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marykey7
03-21-2018, 06:42 AM
I have a 6 week old squirrel that is blind in one eye. What are her chances of being released back into the wild?
Hi Mary and welcome to TSB!
Many wild squirrels are making it with one eye. What makes you think she is blind in the eye? Please post a photo.
Can you tell us more about her like her history/how you got her, what you're feeding her, where you keep her, etc?
Thanks for helping this little one.
Here's a helpful link about baby squirrel care: https://www.henryspets.com/baby-squirrel-care/
marykey7
03-21-2018, 04:26 PM
She is one of three and the only one to be blind in an eye. She is quite a bit bigger at 170 Gs to her sister’s 120 Gs. They are about 5 1/2 weeks old and I got a call from a family who had found them on the ground. They had already had them for a few days and were not able to try to reconnect them with their mother. They were giving them cow’s milk. I have been giving them Ebsilac with a little heavy cream. Clementine was the latest to open her eyes although she was quite a bit bigger than her sisters. Her eye is milky white and I don’t see a pupil. She seemed to go in circles until her good eye opened. I will send a photo of it later. Thanks so much for responding and the great link.
marykey7
03-21-2018, 07:25 PM
Here she is!
Jen413
03-21-2018, 08:25 PM
She’s a beautiful girl!
Milo's Mom
03-21-2018, 09:38 PM
One of the biggest, baddest, meanest, get'er done squirrels I ever raised was blind in one eye. Her name was Sami (spelled with an "i", cause she needed another one). I had no choice but to release her...she was the devil reincarnate. She did just fine, had babies, brought them by, constantly argued with her old cage mates in the yard. I saw her on and off for about 3 years.
marykey7
03-21-2018, 10:10 PM
That’s so funny. I just read this to my husband and we both got a kick out of it. Also, you are the second person to say that your one eyed squirrel was on the tougher side which I can see in Clementine. I’m encouraged to know she is releasable as I hate to see anything not being able to do what God made it for. Thanks so much for your funny, informative response.
Here's wishing her many happy years to come!
Mel1959
03-22-2018, 06:10 AM
I’m not sure if this is applicable in this case, but nutrient deficiencies have been responsible for loss of eyesight and when corrected the eyesight returned.
marykey7
03-22-2018, 04:13 PM
Thanks. I didn’t know that and will look into it. I’ve been using Ebsilac with a little cream. They just were introduced to a mineral block and rodent block this week. I’ll make sure there’s nothing else I should be doing.
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