squirrelgurl
09-12-2011, 07:07 PM
Hi,
Boy, am I glad to have found this site! 2 weeks ago I was called about a baby that was found on the ground after a tree had been cut down. The guy had thought about keeping her and had her in his truck ALL day before calling me. He knew I am the animal magnet of the family and figured I'd want her. Of course I said yes. When I got her she was cold (even though the day was over 100 degrees) and soooo dehydrated! Bring on immediate heating pad and Pedialyte! Then I found your site, thank you thank you thank you for being here)! Ditched the pedialyte and used the rehydration fluid found on here, got Fox Valley and proper syringes and nipples ordered. Took almost a week and a half to get her to the point where I think she will make it, and now she's steadily putting on weight and pooing nice little pellets! She just stayed sooo dehydrated. I estimated her to be about 4 weeks when I got her, she had her bottom teeth and hair on most of her body (none on her tummy), but 2 weeks later, she's starting to get her top teeth (I can feel them scrape on my finger, but they're not real big yet) but her eyes are still closed and she is just starting to get a furry belly. She has been gaining about 2 grams a day, but she's still only at 44 grams :dono , not sure if she's on target or not. She's just so tiny! I don't have big hands (my 9 year old's hands are as big as mine already, LOL) and she fits in one hand! I will attach a pic so maybe y'all can help me with the age and maybe what breed squirrel she is? :thankyou again so much for being here as I lurked and I look forward to learning more as she grows!mjs
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Terah79/311355_2466965158592_1386205917_33003687_156567725 6_n.jpg
Boy, am I glad to have found this site! 2 weeks ago I was called about a baby that was found on the ground after a tree had been cut down. The guy had thought about keeping her and had her in his truck ALL day before calling me. He knew I am the animal magnet of the family and figured I'd want her. Of course I said yes. When I got her she was cold (even though the day was over 100 degrees) and soooo dehydrated! Bring on immediate heating pad and Pedialyte! Then I found your site, thank you thank you thank you for being here)! Ditched the pedialyte and used the rehydration fluid found on here, got Fox Valley and proper syringes and nipples ordered. Took almost a week and a half to get her to the point where I think she will make it, and now she's steadily putting on weight and pooing nice little pellets! She just stayed sooo dehydrated. I estimated her to be about 4 weeks when I got her, she had her bottom teeth and hair on most of her body (none on her tummy), but 2 weeks later, she's starting to get her top teeth (I can feel them scrape on my finger, but they're not real big yet) but her eyes are still closed and she is just starting to get a furry belly. She has been gaining about 2 grams a day, but she's still only at 44 grams :dono , not sure if she's on target or not. She's just so tiny! I don't have big hands (my 9 year old's hands are as big as mine already, LOL) and she fits in one hand! I will attach a pic so maybe y'all can help me with the age and maybe what breed squirrel she is? :thankyou again so much for being here as I lurked and I look forward to learning more as she grows!mjs
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Terah79/311355_2466965158592_1386205917_33003687_156567725 6_n.jpg