Crittercare098
08-19-2015, 10:37 AM
Hi everyone! I am new to this group, but have used the information on this site to successfully raise and release over 25 orphans in the past 2 years alone. Chester is the last baby I have this year, and he is 11 weeks old (320 grams) and refuses to eat solid foods of any kind. I have tried just about every trick I can think of, from baby food, to formula mixed in with solid food, to soaking it, to fruit juice etc. he will NOT touch solids.
That being said, I went into his room last night, and his cage door was left open. We have this room away from all other ankmals, and it is considered our wildlife nursery. I found him laying on the desk, face down. He showed no interest in me, and what I was doing, when normally the sound of my voice and the smell of his formula gets him bouncing off of the walls. I noticed a small abraison on both of his front arms, and behind his arm (underneath arm, on top of ribs). He was very lethargic, and although he ate well last night, has so far refused formula this morning. I gave him .08 cc of infants ibuprofen after cleaning his wounds out with 1 part gydrogen peroxide to 3 parts water, and then covering with neosporn plus. I then cut a tube sock and put it over hjm so he wouldn't get to the wounds. They are not by any means deep, at all, but I am worried there may be damage to other parts of his body. He will not move, as of this morning he will not eat, and he is very lethargic. Last night he had white eye discharge (pain, from what I have researched) but this morning I have yet to see this. I have taken him out of his large indoor enclosure and put him in a small petmate carrier, on top of a heating pad in a dark quite room to try to limit his activity. I am taking him to a good friend f mine who is an exotic vet later today, in hopes that they will be able to give me any meds he may need. However that is not for another 6 hours, and I would like to have at least an idea of what is going on with him by then. Thank you guys!!
Btw- he was my youngest baby ever rescued, coming to me at just 18 grams.
That being said, I went into his room last night, and his cage door was left open. We have this room away from all other ankmals, and it is considered our wildlife nursery. I found him laying on the desk, face down. He showed no interest in me, and what I was doing, when normally the sound of my voice and the smell of his formula gets him bouncing off of the walls. I noticed a small abraison on both of his front arms, and behind his arm (underneath arm, on top of ribs). He was very lethargic, and although he ate well last night, has so far refused formula this morning. I gave him .08 cc of infants ibuprofen after cleaning his wounds out with 1 part gydrogen peroxide to 3 parts water, and then covering with neosporn plus. I then cut a tube sock and put it over hjm so he wouldn't get to the wounds. They are not by any means deep, at all, but I am worried there may be damage to other parts of his body. He will not move, as of this morning he will not eat, and he is very lethargic. Last night he had white eye discharge (pain, from what I have researched) but this morning I have yet to see this. I have taken him out of his large indoor enclosure and put him in a small petmate carrier, on top of a heating pad in a dark quite room to try to limit his activity. I am taking him to a good friend f mine who is an exotic vet later today, in hopes that they will be able to give me any meds he may need. However that is not for another 6 hours, and I would like to have at least an idea of what is going on with him by then. Thank you guys!!
Btw- he was my youngest baby ever rescued, coming to me at just 18 grams.