morning.

Their nature is to hunker down and it would probably stress him to have light or sounds or you :D disturbing him.

[Tickle's Mom]

Good job TM!!!

I usually don't bother squirrels after dark, unless they need something
like hydration or medication that can't wait til the morning.

Their nature is to hunker down and it would probably stress him to have light or sounds or you :D disturbing him.


I could always put him in the garage :poke :poke

J/K - okay, I'll leave him alone til morning. I'm a worry wart.

:thankyou

[momma2boo]

I could always put him in the garage :poke :poke


:rotfl :rotfl :rotfl :rotfl

Remind me to NEVER come stay with you. You'd probably put ME in the garage. :D

[stepnstone]

To everyone involved with saving and getting help to this poor guy, great job! You are what TSB is all about! :bowdown

[Sarabi]

So sorry I was unavailable, I was out of town, in Melborne at a cousins wedding. So glad evertything worked out. TM Thank-you!:grouphug :grouphug :grouphug

[Jackie in Tampa]

any updates?:grouphug
Hi carol! TY!:wave123

[Tickle's Mom]

My vet is off today and tomorrow - so I just brought him into work with me. He is drinking and peeing but no poop yet. I am thinking he was kinda "empty" by the time he got off of that bumper:D

He had not eaten anything I put in his carrier except the pecan pieces. When I walked into his room this morning, he put his tail on his back and put his head under the fleece. I rubbed his cheeks and head, then picked him up to change the fleece. He didn't fight me - yet.

So, vet will be back on Wednesday. Any suggestions until then or keep on doing what I'm doing?

I have the lights off in my office but I do have a window and he's watching me watch him. I keep telling him, "I see you see me see you". :wave123

[Jackie in Tampa]

love this update...oh lala!
tail movement is wonderful...
and a pecan! yeah!!

He is truly out of his element...so anything is something!
I would continue to keep his cage semi covered...it will help reduce some stress...and being 1 pound, sqs stress easy as we all know!
sooo cool! TY so much!
Yes Yes yEs!!!!!!:Love_Icon
:poke and got him working already too!:D

[Tickle's Mom]

It's covered on three sides - I leave the front open so I can see if he's in distress. He has the cutest little nose too. :Love_Icon

[crazysquirrels]

I hope the great news continues for this guy.:thumbsup

[lilidukes]

With the metacam push fluids, fluids, fluids. For a few days don't worry about nutrition as much as intake. Try the pecan Ensure, I like to add a little yogurt to it and syringe feed. Got to take care of the kidneys and liver.

Proud of you TM. :thumbsup

Do we have a name yet??

[Tickle's Mom]

With the metacam push fluids, fluids, fluids. For a few days don't worry about nutrition as much as intake. Try the pecan Ensure, I like to add a little yogurt to it and syringe feed. Got to take care of the kidneys and liver.

Proud of you TM. :thumbsup

Do we have a name yet??

Well, my husband calls him "Scram" :D

Ensure I have - tons of it. Will try that at my lunch time.

[CritterMom]

Keep using the RR too - it does such a wonderful job on stress and shock.

[Tickle's Mom]

We've got :poop :thumbsup dark and hard but at least we've got some.

Loves the Ensure/yogurt mix - ate a blueberry.

He also has a scab on that cute little nose - should I leave it alone or put something on it?:dono :dono

[lilidukes]

We've got :poop :thumbsup dark and hard but at least we've got some.

Loves the Ensure/yogurt mix - ate a blueberry.

He also has a scab on that cute little nose - should I leave it alone or put something on it?:dono :dono

Dark and hard poop is normal for a wild.

glad the ensure was a success.

If the scab is not blocking his nostrils and looks clean I myself would just leave it alone. Though I would keep an eye on it.

Very happy to hear he is doing okay. Great job TM :grouphug

[Milo's Mom]

this has got to be the only place on earth where people are happy and cheer about poop!!!

Awesome job TM!!!!

[lilidukes]

Looking for an update! :grouphug

[Jackie in Tampa]

need update too..
hoping all s well...:Love_Icon

[Tickle's Mom]

I keep meaning to post - been slammed with work and MIL issues.

Scram/Knotch is fine. I have him in a larger cage and he can climb but his legs and arms are not that strong. He tried to bite after a day in the new cage but hasn't tried to since then. I give him calcium, vitamins in his diluted Ensure. I have been talking with another member here who would like him if he is a true NR, which I believe he is - it's going to take one heck of a train to get him to her, but she has expressed a deep desire to care for him.

He eats but not as much as I would like - I'm used to Tickle eating just about anything you put in front of her. He won't touch vegetables but he still gets them daily. He also gets balls/blocks and he does nibble on those.

I hold him at least three times a day for lovins and I can rub his cheeks. That's about it - oh, he has the TV on in his room all day and he is in front of a bedroom window so he can see out.