Anorexic red fox squirrel

[cjlukester]

I have a red fox squirrel that is 3 years old. Her activity and appetite have been fine until Tuesday night. My son heard her make a noise like she was in pain. She didn’t make that noise when I came into the room, but she was acting a bit odd and was out of her nesting bag and would occasionally lightly rub her jaw against the wire shelf she was on. I gave her part of a shelled walnut, which she took hesitantly and buried it. Yesterday she wasn’t interested in food. I did hear her make an sound as if in pain. Last night I examined her mouth and it looks fine. Teeth look good, no swelling or redness noted in the oral cavity. She is drinking fine. Her stool has been unchanged. A vet visit is not an option at least locally in rural Kansas. How can I manage the pain? Should formula be administered while not wanting to eat solids? Also, I’m leaving for an early extended weekend and my teens will have to manage.

[Spanky]

With these symptoms we always need to start by ruling out Metabolic Bone Disease (MBD). To do that we need you to provide a complete list of her daily diet as MBD is caused by too many calcium robbing foods (e.g. high phosphorous foods).

I am including a link for the MBD protocol... if you have any doubts, start this protocol as it can do no harm and can only help if this is MBD.

https://www.henryspets.com/emergency-treatment-for-mbd/