Jennefer
04-26-2018, 02:37 PM
HI guys! Been awhile since I posted...not been lucky enough to get any babies this season! :boohoo However, my releases & wild guys are keeping me plenty busy with squirrel love, and worms, mange, etc! :gigg
Which brings me here....so I have a wild girl Sugar, full grown female adult, that comes & sees me almost everyday for handouts. She is precious & a very gentle, calm girl. She was the one with the bump on her face in the last post I did - gave her antibiotics for 7-10 days & it went away nicely. Well, i just realized a few days ago that I hadn't seen her in about 2 weeks or so. I figured she might have babies & she wasnt venturing out far (she lives a few houses over). Well, this morning she showed up with a 100% limp tail and a hind leg not working. UGH. She was able to traverse the fence line, climb up & down. But shes hobbling & wobbly. Cant zig-zag or move crazy fast. Could barely jump up onto the picnic bench. She puts most of her weight on the other back leg. No blood, no gashes, no obvious outward sign of trauma. She will "sit" on her leg/haunches but her foot on the injured leg is not working - her toes arent spread or splayed with nails gripping. Her foot is just kind of limp & toes closed (like a dog paw). But not deformed or bent weird - it sits like a normal leg. And her tail is flat & drags/lays behind her. She looks good - fur is nice, she's plump, no blood or boo-boos. She ate like crazy - HBB's with coconut oil & some avocado. She doesnt seem in pain at all - looked a little tired to me. So I told her not to go anywhere & I went inside to get some metacam on a HBB to give her....came back out & the little bugger was half way down the back neighbors fence & gone. Drove one street over but couldnt find her. Im hoping she comes back tonight for dinner. Im not sure trapping her is an option as I have about 25 releases & wilds that come 2x a day for handouts. Gets kind of chaotic when they all show up. And I dont know where her nest is. I was thinking I could try & get her in the release cage but Im worried if she has babies & I lock her up ,t hey will die. She doesnt have any protruding or dark vest buttons (nips) so not not thinking she has babies, but dont know for sure.
I want to help this girl as she is one of my favorite sweet wilds. She comes right over to me, will climb my leg, sit next to me, eat out of my hand. When she had the face bump, she let me feel her face but I dont think she will let me feel her leg but I can try. Is metacam the best way to go? I have some left over but not much - maybe 3 days worth. I do have prednisolone (pill & liquid) - and I know the 2 cant be mixed. Is one better than the other? Or should I go prednisolone since I have more of it? After she ran off this morning, she didnt get any meds so far. I have a ton of antibiotics but Im not really sure she needs any. Im thinking a fall & its maybe a spinal injury since the leg & tail are limp. I have a vet I can take her too but not sure I can capture her. I read up on other threads with similar issues...shes too fast to throw a blanket over. She almost seemed unphased by her leg & tail. I can certainly medicate her no problem, if & when she shows up. Thats a for sure. Thoughts? I love my Sugar & dont want her to get picked off or hurt worse. :Cry
Which brings me here....so I have a wild girl Sugar, full grown female adult, that comes & sees me almost everyday for handouts. She is precious & a very gentle, calm girl. She was the one with the bump on her face in the last post I did - gave her antibiotics for 7-10 days & it went away nicely. Well, i just realized a few days ago that I hadn't seen her in about 2 weeks or so. I figured she might have babies & she wasnt venturing out far (she lives a few houses over). Well, this morning she showed up with a 100% limp tail and a hind leg not working. UGH. She was able to traverse the fence line, climb up & down. But shes hobbling & wobbly. Cant zig-zag or move crazy fast. Could barely jump up onto the picnic bench. She puts most of her weight on the other back leg. No blood, no gashes, no obvious outward sign of trauma. She will "sit" on her leg/haunches but her foot on the injured leg is not working - her toes arent spread or splayed with nails gripping. Her foot is just kind of limp & toes closed (like a dog paw). But not deformed or bent weird - it sits like a normal leg. And her tail is flat & drags/lays behind her. She looks good - fur is nice, she's plump, no blood or boo-boos. She ate like crazy - HBB's with coconut oil & some avocado. She doesnt seem in pain at all - looked a little tired to me. So I told her not to go anywhere & I went inside to get some metacam on a HBB to give her....came back out & the little bugger was half way down the back neighbors fence & gone. Drove one street over but couldnt find her. Im hoping she comes back tonight for dinner. Im not sure trapping her is an option as I have about 25 releases & wilds that come 2x a day for handouts. Gets kind of chaotic when they all show up. And I dont know where her nest is. I was thinking I could try & get her in the release cage but Im worried if she has babies & I lock her up ,t hey will die. She doesnt have any protruding or dark vest buttons (nips) so not not thinking she has babies, but dont know for sure.
I want to help this girl as she is one of my favorite sweet wilds. She comes right over to me, will climb my leg, sit next to me, eat out of my hand. When she had the face bump, she let me feel her face but I dont think she will let me feel her leg but I can try. Is metacam the best way to go? I have some left over but not much - maybe 3 days worth. I do have prednisolone (pill & liquid) - and I know the 2 cant be mixed. Is one better than the other? Or should I go prednisolone since I have more of it? After she ran off this morning, she didnt get any meds so far. I have a ton of antibiotics but Im not really sure she needs any. Im thinking a fall & its maybe a spinal injury since the leg & tail are limp. I have a vet I can take her too but not sure I can capture her. I read up on other threads with similar issues...shes too fast to throw a blanket over. She almost seemed unphased by her leg & tail. I can certainly medicate her no problem, if & when she shows up. Thats a for sure. Thoughts? I love my Sugar & dont want her to get picked off or hurt worse. :Cry