Jannie
08-24-2020, 12:59 PM
Hello everyone and thanks for letting me in! I'm from Québec, Canada. Please be patient with me, cause my english isn't that great!
3 days ago, I was walking down the street and saw a dead squirrel (probably hit by a car). A few steps away, there was this poor baby, in the middle of the street! I assumed that the first one was his mother, so I picked him up and looked around to see if there were other babies, but I didn't see any.
He seemed in a bad shape but not hurt, so I brought him home... and made a few mistakes, which I just realized, reading this forum :sniff.
First, I made sure that he was warm; I held him for some time in my hands, and then, placed him in warm (but not hot) covers that I had put in the drying machine. I placed a lamp over the box (making sure the light wasn't in his face).
Since it was late, the store was closed, but someone I know had kitten milk formula, so I gave him that. The problem is that he was so hungry and I only had that sort of dropper: https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/b/compte-gouttes-avec-le-liquide-rouge-4062083.jpg. I know he ate too fast and reading about pneumonia on this forum is scaring me to death, though I haven't heard a clicking yet!
I saw that he had teeth and since he was so hungry, I also gave him bits of apple (without the skin) and he ate them so fast!
He must be around 5 weeks (eyes were already opened), so I fed him every 4 hours. He ate about 4 ml each time.
The second day, I bought a 3 ml syringe, an heating pad, rodden blocks and puppies formula. Unfortunately, it's Esbilac. I wonder if it's dangerous for him too, if he's older (5 weeks).
My problems:
Since yesterday, he looks like he has trouble swallowing! It's so scary! He tilts his head back and opens and closes his mouth, even if there's nothing in it! I'll try to make a video of it, to show you. But then, he sucks again on the syringe, as if eveything was alright! But he eats less (about 2-3 ml), since I changed the formula from kitten's to puppy's. He weighs 100g and I don't know if it's a good weight for his age. I'll check if he's gaining some in the next days. I tried to give him rodden blocks but he wasn't interested. I gave him again bits of apple and grapes (both without the skin), but this time, he seemed to choke on them! I got scared and threw them away!
Also, I wonder if he's supposed to sleep so often. He's very active when he's hungry but he's sleeping the rest of the time.
I don't know much about squirrels and I'm affraid that I harmed him more than I helped him!:sadness Can you guys help me out, please?:thankyou
3 days ago, I was walking down the street and saw a dead squirrel (probably hit by a car). A few steps away, there was this poor baby, in the middle of the street! I assumed that the first one was his mother, so I picked him up and looked around to see if there were other babies, but I didn't see any.
He seemed in a bad shape but not hurt, so I brought him home... and made a few mistakes, which I just realized, reading this forum :sniff.
First, I made sure that he was warm; I held him for some time in my hands, and then, placed him in warm (but not hot) covers that I had put in the drying machine. I placed a lamp over the box (making sure the light wasn't in his face).
Since it was late, the store was closed, but someone I know had kitten milk formula, so I gave him that. The problem is that he was so hungry and I only had that sort of dropper: https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/b/compte-gouttes-avec-le-liquide-rouge-4062083.jpg. I know he ate too fast and reading about pneumonia on this forum is scaring me to death, though I haven't heard a clicking yet!
I saw that he had teeth and since he was so hungry, I also gave him bits of apple (without the skin) and he ate them so fast!
He must be around 5 weeks (eyes were already opened), so I fed him every 4 hours. He ate about 4 ml each time.
The second day, I bought a 3 ml syringe, an heating pad, rodden blocks and puppies formula. Unfortunately, it's Esbilac. I wonder if it's dangerous for him too, if he's older (5 weeks).
My problems:
Since yesterday, he looks like he has trouble swallowing! It's so scary! He tilts his head back and opens and closes his mouth, even if there's nothing in it! I'll try to make a video of it, to show you. But then, he sucks again on the syringe, as if eveything was alright! But he eats less (about 2-3 ml), since I changed the formula from kitten's to puppy's. He weighs 100g and I don't know if it's a good weight for his age. I'll check if he's gaining some in the next days. I tried to give him rodden blocks but he wasn't interested. I gave him again bits of apple and grapes (both without the skin), but this time, he seemed to choke on them! I got scared and threw them away!
Also, I wonder if he's supposed to sleep so often. He's very active when he's hungry but he's sleeping the rest of the time.
I don't know much about squirrels and I'm affraid that I harmed him more than I helped him!:sadness Can you guys help me out, please?:thankyou