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Annie Oakley
09-26-2014, 02:37 PM
Hi,
I have a 5 week old girl grey squirrel. She has had her eyes open for 3 days. She has been doing really well...very active and was fed around 3 hours ago then but all of the sudden I checked on her and she had her head back, laying on her back....She has labored breathing and is very lethargic. She had a little foam around the corner of her mouth....Can anyone offer any assistance please??

CritterMom
09-26-2014, 03:02 PM
Yes. Get some sugar into her immediately. You can use molasses, pancake syrup, karo - you can even mix table sugar and water into a "sludge" and get some in her mouth. Sugar can be absorbed through their mucous membranes - they don't even need to swallow.

It sounds like it could be a hypoglycemic reaction. She may need to eat more frequently.

stepnstone
09-26-2014, 03:44 PM
What did she last eat?
What are you feeding her,
with what, and what is her weight?

Rhapsody
09-26-2014, 05:12 PM
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