Respiratory problem

[Jeskkalethe]

My youngest baby that came in a few weeks ago has been having a tacky noise coming from her chest when she breaths. Her and her brother came in and were completely emaciated and were covered with fleas. They were about 5 weeks old. The male is doing wonderful no problems what so ever but the female hasn't grown much at all and they are 8 weeks old now. She has malocclusion and has this sticky/tacky noise coming from her lungs like the beginning of pneumonia, but she is active and eats well. She was on baytril for 7 days and with no change we went ahead and done 10 days. I can still hear it in her right lung. Has anyone gone through this and if so can I get any advise? I am stumped. Would this be some sort of respiratory issue?

[stepnstone]

My youngest baby that came in a few weeks ago has been having a tacky noise coming from her chest when she breaths. Her and her brother came in and were completely emaciated and were covered with fleas. They were about 5 weeks old. The male is doing wonderful no problems what so ever but the female hasn't grown much at all and they are 8 weeks old now. She has malocclusion and has this sticky/tacky noise coming from her lungs like the beginning of pneumonia, but she is active and eats well. She was on baytril for 7 days and with no change we went ahead and done 10 days. I can still hear it in her right lung. Has anyone gone through this and if so can I get any advise? I am stumped. Would this be some sort of respiratory issue?
Ruling out pneumonia, having been on baytril, and saying what you are hearing is in the right lung would make me question injury.
Also the malocclusion. What's the (finder's) story on this baby, fall ?

[Jeskkalethe]

They were brought to our clinic by someone who found them on the ground and didn't see a nest anywhere. It looked like the mother either died or was ran off and the babies fell out trying to find food, since they were badly emaciated. We didn't find any injuries just a infestation of fleas. She was the smallest and I wasn't sure if she was going to make it. You can hear the the clicking sometimes when she is sleeping or not moving around. I can probably upload pictures and a video soon.

Thanks,
Jess Lethe

She is an ESG @ 8 weeks.
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[LeilaNami]

They were brought to our clinic by someone who found them on the ground and didn't see a nest anywhere. It looked like the mother either died or was ran off and the babies fell out trying to find food, since they were badly emaciated. We didn't find any injuries just a infestation of fleas. She was the smallest and I wasn't sure if she was going to make it. You can hear the the clicking sometimes when she is sleeping or not moving around. I can probably upload pictures and a video soon.

Thanks,
Jess Lethe

She is an ESG @ 8 weeks.
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Had a squirrel with a punctured lung once. It sounded like that. The reason I figured out it was a puncture was because the skin on that side would inflate and deflate with breathing like there was an air bubble underneath the skin due to air building up in the chest cavity. She was extremely lethargic though until the vet treated her. Not trying to give advice here since there are those that know more than I do but I thought I'd throw out my experience with persistent sick noises on one side of the body.

[Mel1959]

My squirrel had a noise like that. It sounded like congestion. The vet did an X-ray and did not see fluid in his lungs but still prescribed Baytril for 14 days and also used a nebulizer 3x a day with a combonation of albuterol and budesonide. An X-ray should give you an idea of whether it's an injury or pneumonia.

[Jeskkalethe]

The clicking as of yesterday so apparently the Baytril with a little dex must of helped. I think an radiograph would be a good idea just in case there might be a injury. Thanks for the advice.

[stepnstone]

The clicking as of yesterday so apparently the Baytril with a little dex must of helped. I think an radiograph would be a good idea just in case there might be a injury. Thanks for the advice.

If your stating no clicking as of yesterday that's good news!
I hope he continues to improve! :w00t
What is the dose your administering using the combination of
Baytril & Dex?

[Jeskkalethe]

Yes no more clicking in the chest. Her size still worries me and she has a iky case of malocclusion. I was instructed to give her 0.06 cc of Baytril then 0.04 of Dex. She has been off it for about a week or two.

[stepnstone]

Yes no more clicking in the chest. Her size still worries me and she has a iky case of malocclusion. I was instructed to give her 0.06 cc of Baytril then 0.04 of Dex. She has been off it for about a week or two.
What is the condition of her teeth that you are referring the malocclusion to?

[Mel1959]

Can you post a picture of her teeth so we can see what you are referring to?

[Jeskkalethe]

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I trimmed them up two days ago. The bottom incisors curve back and to the left a little and do not meet up with her top incisors. She just started to have a little hair loss on both sides of her face where so rubs sometimes. She is housed with another that is not having any symptoms of hair loss so would this be a vitamin A deficiency? Before I bother my vet I want to first make sure I am able to treat myself. I was going to consult the rehabilitator that I am under right now.

Thanks!

[Nancy in New York]

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I trimmed them up two days ago. The bottom incisors curve back and to the left a little and do not meet up with her top incisors. She just started to have a little hair loss on both sides of her face where so rubs sometimes. She is housed with another that is not having any symptoms of hair loss so would this be a vitamin A deficiency? Before I bother my vet I want to first make sure I am able to treat myself. I was going to consult the rehabilitator that I am under right now.

Thanks!

If she is still taking formula, what you're seeing may be "milk burn".
It's where the formula is not wiped off good enough,
and it causes hair loss on the spots where the formula is left.

[Jeskkalethe]

She is on solids now. She is just still so tiny like failure to thrive or something.