Mommaluvy
08-15-2014, 04:42 PM
Where have I been? Well Sunday I got two new ones in. 4-5 weeks old. Eyes closed. They were the ones that had diarrhea on the hydration solution afther having normal poops. That has cleared up with transition to Esbilac with PB.
The boy was badly bruised and still is . Mean while I put them in with Pip after they had a dawn bath for the one flea I saw. ( and the poop mess) The girl Tess, eyes opened Tuesday and she is a spunky one. Behaves well . But now and then she and her brother Basil so this werid thing. The boy does it MUCH more than the girl. And he sleeps much more than the girl. And he eats "ok".. Anyhow... At first I thought this behavior was from their fall. (Sibling was crushed.) But every now and then they just sorta Hunch over .. They will be standing but look like they are going to groom their feet or something.. But just stand there head down Is this normal?.
I am thinking the boy may have pnumomia or something. No clicking. But he is far more lethargic than his spunky Sister. I have batril on the way ( fish flox 250 mg) and when it gets here if he is still like this I may ask for dosage help. But at this time.. he could just still be sore from his fall on Sunday morning. His eyes opened on Wednesday.
This leads me to the next question. As I said just before their eyes opened I put them in with Pip. He is fine with them as long as they do not try to nurse him.
Yesterday I found a wound on Pip Just between his shoulder blades. This is exactly where I had to give him his Baytril injections via the Vet. There is some mild hair loss around there. Is this a medicinal thing or is this a play bite? They do seem to play.. I would think if they hated each other they would not sleep together. Tess and Pip play like kittens batting at each other and growling a little.. then they may just curl up and sleep. I assume this is good right? How can I tell fighting from play fighting or rough housing?
NEXT.. MONDAY NIGHT.. I got six pinkies in that my rehabber had for a few days... The oldest one looks like she " could be " four weeks old tops. BUT her eye was already opened !! ONLY HER RIGHT EYE.. and as of today( Friday). How can I tell if she has sight in this eye? Can this premature opening lead to blindness? She only weighs about 65 grams and was 55 when I got her.
The other five pinkies are doing " Ok" They had been on fox valley ( Dunno what number it came to me with them in a zip lock baggie.. ) and I transitioned them back to Esbilac with PB. Two of them have a milk line issues. One is worse than the other... And I thought I was going to lose Pepita ( pumpkin seed) last night.. She has some fur but only weighs about 20 grams. But her engorged belly remained soft and I put her isolation so her siblings would not pop her ( esp the big 65 gram one with one eye.. they were all together and It was suggested to me to keep them so... ) ( It was my fault .. I forgot to check the line before I fed her.. Bit crazy here with nine squirrels.) And it was nearly gone overnight. LOTS of soft but formed white poop. I massaged and stimulated often. Never will forget that again!!!
I will try to check back to answer often.. But .. I am feeding squirrels what seems like all day.. ROFLOL.. I am INSANE. But its getting better.
Will try to get them all up in the nursery later.. but again.. feeding.. washing.. feeding .. washing.. I have cancelled my life for the next two weeks.. ROFLOL.
The boy was badly bruised and still is . Mean while I put them in with Pip after they had a dawn bath for the one flea I saw. ( and the poop mess) The girl Tess, eyes opened Tuesday and she is a spunky one. Behaves well . But now and then she and her brother Basil so this werid thing. The boy does it MUCH more than the girl. And he sleeps much more than the girl. And he eats "ok".. Anyhow... At first I thought this behavior was from their fall. (Sibling was crushed.) But every now and then they just sorta Hunch over .. They will be standing but look like they are going to groom their feet or something.. But just stand there head down Is this normal?.
I am thinking the boy may have pnumomia or something. No clicking. But he is far more lethargic than his spunky Sister. I have batril on the way ( fish flox 250 mg) and when it gets here if he is still like this I may ask for dosage help. But at this time.. he could just still be sore from his fall on Sunday morning. His eyes opened on Wednesday.
This leads me to the next question. As I said just before their eyes opened I put them in with Pip. He is fine with them as long as they do not try to nurse him.
Yesterday I found a wound on Pip Just between his shoulder blades. This is exactly where I had to give him his Baytril injections via the Vet. There is some mild hair loss around there. Is this a medicinal thing or is this a play bite? They do seem to play.. I would think if they hated each other they would not sleep together. Tess and Pip play like kittens batting at each other and growling a little.. then they may just curl up and sleep. I assume this is good right? How can I tell fighting from play fighting or rough housing?
NEXT.. MONDAY NIGHT.. I got six pinkies in that my rehabber had for a few days... The oldest one looks like she " could be " four weeks old tops. BUT her eye was already opened !! ONLY HER RIGHT EYE.. and as of today( Friday). How can I tell if she has sight in this eye? Can this premature opening lead to blindness? She only weighs about 65 grams and was 55 when I got her.
The other five pinkies are doing " Ok" They had been on fox valley ( Dunno what number it came to me with them in a zip lock baggie.. ) and I transitioned them back to Esbilac with PB. Two of them have a milk line issues. One is worse than the other... And I thought I was going to lose Pepita ( pumpkin seed) last night.. She has some fur but only weighs about 20 grams. But her engorged belly remained soft and I put her isolation so her siblings would not pop her ( esp the big 65 gram one with one eye.. they were all together and It was suggested to me to keep them so... ) ( It was my fault .. I forgot to check the line before I fed her.. Bit crazy here with nine squirrels.) And it was nearly gone overnight. LOTS of soft but formed white poop. I massaged and stimulated often. Never will forget that again!!!
I will try to check back to answer often.. But .. I am feeding squirrels what seems like all day.. ROFLOL.. I am INSANE. But its getting better.
Will try to get them all up in the nursery later.. but again.. feeding.. washing.. feeding .. washing.. I have cancelled my life for the next two weeks.. ROFLOL.