SugarBooger
07-14-2022, 06:38 PM
My 2yr old female fox squirrel has something going on with her & I'm not sure what exactly. She stays indoors mostly because of the heat here in East Texas lately but has unlimited access to a large cage attached to my bedroom window. She also has free roam of my bedroom but stays in her area of the room by the window, usually on her tower unless she's playing with me on my bed.
About 2 days ago she had been laying in the window sill mid-afternoon enjoying the cool breeze blowing in on her (she was in full shade & it was around 85° at the time)when she started to act like she was overheating. She got on my bed & sprawled out breathing heavily in a spot where the window unit blows the hardest. After about 20 minutes she went back to her usual self like nothing happened but an hour or so later she began breathing wierd(sounds congested), puffy watery eyes, sneezing & having loose stools. She is still eating & drinking normally. She is overweight, it's been a life-long struggle with her, not sure why she has always been chunky while sister on same diet is healthy normal weight.
They eat Henry's picky blocks followed by any assortment of bok choy, kale, sweet potato(occasionally), blueberries, avocado, butternut squash, & when I can forage & find them, dandelion greens & pine cones.
She has perked up off & on but is still sounding congested with puffy watery eyes & doesn't want to do much else but lay around or sleep.
I don't know what to do to help her feel better.
She has never had any allergies that I've noticed & she's been with me since her & her sister were day-old pinkies. No others in the house, animal or human, have been sick lately but we did go to a water park this past weekend & possibly could have brought home germs :confused:
About 2 days ago she had been laying in the window sill mid-afternoon enjoying the cool breeze blowing in on her (she was in full shade & it was around 85° at the time)when she started to act like she was overheating. She got on my bed & sprawled out breathing heavily in a spot where the window unit blows the hardest. After about 20 minutes she went back to her usual self like nothing happened but an hour or so later she began breathing wierd(sounds congested), puffy watery eyes, sneezing & having loose stools. She is still eating & drinking normally. She is overweight, it's been a life-long struggle with her, not sure why she has always been chunky while sister on same diet is healthy normal weight.
They eat Henry's picky blocks followed by any assortment of bok choy, kale, sweet potato(occasionally), blueberries, avocado, butternut squash, & when I can forage & find them, dandelion greens & pine cones.
She has perked up off & on but is still sounding congested with puffy watery eyes & doesn't want to do much else but lay around or sleep.
I don't know what to do to help her feel better.
She has never had any allergies that I've noticed & she's been with me since her & her sister were day-old pinkies. No others in the house, animal or human, have been sick lately but we did go to a water park this past weekend & possibly could have brought home germs :confused: