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SqueakerTheLegend
02-22-2019, 10:53 PM
Squirrel hit by multiple cars a few days ago - she has VERY surprisingly been recovering quite well even though she shouldnt be alive.

she is not eating on her own yet however so I have been giving her goats milk esbilac by hand multiple times a day. She is 672 g and happily takes it from the syringe but my question is - how much should she be getting per day, how often should i be giving it and does this count as her fluid intake as well or should i give additional fluids?

Thanks in advance!!

SammysMom
02-22-2019, 11:34 PM
How much is she taking per feeding? For babies, it is 5 to 7% so she could take 35cc 3x per day. Does she have mouth injuries? I'm that is why she isnt eating solids. Is she peeing a very yellow urine?

SqueakerTheLegend
02-23-2019, 12:31 AM
How much is she taking per feeding? For babies, it is 5 to 7% so she could take 35cc 3x per day. Does she have mouth injuries? I'm that is why she isnt eating solids. Is she peeing a very yellow urine?

I offered her food 4x today - she took 28cc, 25cc, 33cc and 10cc for each of those.

She does not have readily visible mouth injuries but considering the severity of her run in with cars I would say anything is possible. However, I feel like the coordination just isn't there at this point as she is still a long ways from being 100% again and that's the reason. She is very happy to take the formula when offered.

Her urine went from a brown/possibly blood tinged to a clear or possibly light yellow color from what I can tell from the paper towel she's on.