bratann617
06-02-2016, 12:14 AM
PLEASE HELP!
I feel extremely guilty and ashamed! Please don't make me feel worse! But I am going to be completely honest about what happened. I have a female 5 month old Southern Flying Squirrel. Long story short, I had an extremely rough day to start, and then was running extremely late for a Dr appt. I babysit a 5 year old boy. On my way to the appt, my flyer decided to wake up. I can't have her running in the car while I am driving. I have a portable cage that stays in my car specifically for these instances. I put her in her cage. When I arrived at the Dr, I had to wake up the boy and rush into the office. I unfortunately accidentally left my baby girl in her cage in the car. She is always just in my shirt wherever I go. Only usually in the cage at night while I drive home. My appt was over about 30 mins later, at which point I realized that she was still in her cage in the car! I absolutely panicked! My car was in the shade, but it was at least 80° out. I got to her just barely in the nick of time. I think she had vomited from the heat. She was basically unresponsive. I ran her inside the Dr office and put some water on her to cool her. I ran back out to my car and had to drive 25 mins to get her to the vet. I had Gatorade with me. I was holding her limp lifeless body in one hand and steering with my knee. I drive a stick shift. Only time I have ever wished I had an automatic. In between shifting and at stop lights I would dip my finger in the Gatorade and put a drop at a time in her mouth. She was swallowing. Barely. I got her to the vet, I broke down crying now that I was somewhere that could hopefully help her and I was no longer driving. They took her straight back and checked her out. The vet came and talked to me and promised me that everything would be ok and that he could help her. He gave her a shot of fluids for hydration and to bring her body temp down. Apparently he also gave her a little shot of pain meds (I don't know what kind), apparently I was too distressed to think about asking what he gave her. I was just trusting his judgement. He went ahead and let me take her home. He said she'll be ok. She had perked up compared to what she was when I got her there. I was so upset that I didn't even think to ask what I should watch for, in case she needed to go back in. A bit after I left the vets office, she ended up having diarrhea. I called the vet to ask if this was normal. They said that it could have been from all of the stress. They said if she wants to eat and drink to go ahead and let her and that is good. If she is still having diarrhea in the morning, they said that I could bring her back in for more fluids so that it doesn't dehydrate her. She so far has not had anymore diarrhea, but about an hour ago she threw up. She has not been interested in eating so far, but she has been EXTREMELY thirsty! I honestly think that she drank too much water way too fast. I was wondering if anybody can tell me how much water I should allow her to have at one time and how often I should give it? I don't want to make the poor baby throw up again, but I want her to get rehydrated and start feeling better. She looks absolutely miserable and it is breaking my heart! I still cannot believe that I let this happen to my baby! I feel so horrible! I feel so guilty and ashamed! This mistake was a huge mistake and I almost feel like I don't deserve to be her momma! I just want to make my baby feel better! Any suggestions? Any help of any kind is greatly appreciated! I need to know what to do to make her better and what I should watch for to know if she has to go to an emergency vet in the middle of the night. I really don't prefer to do that, but I will do whatever I need to do to make her better and to save her life! And should I be giving her just plain water or something else? Thank you!
I feel extremely guilty and ashamed! Please don't make me feel worse! But I am going to be completely honest about what happened. I have a female 5 month old Southern Flying Squirrel. Long story short, I had an extremely rough day to start, and then was running extremely late for a Dr appt. I babysit a 5 year old boy. On my way to the appt, my flyer decided to wake up. I can't have her running in the car while I am driving. I have a portable cage that stays in my car specifically for these instances. I put her in her cage. When I arrived at the Dr, I had to wake up the boy and rush into the office. I unfortunately accidentally left my baby girl in her cage in the car. She is always just in my shirt wherever I go. Only usually in the cage at night while I drive home. My appt was over about 30 mins later, at which point I realized that she was still in her cage in the car! I absolutely panicked! My car was in the shade, but it was at least 80° out. I got to her just barely in the nick of time. I think she had vomited from the heat. She was basically unresponsive. I ran her inside the Dr office and put some water on her to cool her. I ran back out to my car and had to drive 25 mins to get her to the vet. I had Gatorade with me. I was holding her limp lifeless body in one hand and steering with my knee. I drive a stick shift. Only time I have ever wished I had an automatic. In between shifting and at stop lights I would dip my finger in the Gatorade and put a drop at a time in her mouth. She was swallowing. Barely. I got her to the vet, I broke down crying now that I was somewhere that could hopefully help her and I was no longer driving. They took her straight back and checked her out. The vet came and talked to me and promised me that everything would be ok and that he could help her. He gave her a shot of fluids for hydration and to bring her body temp down. Apparently he also gave her a little shot of pain meds (I don't know what kind), apparently I was too distressed to think about asking what he gave her. I was just trusting his judgement. He went ahead and let me take her home. He said she'll be ok. She had perked up compared to what she was when I got her there. I was so upset that I didn't even think to ask what I should watch for, in case she needed to go back in. A bit after I left the vets office, she ended up having diarrhea. I called the vet to ask if this was normal. They said that it could have been from all of the stress. They said if she wants to eat and drink to go ahead and let her and that is good. If she is still having diarrhea in the morning, they said that I could bring her back in for more fluids so that it doesn't dehydrate her. She so far has not had anymore diarrhea, but about an hour ago she threw up. She has not been interested in eating so far, but she has been EXTREMELY thirsty! I honestly think that she drank too much water way too fast. I was wondering if anybody can tell me how much water I should allow her to have at one time and how often I should give it? I don't want to make the poor baby throw up again, but I want her to get rehydrated and start feeling better. She looks absolutely miserable and it is breaking my heart! I still cannot believe that I let this happen to my baby! I feel so horrible! I feel so guilty and ashamed! This mistake was a huge mistake and I almost feel like I don't deserve to be her momma! I just want to make my baby feel better! Any suggestions? Any help of any kind is greatly appreciated! I need to know what to do to make her better and what I should watch for to know if she has to go to an emergency vet in the middle of the night. I really don't prefer to do that, but I will do whatever I need to do to make her better and to save her life! And should I be giving her just plain water or something else? Thank you!