Vanna
05-08-2013, 04:24 PM
Hello,
My latest ward, Achoo, a CA. gray squirrel, was injured yesterday around noon, likely scenario is attack by an adult squirrel (my best guess).
*Achoo came to me as a bottle-drinking orphan and now has both upper and lower teeth, can see fine, and has a long fluffy tail that she can make shapes with. I estimate 12 weeks old (?). She can eat solid food like nuts, but still likes her baby-mush.
* Bloody: nose, left side of face, left eye-area. Left side of face was skinned, bloody, lacerated - but not deep. Left side also began to swell up (alarmingly) as the evening progressed. Additionally, her left arm/wrist/foot/ toes (?) is/are injured and I can't quite tell what precicisely., she keeps that front left leg kinda curled under her body She (Achoo) could drink water from a dish and was very willing to eat baby-mush (goat milk+apple sauce+Gerber baby cereal: whipped and warmed). She survived the night and here are my questions:
-Pain medicine: Is anything compatible with squirrels, either over the counter or vet prescribed?
-Her hurt leg/hand: could that be related to a head/brain injury? If so, what would be the other indications of a brain injury?
-Breathing: the difficulty seems to be clogged nasal passage from the bloody nose. When she tried to sleep, she has to wake up and sneeze and sneeze.
I am aware of the strictures surrounding "pet" squirrels and already have found a local rehabber if needed but I'd rather keep her at home and quiet if possible.
Thank you all in advance for any guidance you can offer me. Achoo is the 4th baby I have fostered, the other three have been released into the wild (my yard) and are doing fine and regularly return to me to beg for treats and generally act cute.
With highest regards,
Vanna
My latest ward, Achoo, a CA. gray squirrel, was injured yesterday around noon, likely scenario is attack by an adult squirrel (my best guess).
*Achoo came to me as a bottle-drinking orphan and now has both upper and lower teeth, can see fine, and has a long fluffy tail that she can make shapes with. I estimate 12 weeks old (?). She can eat solid food like nuts, but still likes her baby-mush.
* Bloody: nose, left side of face, left eye-area. Left side of face was skinned, bloody, lacerated - but not deep. Left side also began to swell up (alarmingly) as the evening progressed. Additionally, her left arm/wrist/foot/ toes (?) is/are injured and I can't quite tell what precicisely., she keeps that front left leg kinda curled under her body She (Achoo) could drink water from a dish and was very willing to eat baby-mush (goat milk+apple sauce+Gerber baby cereal: whipped and warmed). She survived the night and here are my questions:
-Pain medicine: Is anything compatible with squirrels, either over the counter or vet prescribed?
-Her hurt leg/hand: could that be related to a head/brain injury? If so, what would be the other indications of a brain injury?
-Breathing: the difficulty seems to be clogged nasal passage from the bloody nose. When she tried to sleep, she has to wake up and sneeze and sneeze.
I am aware of the strictures surrounding "pet" squirrels and already have found a local rehabber if needed but I'd rather keep her at home and quiet if possible.
Thank you all in advance for any guidance you can offer me. Achoo is the 4th baby I have fostered, the other three have been released into the wild (my yard) and are doing fine and regularly return to me to beg for treats and generally act cute.
With highest regards,
Vanna