My pet squirrel is bleeding from her nose and sneezing.... what should I do?

[Cmg4201]

My pet male grey squirrel was just fine yesterday and when I came home today he ( it sounded like persistent sneezing).... so I ran to get him and saw he had a little blood coming out of both nostrils.... the vet I can take her to does not open until tomorrow morning... does anyone have any thoughts? Because I can't lose him! he is about 2 and a half years old and I rescued him as a baby who had fallen out of a tree. He is unreleasable due to severe maloclussion. Please ... any advice would be so greatly appreciated!!!!

[Charley Chuckles]

To me it sounds more like a fall, if it were a tooth issue such as odatomas I would have believed you would have noticed something.
Can you touch it is he acting sensitive to touch?
Check his teeth/ mouth.
I'm sure others here will have more ideas.
I've had them fall before and have bloody nose but did ok👍
Ok sorry I finished reading and you say maloclussion now I am thinking teeth issues.

[Cmg4201]

My pet male grey squirrel was just fine yesterday and when I came home today he ( it sounded like persistent sneezing).... so I ran to get him and saw he had a little blood coming out of both nostrils.... the vet I can take her to does not open until tomorrow morning... does anyone have any thoughts? Because I can't lose him! he is about 2 and a half years old and I rescued him as a baby who had fallen out of a tree. He is unreleasable due to severe maloclussion. Please ... any advice would be so greatly appreciated!!!!

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[supersquirrelgirl]

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Hello, Its hard to see in the picture his nose injury. Any blood on roof of his mouth ?? If no blood inside mouth, sounds like he fell or ran into something to injure nose. Could sneezing be caused by bloody nose and he is clearing it ??

BTW, he is a good looking grey with bright eyes! Nice job raising him for 2.5 years. Thank you for caring and saving him.

SSG

[Cmg4201]

Hello, Its hard to see in the picture his nose injury. Any blood on roof of his mouth ?? If no blood inside mouth, sounds like he fell or ran into something to injure nose. Could sneezing be caused by bloody nose and he is clearing it ??

BTW, he is a good looking grey with bright eyes! Nice job raising him for 2.5 years. Thank you for caring and saving him.

SSG

Thanks so much for your response and kind thoughts....i will check the roof of her mouth... if blood inside roof of mouth, would that signify a respiratory infection? Anyways, he is acting the same today but I did clean all the blood and tried to suction anything left in her nose. I am trying to get her an appointment at the vet today.

[Cmg4201]

[QUOTE=Charley Chuckles;1364605]To me it sounds more like a fall, if it were a tooth issue such as odatomas I would have believed you would have noticed something.
Can you touch it is he acting sensitive to touch?
Check his teeth/ mouth.
I'm sure others here will have more ideas.
I've had them fall before and have bloody nose but did ok👍
Ok sorry I finished reading and you say maloclussion now I am thinking teeth issues.[/QUOTE

So, when she was a baby she fell from a tree and broke her jaw and/or nose. The vet said she had severe maloclussion and did say removing all her teeth was an option but I trim down her teeth constantly with chris' squirrels teeth trimmer. She was fine in the morning and caged when I went to work. When I got home she was doing the same noises with same symptoms as when she had fallen as a baby but it doesn't really make sense? Her cage is pretty big but she mostly sleeps when inside it. Then I was thinking possible respiratory infection? I am doing my best to get her to the vet today...I am just really worried!!!!! But thanks so much for your kind response!
( I keep calling him a she because when he was a baby I didn't know so he was always a she to me and I got used to it and he doesn't seem to mind 😊)

[Black Squirrel]

Due to the initial malocclusion diagnosis make sure you keep an eye out for nasal breathing issues due to odontoma growth. Odontoma is usually due to traumatic injury. The larger an odontoma grows the more difficult the removal. I know of only a few vets that I would trust to do this. If affordable and a friendly vet is available, I would have an annual radiograph. Putting odontoma aside injuries are possible inside a cage albeit a cage is far safer than "free ranging" while you are out. Any sign of "cribbing" or pulling on bars with teeth? Can you please post a photo of the cage? I have seen squirrels' heads (incisors) wedged in the wrong bar spacing, and when the squirrel pulls to back out something usually gets damaged.

[Cmg4201]

Due to the initial malocclusion diagnosis make sure you keep an eye out for nasal breathing issues due to odontoma growth. Odontoma is usually due to traumatic injury. The larger an odontoma grows the more difficult the removal. I know of only a few vets that I would trust to do this. If affordable and a friendly vet is available, I would have an annual radiograph. Putting odontoma aside injuries are possible inside a cage albeit a cage is far safer than "free ranging" while you are out. Any sign of "cribbing" or pulling on bars with teeth? Can you please post a photo of the cage? I have seen squirrels' heads (incisors) wedged in the wrong bar spacing, and when the squirrel pulls to back out something usually gets damaged.

Thanks so much for this info! As soon as I get home, I will take a picture of the cage and post it 😊