Spirit
09-22-2017, 01:41 PM
Hey guys,
So... my brother ran into an abandoned baby squirrel, a few weeks ago. He noticed 2 other babies underneath a car, who were both non responsive. So, I decided to take the little guy in. After all, literally the day before this I stated, "It would be really cool to have a pet squirrel." So, I saw it as it was meant to be. He was awesome. Never would I ever thought a squirrel, better yet a rodent would be so loving. He was finally getting used to me, seeing me as his mother. Waking up in the morning, stretching, yawning, reaching for me in saying his good morning, having his cute bold eyes magnetized to me at all times, looking to have play time or just a simple little belly rub. Oh man, how much do I miss this little guy.
So... all up to 2 days ago, on Wednesday morning he woke up being his normal self. I didn't see anything, absolutely nothing wrong with him. After I went downstairs to eat breakfast, I came back up and noticed him crawling around. At first, I thought he was playing but then realized his heart was pounding very fast. So, I went to pick him up and noticed he was completely weak. Seeing him extremely confused, his back legs weren't useful at all, his 2 front arms were weak as well until the left one went completely stiff, drooling quite a bit seeing saliva on my hand which I never seen before and he was consistently pooping all over. It was as if his body was just completely shutting down. So, at this point I decided to take him to the animal hospital. Which, on the way there he actually started coming back, snapping out of whatever he was going through but then less then a minute maybe 30 seconds his heart stopped. So, I began to give him CPR and nothing was helping. He had passed away...
Not a good feeling at all. Even after only 2.5 weeks, believe it or not I have feelings for the little guy. So, did my dogs! They've been upset, as well knowing something happened to him. To be honest, it doesn't even feel real. It feels more like a dream then anything else. Especially, having him for such a short amount of time and for him to pass away within minutes. It doesn't make sense to me.
All in all, I believe it was a stroke but I am not certain. From what? I don't know.
So, if there's anyone that has an idea what happened. Please, let me know.
Lastly... I'm pretty sure he was about 10 months old but I am not certain. I do have some pics that I'll be posting. Maybe, you can let me know his age.
Thanks so much guys!
His name is... Spirit
So... my brother ran into an abandoned baby squirrel, a few weeks ago. He noticed 2 other babies underneath a car, who were both non responsive. So, I decided to take the little guy in. After all, literally the day before this I stated, "It would be really cool to have a pet squirrel." So, I saw it as it was meant to be. He was awesome. Never would I ever thought a squirrel, better yet a rodent would be so loving. He was finally getting used to me, seeing me as his mother. Waking up in the morning, stretching, yawning, reaching for me in saying his good morning, having his cute bold eyes magnetized to me at all times, looking to have play time or just a simple little belly rub. Oh man, how much do I miss this little guy.
So... all up to 2 days ago, on Wednesday morning he woke up being his normal self. I didn't see anything, absolutely nothing wrong with him. After I went downstairs to eat breakfast, I came back up and noticed him crawling around. At first, I thought he was playing but then realized his heart was pounding very fast. So, I went to pick him up and noticed he was completely weak. Seeing him extremely confused, his back legs weren't useful at all, his 2 front arms were weak as well until the left one went completely stiff, drooling quite a bit seeing saliva on my hand which I never seen before and he was consistently pooping all over. It was as if his body was just completely shutting down. So, at this point I decided to take him to the animal hospital. Which, on the way there he actually started coming back, snapping out of whatever he was going through but then less then a minute maybe 30 seconds his heart stopped. So, I began to give him CPR and nothing was helping. He had passed away...
Not a good feeling at all. Even after only 2.5 weeks, believe it or not I have feelings for the little guy. So, did my dogs! They've been upset, as well knowing something happened to him. To be honest, it doesn't even feel real. It feels more like a dream then anything else. Especially, having him for such a short amount of time and for him to pass away within minutes. It doesn't make sense to me.
All in all, I believe it was a stroke but I am not certain. From what? I don't know.
So, if there's anyone that has an idea what happened. Please, let me know.
Lastly... I'm pretty sure he was about 10 months old but I am not certain. I do have some pics that I'll be posting. Maybe, you can let me know his age.
Thanks so much guys!
His name is... Spirit