Hair loss on cheeks.

[Lucy's Luck]

I have a 6 week old squirrel who is quite messy when she drinks. I was wondering if the loss of hair on her cheeks could be due to irritation from the formula? It seemed to happen over night. I wash her face after eating now, but was wondering if there could be some other reason for it?

[Nancy in New York]

I have a 6 week old squirrel who is quite messy when she drinks. I was wondering if the loss of hair on her cheeks could be due to irritation from the formula? It seemed to happen over night. I wash her face after eating now, but was wondering if there could be some other reason for it?

If formula is left on their fur, it's called "milk burn" and yes, they lose fur
where the formula isn't cleaned off.
Glad you are cleaning it off now, you should see an improvement within a week or so.