Refusing to eat healthy foods/throwing up this morning

[Charley]

MY CHARLOTTE IS REFUSING TO EAT HEALTHY FOODS!

Hello I hope someone can help me get my babygirl back on track. I have had Charlotte for 7 years. I saved her from being eaten by some nasty crows. She has always been a very very picky eater. She developed MBD sometime in 2016 and I was fortunate enough to catch it on time and treat her for it. She recovered very well. Lately she does not want to eat anything that she’s suppose too. I normally feed her Henry’s Healthy Blocks. Besides that she will eat
Apples
Grapes
Mango
Frozen Peas
Yellow Squash
Sugar Snap Peas
But lately she doesn’t want to eat much at all. And her behavior has been rather odd for the past month all she wants to do is sleep in her little cubicle hammock. This morning she was heaving trying to throw up.
She also is a junk food junky. I guarantee that if I tried to give her a nut right now she would definately eat it. But I’m trying really hard to get her on the right track to healthier eating.
Please help with any advice on what I should do.

Thanks, Liz

[lukaslolamaus]

Squirrels usually don't vomit, could Charlotte have gotten into something that upset her stomach?
If it was me I would be really strict with her diet and leave out any fruit until she starts eating her healthy foods.
Is she eating her blocks well?

Healthy diet link https://thesquirrelboard.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=224695&d=1391033425

[Diggie's Friend]

I recommend the following, which has been included for a number of years in the diet of a tree squirrel that was forming on a poor diet that included processed foods, too many nuts, high sugar content, resulting in obesity, and lethargy. Now at 10, the squirrel is active, eats the meals all gone, and is at a stable lean weight, that veterinarians recommend captive wilds be kept at, to support their long term health and longevity.

In the Spring, tree squirrels consume greens, mostly tender green shoots, new leaves most often chosen from their food trees, which once matured provide little to no bioavailable calcium. This is the same when it comes to cultivated greens. To support calcium availability from greens and stalked vegetables, it's needful to first boil (blanch 90 sec.) 'baby' leafy greens, and boil stalked and root vegetables (up to 20 min. till soft) to reduce the calcium binding, or reducing anti-nutrients (oxalic acid goitrogens) that they contain. Blanching/Boiling also makes them taste better, and easier to digest; this, while reducing their gassiness that otherwise causes gastrointestinal discomfort. This addresses three of the key reasons why tree squirrels may reject them raw, the fourth being late introduction of greens into their diet. Boiling also has the added advantage of killing bad bacteria, and worms that these foods sources may carry.

Another concern may be weakened tender teeth from having had MBD. To support comfort in eating and also increased nutrient value, feed baked Acorn and Butternut squashes, both of which good calcium to phosphorus ratios, and are more nutritious than summer squash.

Pet Flora (soil based organisms) (Synbiotics) add (1/64 Tsp.) to either baked squash, blanched baby greens, or plain organic yogurt daily.

Organic lactose free low fat plain yogurt. This contains (different) probiotics in support of well digestion, and increasing the availability of calcium in foods to the body; and also pectin, a prebiotic, which was found in rat research to support the better uptake of calcium into the bloodstream. Together, synbiotics were found in rat research to promote bone health, vs. probiotics alone, that were found to inhibit bone health.

https://www.amazon.com/Pet-Flora-caps-Probiotic-Gastrointestinal/dp/B005PJN2HO

https://greenvalleylactosefree.com/p...e-plain-yogurt

Add 1/4 Tsp. to each (AM PM) meal.organic applesauce (comes in apple ; apple peach ; apple strawberry) to yogurt https://www.santacruzorganic.com/products/apple-sauce

To make the plain naturally sweetened yogurt, with no sugars added taste better, you can add:

https://www.amazon.com/Simply-Organic-Vanilla-Flavoring-Ounce/dp/B00I6CV8F0/ref=sr_1_29?keywords=organic+vanilla+extract+no+al cohol&qid=1559075723&s=gateway&sr=8-29

This source also can be added to the yogurt, giving it a berry flavor like unto wild growing berries squirrels consume in the wild, that is a high anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory source.

Wild Blueberry whole berry concentrate: https://www.amazon.com/Blueberry-Pow...gateway&sr=8-5

Add (1/64 Tsp.) of the powder daily to 3/4 Tsp. of organic plain low fat yogurt, fed (AM & PM) daily.


Chia oil: high source of omega 3 fatty acids (cardiovascular and heart supportive, reduces inflammation, improves brain function). Good source to peak the appetite of a squirrel with picky tastes

One drop Foods Alive food grade C oil per meal. https://foodsalive.com/products/orga...il-foods-alive (4 oz.)


Organic Pumpkin seed oil: helps protect the liver from toxins, and negative impacts from drugs.

One drop food grade organic PS oil daily (1/64) Tsp.). https://www.amazon.com/Pumpkin-Seed-...07CRPJBYF?th=1 (see smaller bottle on page)

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[Diggie's Friend]

The recommendation is in addition to rodent block, that provides the main share of protein vitamins and minerals.

[Mel1959]

Do you think Charlotte could have MBD again? When you say you get Henrys blocks, which variety? The Picky Eater blocks are more readily accepted with my crew than the others....with the exception of their new hazelnut blocks. :grin2 I haven’t seen them on the website yet, but my guy got to sample some and he really liked them.

Have you tried doing something different, but equally as healthy, like grinding up Envigo Harlan Teklad 2018 block (it must be ordered online) and mixing it with some ground nuts, Fox Valley or Esbilac powder formula, veggie/fruit baby food and enough coconut oil to bind it together? These are called boo balls and there’s lots of recipes in the Squirrel Nutrition section to help you. Maybe something different like this will peak her appetite and still be healthy for her.

[Nancy in New York]

.with the exception of their new hazelnut blocks. :grin2 I haven’t seen them on the website yet, but my guy got to sample some and he really liked them.


Mel I placed an order with Henry's today and found the hazelnut stix.
I ordered some of these.
Is Leigh also making a hazlenut block?

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[Charley]

Thanks to all of you for responding it’s alot to take in but I will try everything. To answer some of your questions, I do order the picky blocks from Henry’s healthy pets and she no longer wants them. I also ordered the hazelnut stic and she doesn’t want those either. I forgot to mention that she lost her upper front tooth when she was younger. Because of this the tooth right below it grows like mad. I use to take her to the vet to get it cut but she would have diarrhea for a couple of days after and would be traumatized so I started clipping it myself with nippers for toe nails which are very sharp. I have to do this every 3 weeks.

[Mel1959]

Mel I placed an order with Henry's today and found the hazelnut stix.
I ordered some of these.
Is Leigh also making a hazlenut block?

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Yes, Jay brought some packages of hazelnut blocks to The Gathering to give out. Gizmo loved them. 😍. When I placed an order a couple of weeks ago I looked for them on the website and didn’t see them. I didn’t call Leigh and ask about them, though, which I probably should have. I figured I’d check again the next time I place an order. :grin2