Possible light bulb burn or allergic reaction?

[corear1014]

Thought if I changed the thread name, it might will get more attention.

I noticed Pips fingertips are swollen this morning. It doesn't seem to bother her, but I'm worried it could be something bad. I did introduce green beans to her yesterday and added calcium to her water. But I'm afraid she's touched her light bulb on top of her cage..

I'm angry with myself, I thought I was doing things right, but obviously am not. :(

I just want her healthy and happy. If someone thinks they can do better than I, I will gladly drive her to you. You can either send me a private message or let me know on this thread. I just want what’s the best for her…

Attached is the best picture I can snap of her foot.. And her cage with the light on top.

[Sweet Simon's Mommy]

tried to re-size, maybe the light shouldn't be sitting on the cage like that , could make the cage posts themselves hot when she climbs on them.

[island rehabber]

Can you post another pic or two of her foot? I doubt it's an allergy and it could certainly be heat from the bulb, but I want to be sure it's not squirrel pox which often starts on the paws....

[corear1014]

Sorry for the late reply. My son had baseball practice.

Attached are a couple more pictures. These are the best I can get, she's a wiggle worm.:D They may need to be re-sized.

It seems not to bother her, she is still her spunky self, eating and drinking as normal.

Thanks again!

[pappy1264]

In these pics, they don't look swollen to me. Your other thread, one looked pretty red and swollen. I would watch her closely, if she is acting ok and using them with no problems.

[corear1014]

She’s acting fine. I know I tend to over-react a bit, LOL!:D Ask my boys! They’ve (Her feet) never looked like that before. I guess it’s from the light. I’ve tried putting her outside and it freaks her out. How do I ease her to not be afraid? That’s the only reason I had the light.

Thanks again!

[corear1014]

So, I googled squirrels feet last night and looked at images, not happy with all the pictures that came up, but from what I saw the paws are supposed to look like that. LOL!:rotfl Maybe not as red as my first photo. I thought her pads looked like blisters.. Guess I’ve never noticed before. Please be patient with me. I do over react a bit as I’m still learning. If anything, maybe my post gave the experts a good laugh! I’ll wait a little next time before I send out a 911 post!:rotfl

Also, I wheeled Pip’s cage to our deck around 6pm yesterday. She actually loved it that time. (I stayed with her of course, lol:rotfl ). We were out there for about an hour.
:)