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LittleOllie
10-03-2018, 12:59 PM
im just now finishing up feeding him and he starts having a cough attack! i thought they were sneezes but theyre coughs! i took a video so i could send it to one of you. does anyone have an email i can send it to??? its been a few minutes since it started. its not continuous, but he is still doing it with about a 30 to 45 second gap between.
TubeDriver
10-03-2018, 01:08 PM
What were you feeding him? Here is a video that has proper technique for feeding formula:

Not the small syringes (which help limit how fast they gulp it down), the head up and syringe below/pointing up.

https://thesquirrelboard.com/forums/showthread.php?61255-My-quot-How-To-Feed-A-Baby-Squirrel-video&highlight=feeding+video
LittleOllie
10-03-2018, 01:14 PM
i was feeding him his formula like always. nothing different, then he started coughing. :( :(
TubeDriver
10-03-2018, 02:12 PM
He might have aspirated a bit into his lungs? Make sure he is not sucking the formula too hard and fast. As squirrels get bigger, some will actually suck on the syringe so hard that the plunger depresses. You will need to slow it down (keep control of the syringe plunger) so he does not get too much, too quickly.



i was feeding him his formula like always. nothing different, then he started coughing. :( :(
LittleOllie
10-03-2018, 02:21 PM
he wasnt getting too much. he was trying but i had complete control of the syringe.

i flipped him upside down and massaged his back from his tail to his head and the caused him to do it more.
Aspiration? should i just watch him now and wait to be sure or start antibiotics?
TubeDriver
10-03-2018, 02:31 PM
Aspirating is very common and many squirrels do not develop AP. Just watch him carefully for the next couple days. Warning signs are lethargy, loss of appetite and clicking noises when breathing. Any two of these symptoms and you want to start Cipro/Baytril.


he wasnt getting too much. he was trying but i had complete control of the syringe.

i flipped him upside down and massaged his back from his tail to his head and the caused him to do it more.
Aspiration? should i just watch him now and wait to be sure or start antibiotics?
LittleOllie
10-03-2018, 02:35 PM
he is definitely uncomfortable. i go to move him from my hand but he does NOT want to let go.
he hasnt done that before. seems like he wants to throw up.

he was just coughing again and this time it seemed a lot harder for him top do. like its making him weak.
he tenses up to cough but then his legs flop out like wet noodles. eyes squinted just staring at me. :'(

omg this breaks my heart!!!
LittleOllie
10-03-2018, 02:36 PM
okay thank you.