Tuffk
11-08-2012, 04:31 PM
Earl the squirrel
Hello ,
Need some advice, A little history first- I have a male squirrel about 15 weeks old, found in the woods, screaming The first week of Sept. , lots of maggots very weak and looked rough, eyes were open. Re hab went pretty good, cleaned him up , gave him Pet Electrolyte Naturvet, then started on Hartz Precision Nutrition Milk replacer for puppies. Everything going well. growing active, looking good, after a few weeks along with milk replacer he was eating a mix of raisins,dried bananas,oat meal, coconut, cranberries, almonds, (It was a people mix that we had. ) along with some apple slices every day . We would move his cage box outside during the day at the base of a tree and he was free to climb a tree or get back in his cage and into his nest box. still getting puppy milk replacer . On 10-3-2012 We put his nest box in a tree and he was now staying outside full time, He was still getting puppy milk 2-3 times per day, along with a feeder filled with Sunflower seed ,corn, and some chicken scratch mix ,raisins, banana chips , apple slices. He ate a lot of corn and banana chips, Around 10-17 -2012- about 11-12 weeks old now and weaned from the milk replacer, , We now added peanuts to the mix ( Maybe our big mistake ), he loved peanuts and would go crazy for them, , He just about quit eating all the other stuff only wanted peanuts, . Then about 2 weeks ago He had some skin irritations around his ears, scratching all the time, ears scratched raw, (applied Neosporin) A few days ago more skin irritations, on sides and base of tail scratching all the time, seemed sick, not feeling well, Thought he may have a mite problem put some food grade diatomaceous earth (that we use on our chickens) on him and in his nest box. Yesterday took the peanuts away, seemed to be breathing hard and not eating getting weak, seemed like he cant swallow properly.
This morning , getting a lot worse, acting unusual , had to be with you , This morning I put some drops of Sentry Fipro Guard on his back ( fipronil for cats) some one said his was good for lice and mites, ( if that is what is causing the skin irritations) . very thirsty but can not drink much water, cant seem to open his mouth as normal. Can drink very little seems very hungry but cant eat, I gave him a peanut he cannot even open his mouth enough to break the shell open. I am feeding him with a syringe now today 11-8-2012 giving him some electrolyte, and some puppy milk replacer, then I mixed up an antacid tablet (calcium )with a table spoon of banana and mixed well, he is only able to get small sips of this stuff down,,,, any ideas ??
Cant seem to post a picture ??
thank you tuffkidder@gmail.ocm
Hello ,
Need some advice, A little history first- I have a male squirrel about 15 weeks old, found in the woods, screaming The first week of Sept. , lots of maggots very weak and looked rough, eyes were open. Re hab went pretty good, cleaned him up , gave him Pet Electrolyte Naturvet, then started on Hartz Precision Nutrition Milk replacer for puppies. Everything going well. growing active, looking good, after a few weeks along with milk replacer he was eating a mix of raisins,dried bananas,oat meal, coconut, cranberries, almonds, (It was a people mix that we had. ) along with some apple slices every day . We would move his cage box outside during the day at the base of a tree and he was free to climb a tree or get back in his cage and into his nest box. still getting puppy milk replacer . On 10-3-2012 We put his nest box in a tree and he was now staying outside full time, He was still getting puppy milk 2-3 times per day, along with a feeder filled with Sunflower seed ,corn, and some chicken scratch mix ,raisins, banana chips , apple slices. He ate a lot of corn and banana chips, Around 10-17 -2012- about 11-12 weeks old now and weaned from the milk replacer, , We now added peanuts to the mix ( Maybe our big mistake ), he loved peanuts and would go crazy for them, , He just about quit eating all the other stuff only wanted peanuts, . Then about 2 weeks ago He had some skin irritations around his ears, scratching all the time, ears scratched raw, (applied Neosporin) A few days ago more skin irritations, on sides and base of tail scratching all the time, seemed sick, not feeling well, Thought he may have a mite problem put some food grade diatomaceous earth (that we use on our chickens) on him and in his nest box. Yesterday took the peanuts away, seemed to be breathing hard and not eating getting weak, seemed like he cant swallow properly.
This morning , getting a lot worse, acting unusual , had to be with you , This morning I put some drops of Sentry Fipro Guard on his back ( fipronil for cats) some one said his was good for lice and mites, ( if that is what is causing the skin irritations) . very thirsty but can not drink much water, cant seem to open his mouth as normal. Can drink very little seems very hungry but cant eat, I gave him a peanut he cannot even open his mouth enough to break the shell open. I am feeding him with a syringe now today 11-8-2012 giving him some electrolyte, and some puppy milk replacer, then I mixed up an antacid tablet (calcium )with a table spoon of banana and mixed well, he is only able to get small sips of this stuff down,,,, any ideas ??
Cant seem to post a picture ??
thank you tuffkidder@gmail.ocm