Help with antibiotics

[squirrelgirl30]

I am in Dallas area , and rehabbing 2 squirrels since their 3/4 th day of birth. The tree trimmers had knocked their nest on my backyard where I have found them. They are 9,5 weeks now, and have been very healthy till now. Yesterday Monica (my baby squirrel girl) got in unfortunate accident and broke her back leg toe. I went Summer tree vet , and they prescribe antibiotics. Babies are still on formula, and some healthy veggies. I have tried to add antibiotis to Monica formula but she is refusing it. Is there any suggestions/tricks to make her take it? And also is there some immune help or other substances I can add to make her heal faster? Thank you

[Nancy in New York]

I am in Dallas area , and rehabbing 2 squirrels since their 3/4 th day of birth. The tree trimmers had knocked their nest on my backyard where I have found them. They are 9,5 weeks now, and have been very healthy till now. Yesterday Monica (my baby squirrel girl) got in unfortunate accident and broke her back leg toe. I went Summer tree vet , and they prescribe antibiotics. Babies are still on formula, and some healthy veggies. I have tried to add antibiotis to Monica formula but she is refusing it. Is there any suggestions/tricks to make her take it? And also is there some immune help or other substances I can add to make her heal faster? Thank you

Why would this vet prescribe antibiotics for a broken toe?
Is there an open wound somewhere.
What was prescribed.
Typically antibiotics are in suspension and
have a sweet flavor.
We do NOT recommend adding these to formula, as
you will never know how much she is taking or not.
You need to dose any drug seperate so we know for sure they
are getting what is needed.

[stepnstone]

Why would this vet prescribe antibiotics for a broken toe?
Is there an open wound somewhere.
What was prescribed.
Typically antibiotics are in suspension and
have a sweet flavor.
We do NOT recommend adding these to formula, as
you will never know how much she is taking or not.
You need to dose any drug seperate so we know for sure they
are getting what is needed.

Good question.....
Something for pain comfort I could understand but ab's?? :thinking
I will also add the first solid food your baby(s) should have been introduced to,
eating, and eating well should be and have been a good quality rodent block.
When you start them on other foods ie: ("Babies are still on formula, and some healthy veggies.")
it makes it hard to get them to eat block. Once they ween themselves rodent block is your only
assurance against them developing MBD.

[squirrelgirl30]

Thank you for the replies!!
Septra Suspension as antibiotic and Metacam suspension as pain relief was prescribed. My Monica's toe was kind of smashed hard by the heavy object felt on her toe when she jumped on it(?) suddenly after me feeding her ( she just started jumping and I did not expect it - normally they would run over my robe up and down after feeding the formula, and I would allow it for their exercises waiting for bigger cage coming)) so there was minimal bleeding that have stopped , and I was using sea buckthorn oil and coconut oil topically and the area seems clean trying to use something is safe as she leeks it . She spent second night separately from her sibling (her brother) just to protect her from his play (first one - in my arms for the whole night, poor baby) and next day after the accident she feels fine and active. I do not use medication in my human life what so ever, I am Holistic health counselor but perfectly aware I know nothing about wild animals health care protocol so just wandering if the antibiotics are really necessarily for her? It makes a lot of mess in a human body for sure and unfortunately prescribed these days "just in case" for everything. is it the same in a vets industry? ( I am aware in some complex cases it save life but is it the case inbmy situation?)
On the healthy blocks comment ( I really appreciate it ) - I bought the Henry's blocks and waiting to get it. I am not intending to keep my babies as the pets just trying hard to raise them for the release later. My rehabber contact I am under said he never had a luck with the blocks , and apparently did not know much about MBD. I have been reading these blog I am very thankful to find, and bought the blocks, and would try to introduce them anyways. :Love_Icon