Emergency treatment for hypothermia/hypoglycemia

[Gradythegrand]

Help!!!!!! My baby is in need. I have done the above and he took about 3 mrs then he didn't want anymore. I have a non shut off heating pad under him and I'm holding him. I have given him a dose of Karl a couple more times. He just seems so listless. He was fine yesterday. What should I do?

[TubeDriver]

Is this for Grady? Please post back in his original thread with description of all the symptoms you are seeing. Listen carefully to his breathing, do you hear REGULAR clicking?

Help!!!!!! My baby is in need. I have done the above and he took about 3 mrs then he didn't want anymore. I have a non shut off heating pad under him and I'm holding him. I have given him a dose of Karl a couple more times. He just seems so listless. He was fine yesterday. What should I do?

[Gradythegrand]

Yes, it's for Grady. So I need to post under his thread? No clicking,no respiratory distress noted.

[TubeDriver]

I think you will get a faster response. Go into detail about what you are seeing in Grady.

Yes, it's for Grady. So I need to post under his thread? No clicking,no respiratory distress noted.

[Corndog]

I had an event last week where I certainly needed this important info. At the time I was at a loss of what was needed.
I rode out Hurricane Dorian and after it had just past, made my way around to survey the damage. I was at work.
While walking across a road I happen to find a young squirrel laying in the middle of the road, appearing to have succumbed to the force of the storm. I touched him and I found movement!! So I wrapped him in a towel and found a place to secure him—then started my own storm of trying to get help on what to do. He was not very responsive.
I placed a warmed water bottle in with him. Mainly for comfort, not realizing the importance of warming him up until now.
I was able to contact a local Squirrel rescue person. They asked if I could care for him that night and they’d pick him up the next day.
The only info I received was to give a little Pedialyte to help with hydration.
Nothing about body temperature.
Well, I took him home and watched him decline over the night and watched him pass early that day.
I feel horrible that this little guy didn’t make it all because of a body temperature I’m sure. Maybe there were injuries from falling out of the tree. But nonetheless, he is gone.
I’m not a wild animal rehab specialist, but I do appreciate life and hate to see it gone because of my lack of ability and mostly ineffective instructions.
I’ve had time to rethink my actions and have done some reading. If I had this to do over, I would have provided a better opportunity to monitor his body temp. I felt helpless as his condition worsened. If I had only been clued in on temperature.
Those who pass emergent info to would be rescuers, please tell us to dry and warm the baby first!! Keep them out of the air conditioning and ensure they are warm.

[MudDonna]

I've also experienced feelings of terrible guilt when losing a squirrel. I'm a licensed bat re-habber, but I get calls from people with squirrels now and then. I read as much as I could with the first four week old baby and he was doing great for about a week. Then, overnight he got very grey and listless and died. I stood in a vet's office blubbering like a child trying to get him help, but they refused to treat wildlife. I kept reading and it helped me with the next four squirrels I got. I even successfully brought back a six week old baby from what looked like convulsions by rubbing honey on his gums. Unfortunately, some of them died. I think ultimately the Fox Valley formula was the culprit. I'm so angry at them. All that we can do is improve our knowledge and,be better prepared to save the next one. I always thought squirrel people were a bit wacko, but now I'm one of them. I just love these little guys. I cry so hard when I lose one, hoping to save more in the future.