Chain Saw injury Tail and Foot

[patjones]

Hi everyone I got two more babies this evening one is fine the other has some damage. They were were in the trunk of a tree the trimmers cut one in half this one has some damage lost a couple of toes and some tail Here are some pictures. Gave rescue remedy Infant Ibuprophen for pain AB for infection and AB cream on the injuries I just thought I would post here what is going on.
of course any advice is welcome I did trim off one toe that was just hanging on by skin,
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[sid'smommy]

Awww... poor baby. He doesnt seem to be bothered too much by it tho. I think he will be ok :)

[Rhapsody]

Looks like you have it all covered..... just make sure to keep the areas cleaned and apply some Neosporin 3x a day to all effected areas and keep up the ABs. :Love_Icon

[Jackie in Tampa]

Use Siver sulphadene topically if you have it.
I would use a top shelf AB also, baytril/cipro if possible.
poor baby.

[Pip]

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[Garden71]

Poor little one. :grouphug

[mdyoung216]

I have a tube of Thermazene (Silver sulfadiazine) I can send you if you want it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_sulfadiazine

Just PM me your address.

[2ndHandRanchRescue]

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[Curliesmom]

my husband cuts trees for a living. I've seen this with tree companies. we remove the animals first before work is started though. not everyone does. but your baby looks healthy otherwise. infection is the biggy here. neosporin for the tail and toes. they can survive without the tail and toes but not infection so a high quality antibiotic definitely. good luck with this one.

[patjones]

All I have at the moment is Bactrim we are using that
I am trying to locate the other. I will pm you my address I have heard wonderful things about the silver cream and dead and dying tissue. Maybe I will see Sassy Squirrel soon she is a great resource

[treeman]

If it makes feel any better, I had one with very similar injuries. Jackie walked me through it with the antibiotics. Sugar lost 2 toes but healed nicely. The toes just kinda withered and dropped off on their own. It didn't seem to bother the squirrel at all. :grouphug

[rainrshine]

Is it tree trimming time? I have seen far too many with chainsaw injuries lately. I guess it must be difficult to see the nests in certain trees? Such a shame! Good to know that they often can overcome such horrible accidents!

[sassysquirrel]

Need dosing for squirrel - I sent Pat enrofloxacin susp 22.7 mg/ml

squirrel weighs 90 grams

Thank you

[sassysquirrel]

still needing dosage

[CrazySquirrelLady]

I figured dosage at 1.4 mg in a drop at the supsension rate you mention.

Is it 22.7 mg suspended in 1 ml ?

So if that is correct...and I am doing math right... dosage would be 1/4 drop daily.

Dosage should be 0.28 mg per 112 grams of weight......

So that would be about 1/4 drop.

Hope this helps.

[Milo's Mom]

TOTAL DAILY Dose for 90 grams is .036 (round to .04).

Administer twice daily 12 hours apart for 7-10 days.

The FIRST dose is the loading dose and should be .04, then the second and remaining doses should be .02.

Once the baby is gaining weight and reaches 112 grams, the TOTAL DAILY dose will go to .05, again this needs to be cut in half and given twice daily 12 hours apart.

[Jackie in Tampa]

yep, what she said..I have it as 0.041ml:thumbsup

[Milo's Mom]

yep, what she said..I have it as 0.041ml:thumbsup

:thankyou:thankyou JIT!! :thumbsup

[patjones]

Loading dose on board last night got the next one this morning. She is doing great eating well and hating me while she does it. Injurys are looking good no sign of infection. Thank you so much Sassy Squirrel and the rest of the board. I would so be in the dark if it were not for you folks. More pictures tomorrow maybe. It seems I have no free time at all the 8 babies are taking up about three hours a day and with work and part time photography and everything else there is no time left in a day. You should see my front yard I expect a letter from the city anytime now!!

[patjones]

New pictures this girl is doing awesome. She came in with a sister they could over winter togher they sleep toghether but will nest up with the other two Buster and Cinnamon they are just not as sweet since I got them eyes open already.
Tail looks great three toes missing but not slowing her down at all.
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[Jackie in Tampa]

:thumbsup looks good pat...

[patjones]

Thanks Jackie this was a team effort for sure love love the squirrel board and those core members who are always there with the right answer and so much more. Feeling so good I even got a little fight getting her out of the sack yesterday they have a little block stash in there. For the hard times LOL

[pappy1264]

Just catching up. Poor little one, but her boo-boos look good! Does seem to be several chain saw injuries as of late. Wish those tree trimmers would take a few moments to do a thorough check before they begin. Maybe putting calls into local tree companies and nicely asking them to check, or telling them what to look for, so this is less likely? I have spoken to my local companies, they all have my number and addy if they happen to need me. But they do (or at least they say to do) check. I have even shown them babies to drive it home.

[Pip]

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[patjones]

Recieved the Siver sulphadene today thank you so so much it means so much the way people reach out here. I am not sure how to use it though the pics are still accurate if you need to see the wounds how often and is there any danger with licking

[patjones]

I started a thread looking for a foster home for these two for the winter. You can find it here and please share
http://thesquirrelboard.com/forums/showthread.php?p=807289#post807289

[patjones]

I started a thread looking for a foster home for these two for the winter. You can find it here and please share
http://thesquirrelboard.com/forums/showthread.php?p=807289#post807289
Sunny has the kids.
Thank you for taking them for the winter I hope they act right for you LOL. It is very sweet of you to help me out and help them out I know they will be happy with you.

[Nancy in New York]

Sunny has the kids.
Thank you for taking them for the winter I hope they act right for you LOL. It is very sweet of you to help me out and help them out I know they will be happy with you.
:wahoo Sunny........I too have a feeling they will be really happy.
Did you tell her that one requirement is LOTS of pictures?:poke

[SunnyCox]

We have to wait until they are willing to stick their cute little noses out of the nest box! Then, they will get as tired of taking pictures as my little niece! Hahah.

[SunnyCox]

I gave an update on the ladies in this thread: http://thesquirrelboard.com/forums/showthread.php?p=808662#post808662

Figured I would keep it out of the emergency forum since the little ladies have thrived with Pat.

[treeman]

Just catching up. Poor little one, but her boo-boos look good! Does seem to be several chain saw injuries as of late. Wish those tree trimmers would take a few moments to do a thorough check before they begin. Maybe putting calls into local tree companies and nicely asking them to check, or telling them what to look for, so this is less likely? I have spoken to my local companies, they all have my number and addy if they happen to need me. But they do (or at least they say to do) check. I have even shown them babies to drive it home.

We have an arbor care business ourselves. Any 'treeman' worth his salt knows when babies may be in the trees. Most arborists are also naturalists that will do their best to avoid destroying nests or hurting babies. However, it's the climbers that are the ones that are in the position to spot hidden nests in cavities...and sometimes they are more interested in the $ than the wildlife. Another problem is that there are many homeowners that are absolutely against saving any squirrel and will not allow you to relocate the nest. We've had to sneak nests to incognito spots several times. I have my Spice Squirrel because we fell a tree with her inside and then the owner was trying to kill her and her sister with a shovel!

Many tree-guys don't know that you can move the nest or that momma will retrieve them if they put babies and/or nest in a safe, quiet place where she can reach them. It's also a common misconception that if they are touched by humans than momma will abandon her babies.

We do our best to educate our peers and find ways to make it easy for them and their customers to save wildlife. The simplest way to do that is to explain how to relocate babies and provide them with some cheap hanging flower pots stuffed with a how-to flyer and your phone number. If it's quick and painless, they are more likely to comply or at least call you.

[SunnyCox]

We have an arbor care business ourselves. Any 'treeman' worth his salt knows when babies may be in the trees. Most arborists are also naturalists that will do their best to avoid destroying nests or hurting babies. However, it's the climbers that are the ones that are in the position to spot hidden nests in cavities...and sometimes they are more interested in the $ than the wildlife. Another problem is that there are many homeowners that are absolutely against saving any squirrel and will not allow you to relocate the nest. We've had to sneak nests to incognito spots several times. I have my Spice Squirrel because we fell a tree with her inside and then the owner was trying to kill her and her sister with a shovel!

Many tree-guys don't know that you can move the nest or that momma will retrieve them if they put babies and/or nest in a safe, quiet place where she can reach them. It's also a common misconception that if they are touched by humans than momma will abandon her babies.

We do our best to educate our peers and find ways to make it easy for them and their customers to save wildlife. The simplest way to do that is to explain how to relocate babies and provide them with some cheap hanging flower pots stuffed with a how-to flyer and your phone number. If it's quick and painless, they are more likely to comply or at least call you.
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[mdyoung216]

Recieved the Siver sulphadene today thank you so so much it means so much the way people reach out here.

You are welcome.

If anyone else needs it:

http://www.quill.com/thermazene/cbs/247940.html

$5.99 a tube with free shipping.

[Saverywood]

:goodpost Good story. Thanks too for the tips; I will purchase some cheap hangers for my "treeman" who calls me everytime he chops down a tree with a nest. Sorry, did I threadjack?

[treeman]

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[Charley Chuckles]

Hi Pat :wave123 I normally try to stay out of the emergency because I can't take it :Cry and especially the chain saw thing AKKKKKKKKKKKKK OK as long as everything went OK :thumbsup

[patjones]

I don't blame you I hate the things that happen to baby squirrels but man I have learned a lot here in the emergency forum. SunnCox took these two to over winter and they are doing great she started a new happy thread for them here
http://thesquirrelboard.com/forums/showthread.php?p=810162#post810162