carrie22910
09-29-2011, 10:28 PM
Hi everyone,
I am the proud mom of 3 squirrel my oldest is Sam and we have had him for a year. In March after some very bad storms here in Tampa I can aquired 2 babies a week apart. The first Comet we had all intentions of releasing, the second my little sweetie Pocket.. we lets just we knew from the begining that he was special.he was smaller then the other one but they appeared to be the same age eyes opening etc. he was very fuzzy. I just thought that he suffered some kind of head trama but now after reading the information on Down's and looking at the pic,I am thinking maybe he has downs. He lokks at lot like the pics posted. he can not run the proper way. He kind of reminds me of a rabbit the way thier back feet move when they hop. He is finally climbing alothough it is slow unsteady and just not squirrel like at all. he has never jumped. He looks like he wants to but I think he knows better. When he was younger the tip of his tail fell off, but there was no pain, blood or anything. I use to think that he had no feeling in his tail do to the fact it would go in the water dish and he would not notice it at all I thought some kind of nerve damage. I know that he will never be a normal squirrel and that is fine with me I love him just the same. I have two questions Pocket has been living with Comet since they came here, I am afraid to release Comet because of the way Pocket needs & loves him. I can not explain it althought the argue over food and things the love I see the two them have for each other. I am afraid that since I know Pocket is not typical he would suffer without his brother. Any thoughts on that??? I was also wondering if anyoen could give more details on squirrels with Downs. How they act, what they do & don't do, symptoms etc. any information would bee great appericate.
Thanks so much
Carrie
I am the proud mom of 3 squirrel my oldest is Sam and we have had him for a year. In March after some very bad storms here in Tampa I can aquired 2 babies a week apart. The first Comet we had all intentions of releasing, the second my little sweetie Pocket.. we lets just we knew from the begining that he was special.he was smaller then the other one but they appeared to be the same age eyes opening etc. he was very fuzzy. I just thought that he suffered some kind of head trama but now after reading the information on Down's and looking at the pic,I am thinking maybe he has downs. He lokks at lot like the pics posted. he can not run the proper way. He kind of reminds me of a rabbit the way thier back feet move when they hop. He is finally climbing alothough it is slow unsteady and just not squirrel like at all. he has never jumped. He looks like he wants to but I think he knows better. When he was younger the tip of his tail fell off, but there was no pain, blood or anything. I use to think that he had no feeling in his tail do to the fact it would go in the water dish and he would not notice it at all I thought some kind of nerve damage. I know that he will never be a normal squirrel and that is fine with me I love him just the same. I have two questions Pocket has been living with Comet since they came here, I am afraid to release Comet because of the way Pocket needs & loves him. I can not explain it althought the argue over food and things the love I see the two them have for each other. I am afraid that since I know Pocket is not typical he would suffer without his brother. Any thoughts on that??? I was also wondering if anyoen could give more details on squirrels with Downs. How they act, what they do & don't do, symptoms etc. any information would bee great appericate.
Thanks so much
Carrie