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squirrel crazy
01-30-2019, 09:32 AM
I am volunteering with a rehabber and 3 of our - approx 2.5 to 3 week old baby squirrels developed tiny pustules yesterday they look like ant bites for a while then they reduce to blister like skin issues. This is not something that we have dealt with before any help/ advice would be great. I bathed them with antiseptic soap and wiped them down with diluted iodine and applied neosporin yesterday they look a little better but still curious what we are dealing with.
SammysMom
01-30-2019, 09:45 AM
Can you post a picture? I have had some who had odd bumps that were staph.
squirrel crazy
01-30-2019, 10:03 AM
My permissions are not allowing attachments. Would photos be considered attachments? If not how do i post a pic. This is my first ever post lol :w00t
stepnstone
01-30-2019, 10:23 AM
My permissions are not allowing attachments. Would photos be considered attachments? If not how do i post a pic. This is my first ever post lol :w00t
One is not fully registered until approved by admin,
you are now and should be able to post pictures.
squirrel crazy
01-30-2019, 10:34 AM
ok here they are. They are not as bad as yesterday.
squirrel crazy
01-30-2019, 10:54 AM
where it looks white there was a pustule yesterday. Now it just looks like an air filled blister or like peeling skin after a sunburn. Its not a bump.
SammysMom
01-30-2019, 11:38 AM
Do you have any antibiotics? Maybe SMZ/TMP? Are the bumps increasing?
squirrel crazy
01-30-2019, 12:19 PM
They are not increasing today. I started the one in the picture here on antibiotics yesterday. I asked the vet for baytril and the gave orbax for the skin issue and in case she is developing uri. I can barely give any b/c the dosage is .15 ml per pound so i literally gave one drop.
stepnstone
01-30-2019, 01:23 PM
They are not increasing today. I started the one in the picture here on antibiotics yesterday. I asked the vet for baytril and the gave orbax for the skin issue and in case she is developing uri. I can barely give any b/c the dosage is .15 ml per pound so i literally gave one drop.

Squirrels are dosed by body weight, if you can give us a weight we can likely
tell you what the proper dose measures out to be.
squirrel crazy
01-30-2019, 02:02 PM
OK, I SURE WILL. I WILL HAVE TO WEIGH THEM WHEN I GET HOME FROM WORK
SammysMom
01-30-2019, 07:53 PM
What you will likely need to dilute some to get a measurable dose. We can help you on the hows of that too.