SquirrelButteh
06-17-2013, 02:55 AM
Hello,
I have a 1 year old southern flying squirrel.
He has never done this before which is why I am concerned.
During his play time he got his nail caught on my dad's pants, so when he lept he landed strange, he rolled around and freaked out like how a child does. He did not have anything wrong other then landing strange, like when you jump and land on your ankle instead of your foot. He was fine some minutes later but he did panic in a big way and it was hard to calm him.
Tonight, in the same area, he lept onto his cage, and once in his cage he started rolling around again, he hugs the ground or anything tightly and is flat, like he's dizzy or something? I'm not sure, he looks like me when I have a panic attack where the room is spinning and he is just trying to hold on until it stops. This is the second time and it just has me worried, I had his cage in a different area tonight because I had to take it appart to put a new emery in his wodent wheel, I have speculated that he keeps getting his nails stuck on clothing and when he jumps lands not as well as he would like and panics. My mom said she babysat him for me once and he did it and he does just that he panics and makes a spectral of it. He does physically seem fine, I check all his limbs and every thing and he does not seem to have any tender area. He did it tonight and right now he is rummaging around his food tray happy as a little clam climbing around like normal. I am just not sure what to make of his rolling around and his sudden laying down, he really looks like how I feel when I have a panic attack and I just...grasp on waiting for the room to stop spinning and to catch my breath. I make sure his cage is clean but there are no cleaning solutions that would be making him sick. I make sure of that, I used to raise koi for companies and I know how the slightest chemical can harm a tiny animal.
Both incidents happened in the same area of the house. My dad sadly does not have a wealth of info on the house but my mom might. I asked him if there were any thing like a carpet cleaning solution or something that he could be reacting badly too.
Other then him needing a new emery to trim his nails so he does not get his paw stuck on my shirt then try to jump, land funny, and panic in complete hysterics. IS there something else possibly wrong? Is this some waring sign behavior? I thought he was having a seizure the first time I saw him, the second time as well, from the rolling, and the sudden laying down or grasping on to things. The "rolling" I keep referring to, can best be described as I said when you land funny or hit your leg or arm wrong and you flail like it will some how make it better? Like a charlie horse. I am just trying to give as much information to help give a good idea of what this is like.
Could he be stoving up from some defiance? I know they have a tendency to need calcium but I do ensure he gets calcium licks and orange slices periodically. I DO admit he has not had an orange slice prior too both events. I know they also offer potassium which helps with muscle cramps.
So if I have touched on anything here that sounds familiar please tell me what I should do or explain what might be happening. Again sorry for the explanations, I really just want it to be easy to understand roughly what he is acting like. All advice welcome!
:dono
Thanks for your time!
I have a 1 year old southern flying squirrel.
He has never done this before which is why I am concerned.
During his play time he got his nail caught on my dad's pants, so when he lept he landed strange, he rolled around and freaked out like how a child does. He did not have anything wrong other then landing strange, like when you jump and land on your ankle instead of your foot. He was fine some minutes later but he did panic in a big way and it was hard to calm him.
Tonight, in the same area, he lept onto his cage, and once in his cage he started rolling around again, he hugs the ground or anything tightly and is flat, like he's dizzy or something? I'm not sure, he looks like me when I have a panic attack where the room is spinning and he is just trying to hold on until it stops. This is the second time and it just has me worried, I had his cage in a different area tonight because I had to take it appart to put a new emery in his wodent wheel, I have speculated that he keeps getting his nails stuck on clothing and when he jumps lands not as well as he would like and panics. My mom said she babysat him for me once and he did it and he does just that he panics and makes a spectral of it. He does physically seem fine, I check all his limbs and every thing and he does not seem to have any tender area. He did it tonight and right now he is rummaging around his food tray happy as a little clam climbing around like normal. I am just not sure what to make of his rolling around and his sudden laying down, he really looks like how I feel when I have a panic attack and I just...grasp on waiting for the room to stop spinning and to catch my breath. I make sure his cage is clean but there are no cleaning solutions that would be making him sick. I make sure of that, I used to raise koi for companies and I know how the slightest chemical can harm a tiny animal.
Both incidents happened in the same area of the house. My dad sadly does not have a wealth of info on the house but my mom might. I asked him if there were any thing like a carpet cleaning solution or something that he could be reacting badly too.
Other then him needing a new emery to trim his nails so he does not get his paw stuck on my shirt then try to jump, land funny, and panic in complete hysterics. IS there something else possibly wrong? Is this some waring sign behavior? I thought he was having a seizure the first time I saw him, the second time as well, from the rolling, and the sudden laying down or grasping on to things. The "rolling" I keep referring to, can best be described as I said when you land funny or hit your leg or arm wrong and you flail like it will some how make it better? Like a charlie horse. I am just trying to give as much information to help give a good idea of what this is like.
Could he be stoving up from some defiance? I know they have a tendency to need calcium but I do ensure he gets calcium licks and orange slices periodically. I DO admit he has not had an orange slice prior too both events. I know they also offer potassium which helps with muscle cramps.
So if I have touched on anything here that sounds familiar please tell me what I should do or explain what might be happening. Again sorry for the explanations, I really just want it to be easy to understand roughly what he is acting like. All advice welcome!
:dono
Thanks for your time!