Diarrhea...help please

[slh3165]

My Approx 12 Week Old Squirrel Has Diarrhea... Don't Know What To Do... Been Feeding Formula With Rodent Block And Baby Cereal Added

[CrazySquirrelLady]

this should be moved to Non threatening help needed please.


is it stinky poop or just diarrhea? what color is it? this could help diagnose the problem.

some people say canned pumpkin will stop them up, some people use canned pumpkin (plain not pie filling!) will cause them to poop if they are constipated. It is worth a try???

[Sweet Simon's Mommy]

Hi , what formula are you using???

[SammysMom]

For a few feedings give just pedialyte to clear his gut. Stop adding cereal to formula. What formula are you giving?

[stepnstone]

My Approx 12 Week Old Squirrel Has Diarrhea... Don't Know What To Do... Been Feeding Formula With Rodent Block And Baby Cereal Added

:shakehead

[slh3165]

My Husband Said He Doesn't Think It Stinks, But Sometimes I Do...Lol. I Would Say Its Clear Yellow/ Orange In Color. We Started Out Feeding With Kitten Replace Milk Because That It's What A rehabbed Here In Indiana Told Us To Use. We Have Used That Formula Since They Were Little Babies. Recently, Then After A Few Days Of Diarrhea We contacted A Lady In Texas Called The Squirrel Lady And She Told Us About Scaled milk, So We Are Trying That Now. I Know, EveryoneHas Their Own Opinion On The Scaled Milk. Bently Is The Squirrels Name And He Seems To Be Active And Plays. He has Had The Diarrhea For About A Week... Just Not Sure What To Do. At First We Thought It Might Have Been From Fresh corn On The Cobb. We Do Give Them RodentsBlocks In Their Food Dish.

[Sweet Simon's Mommy]

Kitten formula is wrong wrong wrong, sorry, rehabber should know better, that is what is giving him the runs. Flush out his system with pedialyte for two or three feeding then get the esbilac PUPPY formula with PRO biotic. You do not have to mix block and cereal, give him block ( which one are you using ??) you can use the Kay-be in the BLUE bag
to chew and play with by itself.

[stepnstone]

Kitten formula is wrong wrong wrong, sorry, rehabber should know better, that is what is giving him the runs. Flush out his system with pedialyte for two or three feeding then get the esbilac PUPPY formula with PRO biotic. You do not have to mix block and cereal, give him block ( which one are you using ??) you can use the Kay-be in the BLUE bag
to chew and play with by itself.
Make that a double triple for the scalded milk!

http://thesquirrelboard.com/forums/showthread.php?5843-STOP!-NEVER-FEED-COW-S-MILK-TO-BABY-SQUIRRELS!

This baby has already been compromised with the lack of proper nutrition from the (K)MR, it's health compromised from a week of diarrhea. Why even consider a product (scalded milk) that you seem to already have heard is so controversial?
Your going to be going down hill with that choice and putting that baby at greater risk that could cost his life.

Sorry, don't mean to sound so blunt but had to say it!
We can't save them all but here we sure do try, and we do that by staying educated and informed.

[sdreamcatcher]

Please use this formula, scalded milk is sooo bad for these sweeties:

http://thesquirrelboard.com/forums/showthread.php?29904-TEMPORARY-Goat-s-Milk-Formula***

[farrelli]

Cow milk is terrible! Even in humans, only cultures with a history of dairy farming have selected for the gene to produce the proper enzyme to break it down. Check out an Asian grocery, for example, you won't see dairy (or at least much) because they can't digest it. The scalding process helps a little, but it's still a very hard to digest food. Goat's milk, however, is lactose free and a very small molecular form, so it's easy to digest. This is why it's the go-to replacement for mammals in zoos everywhere. Esbilac used to also be bad, but the new stuff with probiotics is also well digested.