amelie
08-31-2012, 09:19 PM
Hey, all,
Some squirrels fell from a tree during hurricane Issac, and we waited a while but the mother didn't show up, so I and my sister decided to attempt a Squirrel Rescue. This seemed like sort of a temporary thing at the time. Rescue squirrels, keep squirrels alive, call rehabilitator. But of course, because of the hurricane, all of them are closed!
I am convinced that getting these little dudes to a rehabilitator is the right call, but in the meantime I need to keep them alive. The more internet research I do, the more nervous I feel. I am well aware that I am not qualified to do this, but they fell down in my front yard and I feel responsible. One died the night we found them, probably from cold because we didn't have power. We've now got them under a heating pad. They have started regulating their own body temperature and they're kind of wiggly and adorable. I think they're about three weeks old. My major concern is feeding them... We're working with what we have in a city where a lot of things are closed.
We were giving them water with sugar and salt in it for a day or so, because I was hoping once the power came back on we could pass them on to someone who would know what to feed them. Now I have to try to feed them myself. I got some goat's milk and some apple-flavored pedialyte from the grocery, and my current plan is to mix the two in equal portions, but something I read said to dilute the mixture with water... if it's possible, could someone please tell me how to transition into some sort of formula with the ingredients available to me? Just something that won't be damaging... I've been reading horror stories, and I don't want to do anything that would keep them from flourishing once they're released. I just don't want to mess this up. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Amelie
Some squirrels fell from a tree during hurricane Issac, and we waited a while but the mother didn't show up, so I and my sister decided to attempt a Squirrel Rescue. This seemed like sort of a temporary thing at the time. Rescue squirrels, keep squirrels alive, call rehabilitator. But of course, because of the hurricane, all of them are closed!
I am convinced that getting these little dudes to a rehabilitator is the right call, but in the meantime I need to keep them alive. The more internet research I do, the more nervous I feel. I am well aware that I am not qualified to do this, but they fell down in my front yard and I feel responsible. One died the night we found them, probably from cold because we didn't have power. We've now got them under a heating pad. They have started regulating their own body temperature and they're kind of wiggly and adorable. I think they're about three weeks old. My major concern is feeding them... We're working with what we have in a city where a lot of things are closed.
We were giving them water with sugar and salt in it for a day or so, because I was hoping once the power came back on we could pass them on to someone who would know what to feed them. Now I have to try to feed them myself. I got some goat's milk and some apple-flavored pedialyte from the grocery, and my current plan is to mix the two in equal portions, but something I read said to dilute the mixture with water... if it's possible, could someone please tell me how to transition into some sort of formula with the ingredients available to me? Just something that won't be damaging... I've been reading horror stories, and I don't want to do anything that would keep them from flourishing once they're released. I just don't want to mess this up. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Amelie