Squirrel acting drunk just not herself

[cjbbnb]

I have a 1 year old squirrel. She is sleeping a lot, very unsteady on her feet, the only change in her diet is pecans. She may have eaten a bad pecan. Is this possible? If so what can I do?

[jbtartell]

has she always been this way and got worse or just started.. is she caged and dose she have free run of house? and what is her diet like.. what is her normal meals and treats

[Diggie's Friend]

Though I don't know what would cause this symptom, for a possible bad pecan that contained alpha-toxins, that could seriously impact the liver causing mycotoxisis, the effective treatment veterinarians recommend is Milk Thistle Seed.

https://www.petmd.com/dog/conditions/infectious-parasitic/c_dg_mycotoxicosis

This source in extract form is best for treating this condition for it is not just concentrated, but gets into the bloodstream quickly.

https://www.naturalhealthyconcepts.com/milk-thistle-elixir-OWH1oz.html

https://www.amazon.com/Oregons-Wild-Harvest-Thistle-Supplement/dp/B00J9MKEUG/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_2_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1540143932&sr=8-2-fkmr1&keywords=wild+harvest+milk+thistle+seed+elixer

Also noted is to include high protein, and a high carb source. If diagnosed with Mycotoxosis I wouldn't go with corn syrup; but organic blueberry preserves (1/4 Tsp.),

or perhaps 1 drop of organic maple syrup s from a ml syringe (0.025 ml) a day. Why is for reason that concentrate syrup lend to diabetes in rodents.

[stepnstone]

has she always been this way and got worse or just started.. is she caged and
dose she have free run of house? and what is her diet like.. what is her normal meals and treats

When nuts are considered part of the diet... :yeahthat

[Diggie's Friend]

Of all the nuts tested in this study for aspergillus fungus contamination, it was pecans were found to have the lowest incidence. Making sure pecans fed are kept in a cool, but dry area out of sunlight, and not kept longer than a few months, as moisture with long term storage is what is most profoundly related to fungal growth in nuts, grains, and other food sources. Shelling nuts to examine them before feeding is practice to support due to the prevalence of Aspergillus fungus, as is limiting the amount of nuts fed daily. Boiling nuts, that otherwise show no evidence of fungal contamination using magnifier, for 1 1/2 min. destroys the surface fungus, just not all the spores.

Limiting the amount of nuts fed daily to 3/4 Tsp. of chopped nuts for the northern US and in Canada species, and to 1/2 Tsp. for the southern species in the US. is needful to do to limit excess fat in the diet, and not overfeed phosphorus.

Including MTS elixir every other day in the diet as a hedge against alfatoxins in foods, not just nuts.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4444134/

If nuts and other foods that are part of the wild diet of tree squirrels were left out, then the one that has been found to have the highest occurrence, corn, should not be included in the form of cornmeal either, that is the chief source in many sources of rodent block, save HHB.


Fungal contamination in tree nuts

In this study, 64 tree nut samples (consisting of pecans, almonds, pine nuts, and walnuts) were tested for the presence and levels of fungal contaminants. All walnut, 91% of pine nut, and 76% of almond samples carried live fungi. Mold incidence was very low (6%) in pecans. The highest yeast and mold (YM) counts (5.34 log10 CFU g−1) were recovered from walnuts, and the lowest levels (2.00 log10 CFU g−1) were found in pecans

[Diggie's Friend]

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To test for urine pH, UTI, Diabetes, stones, etc..



1. Leukocytes – Presence of bacteria & Urinary Tract Infection
2. Nitrite – Indicator of Urinary Tract Infection
3. Urobilinogen – Indicator of liver issues
4. Protein – Indicator of kidney issues
5. pH – Acidic or alkaline levels in urine
6. Blood – Indicator of kidney stones
7. Specific Gravity – Efficiency of kidney filtering: Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR)
8. Ketone – Indicator of diabetes / ketosis / acetoacetic level in urine
9. Bilirubin – Indicator of liver or gallbladder issues
10. Glucose – Indicator of diabetes (sugar in urine)