Rescued a drowning adult female from pool

[virginia_arce2280]

My father in law just brought us an adult female eastern gray that he found drowning in the swimming pool. He has no idea how long she had been there, but had started to give up and was going down. He pulled her out, but not before she tore up his hands with her teeth. He brought her to me and I have her in a dark room in a carrier. She is alive, and naturally seems stunned or in shock. She's still soaking wet and seems to be sleeping or resting, but in an alert position with her legs spread out like she's going to escape.
should I put a heating pad under neath her?
I am hoping that I can just let her dry out and then release her back at his house, but I don't know how much damage has been done.
I don't want to touch her, because she is completely wild.
I put a receiving blanket in the carrier and a homemade rodent block in there with her.
Suggestions? Experience?:thinking
I feel like I'm getting squirrels thrown at me left and right. I don't mind taking care of them. I'm just glad to have you great guys around!:grouphug

[pappy1264]

I would put a heating pad on low under her, let her dry off. See if you can put a few nuts in with her. Listen for breathing sounds, the risk that she inhaled water and it causing pneumonia is huge. If that is the case, she will need meds for it.

[Sweet Simon's Mommy]

Oh the poor thing, and your poor hand...
It certainly wouldn't hurt to put a heating pad under 1/2 of the carrier on low. May help her dry off a bit, do you have any rescue remedy? May help with the stress of it all. But yes Quite , Dark and Warm is what she really needs so she can rest.
However did he manage to get her out??

[Jackie in Tampa]

let her rest and listen to what she is doing..
yes dark and quiet...cover the container if it's a cage,,
heat half under, yes...
listen for sneezing, wanting to know if water in the lungs..
sqs are generally good swimmers, not ideally in a pool where they get trapped...chlorine..
if she seems labored breathing/lethargic, I would def (use gloves) get her head to the floor feet up to allow her lungs to drain..
hoping she was found in time, if so she should be able to clear her own lungs.
alot of cotton tshirts in carrier to absorb wetness...
no blowdryer please (can you believe people blow dry sqs, omg)
TY FILaw! and VA:bowdown

:Love_Icon two pecans, chunk of corn or avacodo and a shallow bowl of water is all I would offer for now.

edit...ya'll type too fast..I try to help and always last to post, first to start! chuckle sigh here*

[Pashen]

I rescued an adult squirrel from my pool that had to have fallen from the tree above to get into it. She had exhausted herself.

I let her off on the ground on some white stone by a lilac. It was a nice, warm, sunny day.

Like your squirrel, she didn't move for a long time. She was wet and tired and more than a little freaked out.

An hour later, she was gone, ran up the lilac to the neighbor's garage roof, to the oak to the pine like a good little squirrel should.

I would let her go outside if it's nice out and just keep an eye on her from afar.

Being inside, you may not know when she's rested and ready to go because she's reacting to the unfamiliar and enemy territory (in her mind).

[virginia_arce2280]

I have nothing as far as rescue supplies are concerned.
I have no idea how my father-in-law got her out. He just brought her to me with bloody hands:dono
I'll put the heating pad on low under half the carrier now.

[pappy1264]

Cover her, and put her in the quietest room in hour house. Put a few nuts, small dish of water and just let her be. Let her rest. As Jackie stated, hopefully she just needs to dry, warm up, and rest up. Just listen and watch for signs of pneumonia (lethargy, clicking when breathing, or lots of sneezing as she could also get inflammed nasal tissue from the chlorine.)

[virginia_arce2280]

I rescued an adult squirrel from my pool that had to have fallen from the tree above to get into it. She had exhausted herself.

I let her off on the ground on some white stone by a lilac. It was a nice, warm, sunny day.

Like your squirrel, she didn't move for a long time. She was wet and tired and more than a little freaked out.

An hour later, she was gone, ran up the lilac to the neighbor's garage roof, to the oak to the pine like a good little squirrel should.

I would let her go outside if it's nice out and just keep an eye on her from afar.

Being inside, you may not know when she's rested and ready to go because she's reacting to the unfamiliar and enemy territory (in her mind).

Anyone else like this Idea? I think it's a pretty good one. (After I make sure she's breathing okay, which so far I haven't heard her making any noise. She's very quiet and still) .I would have to take her back to my father-in-law's house (I have 3 outside cats here and very good hunters) and I could leave her in the carrier with the door open under a tree close to where the pool is and let her come out on her own?

[pappy1264]

If possible, I would just let her be for today, if all seems well, take her tomorrow (as issues can take a bit to show up.) JMPO.

[virginia_arce2280]

Cover her, and put her in the quietest room in hour house. Put a few nuts, small dish of water and just let her be. Let her rest. As Jackie stated, hopefully she just needs to dry, warm up, and rest up. Just listen and watch for signs of pneumonia (lethargy, clicking when breathing, or lots of sneezing as she could also get inflammed nasal tissue from the chlorine.)

:thumbsup I am doing this now. Also, there is no chlorine in the pool, it's more like a glorified pond and very green and full of fish. It is a 26 foot accross above ground pool that my inlaws ran out of money last year to keep it clean, and it just turned very green and he started putting fish in it a couple of months ago.

[virginia_arce2280]

If possible, I would just let her be for today, if all seems well, take her tomorrow (as issues can take a bit to show up.) JMPO.
Sounds good, I'll do that and keep everyone posted.:thankyou

[Jackie in Tampa]

Anyone else like this Idea? I think it's a pretty good one. (After I make sure she's breathing okay, which so far I haven't heard her making any noise. She's very quiet and still) .I would have to take her back to my father-in-law's house (I have 3 outside cats here and very good hunters) and I could leave her in the carrier with the door open under a tree close to where the pool is and let her come out on her own?always release where found if possible...
I would not want to be released where I did not know where I was...
she is one of the lucky that can be returned where she belongs! ..awesome, yes!
I would nt put her out until you know for certain that she is okay...
and you will if there is nothing wrong...
she should get pissy snarly when you get near her cage after she has rested some...
you'll know..
otherwise, if in a few hours she is lethargic or sneezy head down between her legs, she needs meds..

as long as you get her back to her area before dusk!
Don't release her after dark.

[Sweet Simon's Mommy]

:goodpost

[stosh2010]

Praying for a quiet-non sneezy-night...and a release tomorrow..

[virginia_arce2280]

UpDATE:
It's been about 5 hours since we've gotten the squirrel. She's dried off and has not sneezed once and is not making any noise while breathing. I think she's going to be okay, because she's jumping all around the cage and warns anyone who comes near and is pretty upset to have anyone near her and is trying to attack. I would love to release her today. Should I continue to keep her over night? She seems fine and fiesty.

[2ndHandRanchRescue]

Great to hear a happy ending!
Maybe they would like to get a Skamper Ramp or make something natural looking for their pool.

http://www.skamper-ramp-store.com/

[Sweet Simon's Mommy]

can you get her back to your father-in-laws?? she might have babies somewhere close to his home and pool, can you see if she is showing nipples??

[virginia_arce2280]

She doesn't look like she's nursing. And yes, I can release her at a tree close to the pool.

[Pashen]

How did the release go?

[virginia_arce2280]

You know, as soon as I finished typing the last message, It started to thunder and lightning and then started pouring down rain and it just stopped not too long ago and it's 8 pm, so I have to wait until tomorrow. Poor thing, I feel so bad for her. She's miserable in there and pitches a fit at anyone who goes near her. I put some food in her cage, but she's stuck to one corner and won't come out. I'm going to take her out first thing in the morning,(as long as she's fine the morning) put the carrier under a tree near the pool and leave the door open and just wait.
I'll update tomorrow after it's done.
I still have her in the laundry room with the lights off and the door closed so no one will bother her. Should I put her next to my other squirrels so she smells familiar squirrel smells? Or would that not matter?

[Sweet Simon's Mommy]

I don't think she needs strange squirrel smells tonight, may upset her more, or upset them

[Pashen]

That one I can't help you with.

Were it me, I would leave her be, as quiet as possible. She'll sleep soon.

Good luck in the morning. Let's hope she doesn't land in the pool again!

[Jackie in Tampa]

any update?

[virgo062]

:thumbsup

[virginia_arce2280]

It was a wonderful release this morning!:jump
I took her to my father in law's and put the carrier next to the tree and opened the door so she could see the tree, and she was hiding under a blanket. I moved the blanket and she zoomed out of that carrier so fast and up that tree. And in a few seconds she was happily bouncing away from limb to limb, (we live out in the woods so we have a lot of big trees)
And we watched her until we couldn't see her anymore, but see seemed fine and extremely happy to get away from us and out of that carrier!:flash3

[Sweet Simon's Mommy]

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[Jackie in Tampa]

:thumbsup

[island rehabber]

It was a wonderful release this morning!:jump
I took her to my father in law's and put the carrier next to the tree and opened the door so she could see the tree, and she was hiding under a blanket. I moved the blanket and she zoomed out of that carrier so fast and up that tree. And in a few seconds she was happily bouncing away from limb to limb, (we live out in the woods so we have a lot of big trees)
And we watched her until we couldn't see her anymore, but see seemed fine and extremely happy to get away from us and out of that carrier!:flash3

:wahoo:alright.gif:wott

Good work Virginia AND father-in-law! Couldn't ask for a happier ending to this little story!! :bowdown

[Pashen]

That's great =)

[SammysMom]

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[lilidukes]

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