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Rebecca47
04-10-2012, 02:36 PM
I had found a 4 -6 week old gray squirrel over the weekend, searched on line for what to feed it, including a home made pedialyte as first food. Then I began my search for a Wildlife Rehab close to me. The ones I found via my states DNR NEVER returned my calls. Undaunted I asked for help where ever I could and continued to do what I could for this baby, including sleeping in my recliner with it on my chest to keep it extra warm and so I could feed it every 2-3 hours.

The little one had an injured foot - a cut, that I treated with an antibiotic ointment - once I found the it wasn't dirt on the little foot. Apparently the wound became infected anyway.

The baby had been a hearty eater but it didn't do well on my last attempt and we both fell asleep in the recliner with my hand on the baby and a comforter covering us both. I awoke a couple hours later, unfortunately the baby squirrel did not.

Point is if I had been able to find and get a response from a real Rehab specialist this baby might still be alive. I am sad that the baby died, but I am mad as heel that a rehab wasn't found. So I am asking if there are any in Indiana in the North West part of the state between Indianapolis and Lafayette that I should have contacted and whose contact information I can have for the next time I have a need for an intervention from Wildlife Rehab Center. I live in town but we have both squirrels and Opossums and occasionally Raccoons and Rabbits that get into trouble and need to be rescued.

While it is too late to save little "Peanut" , hopefully it is not too late to save another baby wildling in trouble.

:thankyou

Rebecca
Lebanon, IN

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astra
04-10-2012, 03:03 PM
Hi Rebecca,:Welcome

Thank you for caring!
I am going to contact someone.

Please check in often.

spocks mom
04-12-2012, 11:20 AM
i dont know where in indiana you are but i know there is one located in vincennes indiana, he has a really nice place.