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astra
10-03-2011, 03:25 PM
http://thesquirrelboard.com/forums/showthread.php?p=689715#post689715

Squirrely Steve
10-04-2011, 05:20 PM
Hi Friends :wave123

Thanks Astra for starting this thread :thankyou

I have a question about Hope.

She is almost 400 grams ..I weighted her a couple of days ago and she was close to 400 grams.
She was eating 19.0cc formula two times a day.
I been giving them all lots of Harlen Texlad Rodent Blocks and some carrots and some sweet taters and avocado meat -with no skins and some outdoor vegges like dandelion greens and maple leaves and pansies...ect...

Starting Friday night she is only eating 10.0cc of formula at a time.
then she goes like up on my shoulder or chair and twitches like.
I took a video of her this morning.
She is now in the cage nest..growls at any one coming close.
The other four squirrels are running all around on the porch.
She is staying in the cage with the door open.
She has been doing this for a couple of days.
She pee'd and pooped good ..looked ok..

Is she changing ...weening..? or is there something wrong with her ?
When I feed them all there formula ..I then give them some real food in there cage and they run around on the porch for a hour eat play then go to there cage and sleep for awhile.

They did get into some dry Indian corn from last year ..was hanging on the wall. ..I took it down..and they have found some nuts around hid by Sparky and Chuck ..I try to take the nuts away when they find them..not easy..

I hope to have there big cage done today and move them all out of Sparky's cage off the Porch and to the rehab room.

Here is a video Hope ...
Maybe she is just squirrel zoning or maybe something is wrong ?
what do you guys think ?

Thanks
Squirrely Steve :wave123

http://i644.photobucket.com/albums/uu164/squirrelysteve/Chucks%20Nest/th_PA010017.jpg (http://s644.photobucket.com/albums/uu164/squirrelysteve/Chucks%20Nest/?action=view&current=PA010017.mp4)

astra
10-05-2011, 06:57 PM
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Nancy in New York
10-05-2011, 07:05 PM
How is little Hope now. Is this something that happens all of the time? I see rapid breathing and a little zoning out, but I don't think it is anything to be concerned with now. Has her appetite decreased? How are her poops? She did respond when you petted her....she almost looked a little bit scared.:dono

Squirrely Steve
10-07-2011, 04:05 PM
How is little Hope now. Is this something that happens all of the time? I see rapid breathing and a little zoning out, but I don't think it is anything to be concerned with now. Has her appetite decreased? How are her poops? She did respond when you petted her....she almost looked a little bit scared.:dono

Hi Nancy :wave123

Little Hope is doing a lot better now. :thumbsup
She started the rapid breathing and zoning last Friday and did here and there over last weekend and some on Monday and Tuesday.
She seemed to do this mostly after feeding her.
Her appetite really went down about half with the formula.
She was almost up to 20.0cc then dropped to 10.0cc per feeding two times a day.
She was still scared even after I petted and hugged her.:shakehead

She is all back fine now. :thumbsup :D
She is eating 20.0cc of formula two times a day now.
and is not doing any more rapid breathing or zoning. :dono
Her poops and pee look good.:thumbsup

She must of been afraid of something.:thinking
There has been new cats outside.. she may have seen or there has been a owl hanging out of maybe it was like what Critter Mom said may have been something about different clothes I may have put on.:dono

I noticed something was different about her and got worried :sanp3

Darn Kids are giving me Grey hairs :rotfl

Thanks :thankyou
Grey Hair Squirrely Steve :wave123

Nancy in New York
10-07-2011, 05:37 PM
Hi Nancy :wave123

Little Hope is doing a lot better now. :thumbsup
She started the rapid breathing and zoning last Friday and did here and there over last weekend and some on Monday and Tuesday.
She seemed to do this mostly after feeding her.
Her appetite really went down about half with the formula.
She was almost up to 20.0cc then dropped to 10.0cc per feeding two times a day.
She was still scared even after I petted and hugged her.:shakehead

She is all back fine now. :thumbsup :D
She is eating 20.0cc of formula two times a day now.
and is not doing any more rapid breathing or zoning. :dono
Her poops and pee look good.:thumbsup

She must of been afraid of something.:thinking
There has been new cats outside.. she may have seen or there has been a owl hanging out of maybe it was like what Critter Mom said may have been something about different clothes I may have put on.:dono

I noticed something was different about her and got worried :sanp3

Darn Kids are giving me Grey hairs :rotfl

Thanks :thankyou
Grey Hair Squirrely Steve :wave123

Glad that everything is back to normal. I hear ya about the grey hairs Steve...:rotfl
You just never know what can cause a little one to start acting differently, so much guess work involved.....I've said it before, the next one I get, I hope it comes with a manual....:rotfl