Re: previous note about prednisone
Still learning about this whole board thing
I appreciate all the help
Re: previous note about prednisone
Still learning about this whole board thing
I appreciate all the help
Sparky weighs 294g
Can I weigh her every feeding for an idea of her progress?
Last edited by amzl; 05-24-2016 at 01:39 AM. Reason: Changing duplicated info
I am having so much fun with Sparky's new scale. It makes it so much easier to know how much I'm feeding her
It would be nice if it weighed partial grams but I'm happy. So is Sparky.
Sara in NW MS (05-24-2016), Shewhosweptforest (05-24-2016)
It took us a while but we are much better cooperating with each other with the syringe, the proper angle, and the proper flow.
Finding the feeding by weight chart was so helpful as are
Type of syringe
Fixes is also a great page
I plan to add to this and make it a new thread since these have been the most helpful and I wild like them in one place
Thank you too everyone in The Squirrel Board for making these documents available
amzi Great work and good news she's getting livelier
Has anyone contacted you on the dosing? Is she still just rolling around? Or is there improvement? The sooner we try the pred the better...if it's still needed
Edit: oh and please be careful with the wildlife centers ....ask lots of questions....tell them you are going to follow up on her....because they have been known to play nice to the public....but once they have a compromised squirrel they usually euthanize or worse...feed it to one of their predator species
Make the world a better place...one animal at a time
The Peace of Wild Things
BY WENDELL BERRY
When despair for the world grows in me
and I wake in the night at the least sound
in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be,
I go and lie down where the wood drake
rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds.
I come into the peace of wild things
who do not tax their lives with forethought
of grief. I come into the presence of still water.
And I feel above me the day-blind stars
waiting with their light. For a time
I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.
amzl (05-24-2016)
Just seeing this now.
You have 20 mg of Prednisone and your little one weighs 294 grams, correct?
Let me get dinner on the table first and I will write up dosing instrucitons.
Do you have a 1 cc syringe?
You will need that for dosing.
Shewhosweptforest (05-24-2016)
Make the world a better place...one animal at a time
The Peace of Wild Things
BY WENDELL BERRY
When despair for the world grows in me
and I wake in the night at the least sound
in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be,
I go and lie down where the wood drake
rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds.
I come into the peace of wild things
who do not tax their lives with forethought
of grief. I come into the presence of still water.
And I feel above me the day-blind stars
waiting with their light. For a time
I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.
Nancy in New York (05-24-2016)
Spanky has contacted me a couple of times but I finally found the information.
I so feel for Sparky.
I found a vet that would look at her for free but as all the rescue orgs are FULL I know they would just put her down
I go back and forth on what's best for her but I'm glad to be here for her as long as she sticks around
Thank you every one for all the love patience and info
Shewhosweptforest (05-24-2016)
I'm sorry I didn't get a chance too reply sooner and thank you for your warm welcome
Sparky got her first dose of prednisone just now and I will be giving her more formula soon. I sure see where squirrelly comes from. Now that she is feeling better she is quite squirrelly. It's wonderful to watch her improve.
Nancy in New York (05-24-2016)
I did reach out once after the weight was posted to see if dosing had been provided; I had not been following the thread and it was a little disjointed for me! I was away when the message was sent about not having received dosing and by the time I was back on Nancy had already dosed (Thank You Nancy!!!).
I hope Sparky will respond and improve with the pred!!!
amzl (05-26-2016), Nancy in New York (05-24-2016)
How's Sparky doing? hope she's continuing to improve
Make the world a better place...one animal at a time
The Peace of Wild Things
BY WENDELL BERRY
When despair for the world grows in me
and I wake in the night at the least sound
in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be,
I go and lie down where the wood drake
rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds.
I come into the peace of wild things
who do not tax their lives with forethought
of grief. I come into the presence of still water.
And I feel above me the day-blind stars
waiting with their light. For a time
I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.
amzl (05-31-2016)
Sparky passed away today
She just refused to eat enough
She was a though little bugger
I buried her under a tree near a stream
The skies opens up and wept for her today
She taught me so much
I will alway think fondly of her with abundant joy and melancholy
Thank you everyone for all the help and warm thoughts
Next time I will be better prepared because of what I learned here and what she taught me
My sympathy to you for your loss of sparky. You did a amazing job caring for her. It seems her injuries were too bad for her to recover. She had a loving mom to care for her. Thank you for giving her your heart. I know it hurts right now. Rest easy little Sparky girl.
I'm so sorry Sparky lost the fight. You were a great caretaker and did what you could, so for that, thank you