Lookasquirrel
09-30-2022, 10:59 PM
Hello all, I am new here and hoping someone can help me! My mother had a little squirrel come inside her house and when she tried to get it out, it kept following the electrician and sitting on his boots. Later that night, it was still sitting outside the door alone. My mom opened the door and it ran to her and has been by her side for two days now.
She thought it was injured because it has a few sores/scabs on it so she has been putting antibiotic ointment on the spot on its neck but not by its mouth. Then another squirrel showed up trying to get in. She tried to get it to go back up the tree but it would only sit outside the door waiting for her. It looked fine to her but when she let it come in, she realized it was having trouble breathing when sleeping. I knew from reading many of these posts that it needed help so I contacted the local rehabbers in the area and none have called me back :( The second squirrel sadly didn't make it through the night. It had all the signs of AP but my mom had just brought it in and never fed it so I'm not sure if it was that or something else.
Well now the first one she brought in is starting to breathe the same. It is sneezing and has a runny nose and is starting to sleep with its mouth open and you can hear it breathing rough and making a clicking noise. Once again, worried it's AP but it also has these sores like maybe squirrel pox? Not one vet will agree to sww him unless the licenced rehabber brings it in but they won't answer. I'm feeling so helpless and my mom is in tears trying to save this cute little squirrel.
The only antibiotics we have are Bactrim and amoxicillin. I am on my way to get the squirrels weight and hoping someone can help me with dosage how much/how often. Also any advice on what might be happening? It's weird that it's two small squirrels both sick together. Is there anything she needs to worry about possibly getting sick too? Thanks in advance!
She thought it was injured because it has a few sores/scabs on it so she has been putting antibiotic ointment on the spot on its neck but not by its mouth. Then another squirrel showed up trying to get in. She tried to get it to go back up the tree but it would only sit outside the door waiting for her. It looked fine to her but when she let it come in, she realized it was having trouble breathing when sleeping. I knew from reading many of these posts that it needed help so I contacted the local rehabbers in the area and none have called me back :( The second squirrel sadly didn't make it through the night. It had all the signs of AP but my mom had just brought it in and never fed it so I'm not sure if it was that or something else.
Well now the first one she brought in is starting to breathe the same. It is sneezing and has a runny nose and is starting to sleep with its mouth open and you can hear it breathing rough and making a clicking noise. Once again, worried it's AP but it also has these sores like maybe squirrel pox? Not one vet will agree to sww him unless the licenced rehabber brings it in but they won't answer. I'm feeling so helpless and my mom is in tears trying to save this cute little squirrel.
The only antibiotics we have are Bactrim and amoxicillin. I am on my way to get the squirrels weight and hoping someone can help me with dosage how much/how often. Also any advice on what might be happening? It's weird that it's two small squirrels both sick together. Is there anything she needs to worry about possibly getting sick too? Thanks in advance!