smelly baby

[squirrelygirlie75]

I found a baby on 9/7. She is around 4 weeks old. She smells horrible. Even after a cotton ball bath. Sometimes it's a urine like smell and sometimes it's almost like sour milk or something or baby puke maybe??? IDK how to explain it except it is stinky. I have never had this issue with any of the others. I thought it might not be so bad as I thought cause I am 32 weeks pregnant and well every thing smells stronger than usual but my daughter says it's not just me, so what could it be?????? I washed everything yesterday and boy lemme tell ya it doesn't smell like it's been washed in weeks. She is eating pooping and peeing just fine. I've had her on FV since i got her. 2 to 1 ratio. She is a foxer.

[gs1]

hi: i asked admin to move this somewhere else ...maybe non-life threatning...

she's on fox valley ... 2 water to 1 fox valley?

i'm really surprized she smells so bad... i think that something is wrong....

hope to get answers soon....

and she's a fox squirrel... ? any photos ???

pee and poop ok? .....

any mites..scratching etc...???

[island rehabber]

A urinary tract infection can make for very pungent pee....I will move this into Non Life-Threatening help needed.

Do you have any antibiotics on hand?

[squirrelygirlie75]

Yes fox valley at 2-1 and she is eating pooping and peeing. I haven't noticed any scratching. I'll checked her over for anything, mites? could that may be causing the stinkies? I did look her over pretty good when I first found her other than a tiny scratch on her leg and one on her nose (both are gone now).

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[gs1]

here's the photos.....

[squirrelygirlie75]

awesome thank you, the spot on the blanket in the first pic was a stain that was already there. Maybe she is peeing in her bed between feedings? I will check for wetness next time she eats. Her pee isn't extremely dark when I stimulate her. I do it before and after she eats. She does sleep a lot but she is a baby so that is pretty normal.

[gs1]

ok dark pee is a warning signal.....

do you have a squirrel vet nearby ????

do you have a rehabber you can get meds from?

i'm not sure but giving plain water (maybe with real cranberry juice) between feedings is probably a good idea....

you'll need some help.... hopefully the rehabbers will see this soon.....

ps: shes ... amazingly adorable!!! love that little mouth shot....


oh!!! edit ... you said it's not dark ... my mistake ...

[squirrelygirlie75]

her pee isn't really dark just a lil bit yellow on the cotton ball. I don't think the vets around here would want involved, and I don't know any rehabbers that are close. I know there is one about 45 miles from here but she wouldn't take the one from last year she just said call parks and wild life who wanted to put her down. I was like uuummmm..... NO!!!!!!! I will try water and or cran juice, is there a brand or type juice that's preferred? Yes she was yelling at me mouth wide open. She is a doll and omgoodness is she snuggly , she loves to nuzzle right up into my neck.