Squirrel medicine cabinet....what should we have on hand?

[strdsk]

Hey all! Hope you're safe. So my lil guy is healthy thank God. But should he fall ill, vet care by me is hard due to having one is deemed unlawful. So I keep Tums on hand for him....and liquid band aids for me....lol! But what else should we all have? I've read about keeping female UTI pills on hand for example. Some of these things may be harder for me to procure than others....as I have no prescription for them. But can anyone provide to me an abridged list of what to have and what they do? I hate having to home doctor, but there may come a day. And I love my guy SO much...I want/need to be ready. Finally, do/can any of you sell me such a non expired care kit? Thanks for looking...best!

[island rehabber]

Off the top of my head, here are a few Rx drugs that people often have, and if you can score just a few tablets you can make enough doses to head off anything that comes your squirrel's way:

PRESCRIPTION Drugs:

CIPRO - often given to women for UTI. Is similar to Baytril, a broad spectrum antibiotic and extremely useful for aspiration pneumonia or cat -caused injuries in squirrels, as well as UTI's

VALTREX (acyclovir) - prescribed for humans with any type of herpes infection especially shingles; can cure squirrel pox if given in its early stages

PREDNISONE - for head trauma or anything where inflammation is life-threatening; must be VERY carefully dosed

Over-the-counter drugs:

CAPSTAR - can be ordered online. Get cats & kittens 5 lbs and under size; this miracle drug kills maggots both ON and INSIDE your squirrel. Can be dosed over and over to get rid of fleas, too.

Benedryl.....for allergic reactions
Infant Motrim or ibuprophen for pain
Ivermectin -- in the form of horse paste, available at feed stores, can be carefully dosed on a walnut half to cure mange

I know there are more, so folks feel free to chime in!

[strdsk]

This is wonderful info....thanks! Keep it coming folks....thanks!!!!





Off the top of my head, here are a few Rx drugs that people often have, and if you can score just a few tablets you can make enough doses to head off anything that comes your squirrel's way:

PRESCRIPTION Drugs:

CIPRO - often given to women for UTI. Is similar to Baytril, a broad spectrum antibiotic and extremely useful for aspiration pneumonia or cat -caused injuries in squirrels, as well as UTI's

VALTREX (acyclovir) - prescribed for humans with any type of herpes infection especially shingles; can cure squirrel pox if given in its early stages

PREDNISONE - for head trauma or anything where inflammation is life-threatening; must be VERY carefully dosed

Over-the-counter drugs:

CAPSTAR - can be ordered online. Get cats & kittens 5 lbs and under size; this miracle drug kills maggots both ON and INSIDE your squirrel. Can be dosed over and over to get rid of fleas, too.

Benedryl.....for allergic reactions
Infant Motrim or ibuprophen for pain
Ivermectin -- in the form of horse paste, available at feed stores, can be carefully dosed on a walnut half to cure mange

I know there are more, so folks feel free to chime in!

[CritterMom]

Brand name Clavamox (cat/dog), Augmentin (human) - Drug name Amoxicillin / Clavulanic acid - prescription antibiotic used to treat many different infections caused by bacteria, such as , pneumonia, ear infections, bronchitis, urinary tract infections, and infections of the skin.

SMZ-TMP - Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim = Brands - Bactrim, Septra

Clindamycin - an antibiotic used for treating serious infections. It is effective again several types of bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus epidermidis, and Propionibacterium acnes.

Gabapentin - is an anti-epileptic drug, also called an anticonvulsant. It affects chemicals and nerves in the body that are involved in the cause of seizures and some types of pain.

And make sure you have a bottle of 10% povidone iodine (Betadyne) to be used DILUTED for wound care and skin rashes.

[Javarat]

- Clavamox and Baytril (enrofloxacin) - used together for cat bites for 7 days
(Enrofloxacin 10% can be ordered on the internet without a prescription from pet stores)

- Smz/Tmp for infections from other wounds (not cat bites)

- Metacam for pain treatment and reducing inflammation

- Prednisone (if less than 12 hours since attack) and then Gabapentin (after 12 hours, for two weeks) for neurological disorders and paralysis

- Metronidazole for giardia and diarrhea

- Albon for coccidia (avoid using this if they are dehydrated)

- Simethicone (Infant Gas-X) to prevent bloat from air bubbles
(You can buy this at any grocery or drug store in the baby section)

- Reglan (very hard to get) for advanced bloat

[Javarat]

Also some activated charcoal powder from a drugstore, for poisonings and also if you accidentally overdose any animal.
And vitamin K for if they ate rat poison.

[strdsk]

That works!!??? Wish I knew that last week! Our wild died at 2 years old from rat poisoning....he was a light of my life....




Also some activated charcoal powder from a drugstore, for poisonings and also if you accidentally overdose any animal.
And vitamin K for if they ate rat poison.

[Javarat]

That works!!??? Wish I knew that last week! Our wild died at 2 years old from rat poisoning....he was a light of my life....I should have specified vitamin K1.
Vitamin K1 is used because it is absorbed early in the GI tract and concentrates directly in the liver which is where the serine proteases are activated.
It is only Vitamin K1 which should be considered to be the antidote for anticoagulant rodenticide poisoning. Not K2 or K3.

[CritterMom]

That works!!??? Wish I knew that last week! Our wild died at 2 years old from rat poisoning....he was a light of my life....

Maybe. Unfortunately there is a new generation of rodenticide that kills regardless of what you try to use to deactivate it. I know that vets were all up in arms over it because it kills everything - dogs, cats, all wildlife...children that get into it. I am not sure if it is still in use but this was just a few years ago.