hi all. i'm in the UK where grey squirrels are considered an invasive species, and giving this squirrel in to a wildlife rehabilitation clinic would mean them destroying it. i don't think that's fair.
i first saw this (adult) grey squirrel at 10am this morning, lying in the middle of the lawn, unresponsive -- it's now 7:30 and it's not in a better state, but i managed to feed it a little bit of banana which it chewed and ate. it has trouble walking and can only stumble a little when i poke it. occasionally it tries to shake the flies around it off.
it has some yellow discharge around its genital area and keeps "hiccuping" which are the only two signs that it might be dying, but dying animals don't try to eat, right? it's reactive to me waving a stick around its eyes. should i put it in a box with a heating pad and see what happens come morning? it's not cold out, but naturally i don't want it to die, or have to suffer longer than it already has.
best regards