riefderrico
09-30-2012, 11:12 AM
Greetings everyone!
Just recently posted about our little Missy Girl and her sounds. (BTW she has just started chirping this wkend when we play but she is real quiet). I have read many posts here about "neuro", but nothing about signs or symptoms.
A little background - We received this little girl one morn. at about 5 wks (eastern grey, skinny tail, but eyes open, very tiny teeth). I left her outside until night fall in a shirt but she was not claimed. So we brought her in fed and cared for her. The next day her foot had swollen so much it looked like a cartoon foot that had been run over by a steam roller. I carefully bathed her w/ a warm cloth, but there were no visible signs of injury - no open wounds. She slept most of the time and we kept her cage small until the swelling went down. When we asked the pet store and local vets questions we told to call the DNR. When we looked on their website we saw that she would be put down due to the injury - we opted to deal with this ourselves.
That was during the last week in August, fast forward 5 weeks and she is doing quite well - running, playing, eating solids, looks healthy, nice coat and bushy tail. My husband has really taken to her big time! But we both want what is best for her.
Since she came home we've been doing the "is she releasable dance". I have rehabbed small mammals in the past - a group of 3 baby squirrel sisters, a nest of baby mice, bunnys, a flying squirrel etc...But I was always certain they were releasable. This little girl I keep going back and forth on.... With her leg injury, we weren't certain if she was going to recover fully. Now we are looking at her balance. IMO she should be a lot more balanced and steady than she is. We can't figure out if she was that way to begin w/ (her falling out of the tree at such a young age) or if she is still recovering from her injury and still needs more "squirrel PT" - lol.
She doesn't show signs of seizures or twitches, she plays and climbs and has healthy appetite. She is starting to "fly" from cage to me (about 2 feet) but landings can be a tad rough some times. I question her balance sometimes though. She'll be on a branch in her cage and I'll hand her a piece of fruit. She'll start eating and in middle of feeding it seems like she's lost her balance - she drops food and has to grab the stick w/ her hands to keep from falling over. This morning she ventured over to my armoire and when she walked out onto the door edge she fell off.
Plus we have been feeling a little pressed for time with winter coming. But just read post that fall babies stay w/ mom through winter. All the rest of my rehabbing was in central FL - winter is about 2 weeks long there - weather temps never played into release down there - just storms.
I have a few questions:
Do fall babies stay w/ mom and we'll need to release her in spring?
I have read many posts referring to a squirrel as "neuro". What does that mean as far as symptoms go?
How long from a broken leg (it was broke just above knee) does it take them to fully recover?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
PS Pls excuse my typing and grammar. I had to have hand surgery last week and have been turned into a lefty for a while. :dono
Just recently posted about our little Missy Girl and her sounds. (BTW she has just started chirping this wkend when we play but she is real quiet). I have read many posts here about "neuro", but nothing about signs or symptoms.
A little background - We received this little girl one morn. at about 5 wks (eastern grey, skinny tail, but eyes open, very tiny teeth). I left her outside until night fall in a shirt but she was not claimed. So we brought her in fed and cared for her. The next day her foot had swollen so much it looked like a cartoon foot that had been run over by a steam roller. I carefully bathed her w/ a warm cloth, but there were no visible signs of injury - no open wounds. She slept most of the time and we kept her cage small until the swelling went down. When we asked the pet store and local vets questions we told to call the DNR. When we looked on their website we saw that she would be put down due to the injury - we opted to deal with this ourselves.
That was during the last week in August, fast forward 5 weeks and she is doing quite well - running, playing, eating solids, looks healthy, nice coat and bushy tail. My husband has really taken to her big time! But we both want what is best for her.
Since she came home we've been doing the "is she releasable dance". I have rehabbed small mammals in the past - a group of 3 baby squirrel sisters, a nest of baby mice, bunnys, a flying squirrel etc...But I was always certain they were releasable. This little girl I keep going back and forth on.... With her leg injury, we weren't certain if she was going to recover fully. Now we are looking at her balance. IMO she should be a lot more balanced and steady than she is. We can't figure out if she was that way to begin w/ (her falling out of the tree at such a young age) or if she is still recovering from her injury and still needs more "squirrel PT" - lol.
She doesn't show signs of seizures or twitches, she plays and climbs and has healthy appetite. She is starting to "fly" from cage to me (about 2 feet) but landings can be a tad rough some times. I question her balance sometimes though. She'll be on a branch in her cage and I'll hand her a piece of fruit. She'll start eating and in middle of feeding it seems like she's lost her balance - she drops food and has to grab the stick w/ her hands to keep from falling over. This morning she ventured over to my armoire and when she walked out onto the door edge she fell off.
Plus we have been feeling a little pressed for time with winter coming. But just read post that fall babies stay w/ mom through winter. All the rest of my rehabbing was in central FL - winter is about 2 weeks long there - weather temps never played into release down there - just storms.
I have a few questions:
Do fall babies stay w/ mom and we'll need to release her in spring?
I have read many posts referring to a squirrel as "neuro". What does that mean as far as symptoms go?
How long from a broken leg (it was broke just above knee) does it take them to fully recover?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
PS Pls excuse my typing and grammar. I had to have hand surgery last week and have been turned into a lefty for a while. :dono