squirrel on the death bed

[dakanaka]

can anyone help? We found a squirrel in an abandoned cage seems he got stuck in it. Not sure how long hes been in there but he's very lethargic and gasping for air. We put him in a show box, layered it with several layers of coth and put a heating pad at the bottom. He seems to be getting a little better, but not much and he just keeps gasping for air. Is there anything else we can do for the little guy ? Any advice is appreciated

[sassysquirrel]

Hopefully someone will be on here to help soon - make sure heating pad is half and half under the box - can you tell if it is a adult squirrel or baby????

[stepnstone]

It very well could be dehydrated if not heat stroked. Please go to this thread and read procedure for getting fluids into this baby. Go slow.
> Emergency (Life Threatening) Help Needed
I FOUND A BABY SQUIRREL, NOW WHAT??

This thread explains heat stroke symptoms:
Help Needed! > Specific Ailment Information > Other
Hyperthermia (Heat Stroke)

[stepnstone]

:thankyou for freeing and trying to help this little one, please try to do what you can and keep us informed. It sounds like he's been trapped for quite some time and I'm sure he's very stressed along with whatever else is going on with him. I hope he can improve... :grouphug

[patjones]

I am glad you posted here also Heat and hydration no food good luck I am glad you found the little guy if you can pull him through you will have a friend for life they know when you help them

[SQUIRRELSAREME]

Where in Washington are u? I have fox valley and Henerys blocks if u need some after u get him rehydrated :Welcome To the nut house

[Jackie in Tampa]

update please...
abandoned cage??
do you mean trap?

thank you for helping him, wow...
please make sure nothing else can get trapped in the abandoned cage