Astrid
09-10-2024, 05:03 AM
Hello dear all,
A 4-5 week old baby came to me tonight through someone that found it the night before. Based on development she's about 5 weeks but she is very light and weighing in at only 69 grams (Florida eastern grey squirrel). She's making an almost continuous clicking sound, not interested in water/electrolyte solution (managed about 2,5 cc over the last few hours, drop by drop through syringe with magic nipple), becoming more lethargic, but was still quite active a couple hours ago. She's not mouth breathing, but her breathing is labored. Her little tummy heaves with every rapid breath. Painful to watch.
I have Cipro 500 mg tablets. However, I have not dealt with AP or dosing and would greatly appreciate your help and advice.
Some additional history:
She was found with 3 of her siblings on 9/8 after a downpour. It's been raining non stop in these parts. The person watched for some hours to see if the mother would return but she did not. He took them home and warmed them, but also tried to feed them kitten formula :-/ . He called me on 9/9 asking for help.
The 3 siblings are fine so far, rehydrated and on diluted Fox Valley 20/50. All 4 have peed and pooped. All 4 weigh around 70 grams (69. 70, 70, 74)
Please see attached image for reference. I was unable to upload video/ zip file. Please let me know how I can best share a video.
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A 4-5 week old baby came to me tonight through someone that found it the night before. Based on development she's about 5 weeks but she is very light and weighing in at only 69 grams (Florida eastern grey squirrel). She's making an almost continuous clicking sound, not interested in water/electrolyte solution (managed about 2,5 cc over the last few hours, drop by drop through syringe with magic nipple), becoming more lethargic, but was still quite active a couple hours ago. She's not mouth breathing, but her breathing is labored. Her little tummy heaves with every rapid breath. Painful to watch.
I have Cipro 500 mg tablets. However, I have not dealt with AP or dosing and would greatly appreciate your help and advice.
Some additional history:
She was found with 3 of her siblings on 9/8 after a downpour. It's been raining non stop in these parts. The person watched for some hours to see if the mother would return but she did not. He took them home and warmed them, but also tried to feed them kitten formula :-/ . He called me on 9/9 asking for help.
The 3 siblings are fine so far, rehydrated and on diluted Fox Valley 20/50. All 4 have peed and pooped. All 4 weigh around 70 grams (69. 70, 70, 74)
Please see attached image for reference. I was unable to upload video/ zip file. Please let me know how I can best share a video.
327954