MaxX
12-19-2007, 08:30 PM
Hey guys, I don't know if you remember me or not, but sometime in September of '06, I found a grey squirrel that fell out of a tree with some injuries. I rarely post here mainly because I usually am able to find the information I need in other posts. I moved to another state sometime in July of this year, and Steve (the squirrel) came with me.
Anyway, to my point. Recently he started having some hair loss on his stomach and the top of his paws, just minor stuff. His tail has been thin for a little while now, but not very noticable at all. He's also had some diarrhea. I changed his diet, added more variety and healthier foods, and I haven't noticed any more stool troubles in the past coupla days. One other issue that I've noticed is a slight bagginess on his stomach, which is what made me think dehydrated, perhaps caused by the diarrhea. I don't know.
Basically, I just wanted to know if this sounded familiar to anyone. I picked up some Pedialyte tonight, and I can't remember how much to give him. I believe I gave him about 10-20ccs earlier, but I basically was just seeing if he would drink that. He hasn't been drinking water at all the past few days, which has had me a little bit concerned also. I've tried giving him water with a small bottle by hand, and this made him very disgruntled. So I scratched that idea. Fortunately though, he did take the Pedialyte.
Thanks for your help, in advance. And once again, how much pedialyte do you think I should give him, and if there's anything else you'd recommend, I'd appreciate it.
Anyway, to my point. Recently he started having some hair loss on his stomach and the top of his paws, just minor stuff. His tail has been thin for a little while now, but not very noticable at all. He's also had some diarrhea. I changed his diet, added more variety and healthier foods, and I haven't noticed any more stool troubles in the past coupla days. One other issue that I've noticed is a slight bagginess on his stomach, which is what made me think dehydrated, perhaps caused by the diarrhea. I don't know.
Basically, I just wanted to know if this sounded familiar to anyone. I picked up some Pedialyte tonight, and I can't remember how much to give him. I believe I gave him about 10-20ccs earlier, but I basically was just seeing if he would drink that. He hasn't been drinking water at all the past few days, which has had me a little bit concerned also. I've tried giving him water with a small bottle by hand, and this made him very disgruntled. So I scratched that idea. Fortunately though, he did take the Pedialyte.
Thanks for your help, in advance. And once again, how much pedialyte do you think I should give him, and if there's anything else you'd recommend, I'd appreciate it.