4 year old squirrel not eating for last two days and not moving .Needs help

[Mahak]

Hi All, Can someone please help me with the condition of my Indian palm squirrel. It is 4 years old and has stopped eating and drinking for last two days. It is also not moving as much it used to do earlier, just laying at one place, moves a little in 4-5 hrs. I think it is not able to move hind legs as well. Can someone please suggest how to treat him? There are no doctors for squirrel in my area. How can I make him recover? Is there a possibility that all this is happening due to over eating and its liver has failed?plz help

[CritterMom]

Has he been over eating?

The not being able to move his legs well sounds like something we see called metabolic bone disease which is caused by imbalance in the diet, and can sometimes be turned around by giving them calcium. But because he has noow stopped eating, first I would try to get some sugar into him. Small animals like this will have low blood sugar problems fairly quickly if they do not eat. You can mix some sugar or honey into water and put a few drops at a time in his mouth. If he begins to feel a little better after you have done this for a while, try other food.