Squill's mum
10-04-2012, 09:23 AM
Hi, I was wondering if someone could give me some advice about my grey squirrel? I live in England and it is hard to get someone to treat her as they are not liked much over here unfortunately.
My squirrel (Squill) is 8 years old, i hand reared her after she was brought into a wildlife park that I worked in. Her mother had been killed by a dog, as she had suffered a broken leg the vet said that she wouldn't be able to survive in the wild. She has been living in a large enclosure in my back garden for 8/9 years.
Just recently she has lost a large amount of weight and only eats very small amounts of certain foods that i have been giving her in an attempt to get her to eat anything at all. She is showing no signs of burying any nuts that I have been giving her which is highly unusual at this time of year and her food bowl has been un touched for days. Yesterday I noticed that she was vomiting and she also developed a very watery, yellow, diarrhea. Today she is still jumping around the enclosure well although she looks as if her back legs are a little stiff.
I wondered if anyone has any idea what this might be? I have an appointment with her at the vets this evening but I am wary of how they might treat her. A friend who is a veterinary nurse has suggested that I take a poo sample and ask them to screen for Coccidiosis but I'm not sure what the treatment might be for this? Sorry for the long winded message, i am just very worried. Thanks, Jenny.
My squirrel (Squill) is 8 years old, i hand reared her after she was brought into a wildlife park that I worked in. Her mother had been killed by a dog, as she had suffered a broken leg the vet said that she wouldn't be able to survive in the wild. She has been living in a large enclosure in my back garden for 8/9 years.
Just recently she has lost a large amount of weight and only eats very small amounts of certain foods that i have been giving her in an attempt to get her to eat anything at all. She is showing no signs of burying any nuts that I have been giving her which is highly unusual at this time of year and her food bowl has been un touched for days. Yesterday I noticed that she was vomiting and she also developed a very watery, yellow, diarrhea. Today she is still jumping around the enclosure well although she looks as if her back legs are a little stiff.
I wondered if anyone has any idea what this might be? I have an appointment with her at the vets this evening but I am wary of how they might treat her. A friend who is a veterinary nurse has suggested that I take a poo sample and ask them to screen for Coccidiosis but I'm not sure what the treatment might be for this? Sorry for the long winded message, i am just very worried. Thanks, Jenny.