Mommyneedssleep
01-13-2020, 05:32 PM
Hello everyone!
I have a 5 month old Eastern gray squirrel that was "soft released" back in November. I thought the pair were gone forever, after they didn't show up for 3 days after release, but they came back! They wait by our door every morning for breakfast 😂
Four days ago, they both came in for breakfast. Chip limped in, and laid down on our couch and wanted to cuddle. This is not typical behavior for him at all. We finally were able to look at his paw, and his left paw was extremely swollen. We called Ravenwood Veterinary Clinic, and he was seen today. It's not broken, just an infected wound. He's been prescribed antibiotics and an anti-inflammatory.
Because we were told by the local wildlife rehab center that they would be gone forever, we took apart their hand-built release cage. We just have a squirrel box hanging on our front porch. We've kept Chip inside for the past few days and he's starting to chew apart our front door. He wants to be outside SO BAD.
Does anyone know where I can find an affordable cage that I can use short term while he's on his course of antibiotics? And does anyone have any tips or tricks to get him to take the antibiotics?
I have a 5 month old Eastern gray squirrel that was "soft released" back in November. I thought the pair were gone forever, after they didn't show up for 3 days after release, but they came back! They wait by our door every morning for breakfast 😂
Four days ago, they both came in for breakfast. Chip limped in, and laid down on our couch and wanted to cuddle. This is not typical behavior for him at all. We finally were able to look at his paw, and his left paw was extremely swollen. We called Ravenwood Veterinary Clinic, and he was seen today. It's not broken, just an infected wound. He's been prescribed antibiotics and an anti-inflammatory.
Because we were told by the local wildlife rehab center that they would be gone forever, we took apart their hand-built release cage. We just have a squirrel box hanging on our front porch. We've kept Chip inside for the past few days and he's starting to chew apart our front door. He wants to be outside SO BAD.
Does anyone know where I can find an affordable cage that I can use short term while he's on his course of antibiotics? And does anyone have any tips or tricks to get him to take the antibiotics?