sdwasson
06-15-2014, 03:58 PM
My wife, Susan, has been a certified rehabber here in MN for about a year. We've successfully raised/released a pair of Southern Fliers, a pair of EGS, about to release another pair of EGS & a pair of Red Squirrels.
We have a younger squirrel (127.9g) that I don't know if we're going to be able to save. She seems to have beat a bad diarrhea/respiratory issue that forced us to euthanize her bio brother 10 days ago, and we lost her other cage-mate, that seems to have caught the crud from these two.
However, this girl still has some sneezing, and also a bad skin issue on her leg. At first we thought it was a diarrhea burn, but though she's had good stool for 5 days, it seems to be spreading. She had a shot of cephalosporin from a vet, and he also said to give her appropriate dose of tmps 2x day.
The other two went bad so quickly, we're trying to do everything to keep her alive. She's eating a good diet of Fox Valley, rodent pellet "mush," an occasional pecan, fruit, sweet potato, seeds. (She mostly shreds the later items, but getting better!)
Normally, the WRC-MN treats all patients with Revolution, though it wasn't noted on here chart, so she may not have got a dose. We've been hesitant to give it this close to when she may have got her last dose.
Hoping someone might have suggestion on the skin issue. Notice spots are appearing on her belly and near her genitals. She is wet because she was just bathed. the fur became crusty on left rear leg, and has been sloughing off when washed.
Thanks for any help you might offer!
Here are a few pics:
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We have a younger squirrel (127.9g) that I don't know if we're going to be able to save. She seems to have beat a bad diarrhea/respiratory issue that forced us to euthanize her bio brother 10 days ago, and we lost her other cage-mate, that seems to have caught the crud from these two.
However, this girl still has some sneezing, and also a bad skin issue on her leg. At first we thought it was a diarrhea burn, but though she's had good stool for 5 days, it seems to be spreading. She had a shot of cephalosporin from a vet, and he also said to give her appropriate dose of tmps 2x day.
The other two went bad so quickly, we're trying to do everything to keep her alive. She's eating a good diet of Fox Valley, rodent pellet "mush," an occasional pecan, fruit, sweet potato, seeds. (She mostly shreds the later items, but getting better!)
Normally, the WRC-MN treats all patients with Revolution, though it wasn't noted on here chart, so she may not have got a dose. We've been hesitant to give it this close to when she may have got her last dose.
Hoping someone might have suggestion on the skin issue. Notice spots are appearing on her belly and near her genitals. She is wet because she was just bathed. the fur became crusty on left rear leg, and has been sloughing off when washed.
Thanks for any help you might offer!
Here are a few pics:
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237026
237027