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lostboy105t
09-19-2024, 10:05 PM
Please help, It's a one and a half year old Indian palm squirrel weighing around 180 grams, for the past two weeks she has been scratching herself excessively, and losing hair, I took her to the vet but the doc there is not specialized in wild animals, he told me to research online about my squirrel, then I told him about Ivermectin and he said that it could be lethal for her because of the correct dose confusion as he gives half a tab to a large size dog suffering from mange and other skin diseases. Today morning, she came down on my reading table from her box, I gave her some walnuts, apples, wheat-dough ball and some water, and just a moment after eating she vomited the food in liquid form, she even regurgitated water after drinking it. And one thing more she doesn't seem lethargic and runs around the usual way. Please suggest me a possible course of action as there is no vet who specializes in wild animals in my town. Day before yesterday I didn't see her pooping much, as I usually see the droppings around my table, yesterday she pooped in bundles, 3-4 droppings in one bundle stuck together, structure of each poop intact, sticky texture. And about urine, I have noticed that for the past two days she is urinating less than usual and yellow in color. I am on my own with online help boards as my last resort as there is no physical help that I can get, please suggest me. What could be the possible problems with her?
I hope that she is not moving towards a bigger problem. Right now is doesn't seem lethargic at all, she runs around the way she did, goes away for 3-4 hours to roam around and comes back by 5 pm every day.

island rehabber
09-20-2024, 02:35 AM
Do you have ivermectin available there as a horse dewormer, in paste form? If so, you can give her a tiny bit the size of an uncooked grain of rice. Once immediately and then again 14 days later. Should help kill any mites, parasites. Also if you have Dawn dishwashing liquid, a warm water wipe down in diluted Dawn may also help and you can do that twice daily.

lostboy105t
09-20-2024, 05:26 AM
Do you have ivermectin available there as a horse dewormer, in paste form? If so, you can give her a tiny bit the size of an uncooked grain of rice. Once immediately and then again 14 days later. Should help kill any mites, parasites. Also if you have Dawn dishwashing liquid, a warm water wipe down in diluted Dawn may also help and you can do that twice daily.

Thanks for the reply, Today she is regurgitating frequently, she's not at all lethargic and wants to eat and drink, whatever I give her to eat, she comes enthusiastically and tries to eat but regurgitates immediately after. What can you advise for it? could it be some problem with her stomach? like acid reflux(GERD)? The liquid that she expels is little foamy in texture.

SamtheSquirrel2018
09-20-2024, 10:25 PM
Thanks for the reply, Today she is regurgitating frequently, she's not at all lethargic and wants to eat and drink, whatever I give her to eat, she comes enthusiastically and tries to eat but regurgitates immediately after. What can you advise for it? could it be some problem with her stomach? like acid reflux(GERD)? The liquid that she expels is little foamy in texture.

Hi Lostboy:
Please see a reply in your other Thread. I would recommend that these two closely related Threads be merged!
Regards,
SamtheSquirrel