Little Jesse

[Nancy in New York]

I got the meds but have misplaced my scale to weigh her.
How should I measure her to determine an approx weight ?
Or does someone have a keen eye on the pic I just posted ?
Thank You

What's her age again?
Is she a little fox squirrel?
What's the mg of the meds you got?
Is it amoxicillin?

Edit: Can you hold her like the picture that I posted?
We need something to compare her to, like a can of soda or in your
hand.
Please find a scale tomorrow. When dosing drugs it's important to give the
correct amount.
We can probably dose her tonight, but it should be on the conservative side.

[JayB]

I think to be on the safe side I will just keep hydrating her for tonight and go buy another scale tomorrow to get an exact weight. I believe shes approx 12 weeks her eyes were open when we found her and she had teeth and shes a grey squirrel but looking at pics of the fox squirrel Im not so sure.
The meds are 500mg amoxicillin capsules not liquid.

[Nancy in New York]

I think to be on the safe side I will just keep hydrating her for tonight and go buy another scale tomorrow to get an exact weight. I believe shes approx 12 weeks her eyes were open when we found her and she had teeth and shes a grey squirrel but looking at pics of the fox squirrel Im not so sure.
The meds are 500mg amoxicillin capsules not liquid.

OK I will dose this tomorrow when you get a scale.
Always better to be on the safe side.
Also she is going to need to be on probiotics while taking this.
I get the capsules from the drugstore that humans take.
Just put a pinch in something that she drinks or eats, about the
size of O, it will protect her tummy from the abs.
Dose this ~2 hours before or after giving the antibiotics.
You don't need to get this exact probiotic, as long as you get a capsule
that you can pull apart. They taste very mildly sweet, so you shouldn't have a problem
with her eating or drinking it.

[JayB]

She's starting to feel better woohoo
Lastnight she had a big pee and this morning she drank (actually wanted to) 2tbs of formula/calcium/pedialyte mix. I'll give her a bit more and go buy a scale so we can get these meds in to her too 😊

[Nancy in New York]

Thanks for letting us know.
Sounds like she's feeling better today.

[JayB]

Heres a pic of her this morning she feels like she's lost a bit of weight. I can feel her ribs on her right side which feel like they protrude more kinda feels like a lump I've never been able to feel before.
Im going to try and feed her a bit more and then head out to find a scale.
Is she a grey or a fox ? If she's a fox she's super small for her age I was told.
A lady called me this morning from Henrys about my order and she said the formula I've been feeding her is basically doing nothing for her. Hopefully she can bounce back and get her legs working so she can run and play like a normal squirrel. I feel so bad that I've been feeding her garbage formula the past month. I was told by the company I bought it that it was equal if not better than similac formula.. Grrrrrr

[Nancy in New York]

Oh that's a little foxer for sure!
Look at that little oragne belly.

Isn't Similac a formula for human babies?

[JayB]

Sorry Espilac is what I meant
Shes a fox ok well thats good at least I know what she is now

[JayB]

This board is so hard to post pics lol I cant figure it out on my pc..

EDIT OHHHH you drag them down haha ok I got it.. Ok I'm outa here to find a scale

[JayB]

Got a scale she's only 6.7oz !

[stepnstone]

Got a scale she's only 6.7oz !

That's 189.9 grams, might as well say 190 grams.

[JayB]

Ok so I've got 500mg tablets of the Amoxicillin and 5billion probiotics any idea how much I should start giving her ?

[Nancy in New York]

Ok so I've got 500mg tablets of the Amoxicillin and 5billion probiotics any idea how much I should start giving her ?

I will break down the 500 mg Amoxi and send dosing in a pm.
With the probiotics, just give an amount like this 0 either in
formula, or water, or anything that she will eat 2 hours prior or after dosing
the amoxi.
Cillians can be hard on their tummies.

[JayB]

Ok well I'm having to force feed her everything I try putting in her. She wont even attempt to eat fruit nuts or even suck from her bottle. I have been kinda holding her head in my hand with my pointer finger and thumb on each side of her mouth so she cant shake and try to eat me. Is this the proper way to force feed ? Im guessing if its working keep doing it. She's not on her back and she is swallowing almost all I can put in her mouth so I guess this is the technique I'll continue with until she's "better"
The calcium tabs are working her little poops are more whitish now so I'll hold off on those till all the good mdb formula and foods get here. Besides her regular formula mixed with creme is there anything more "fatty" I can get her on to put some weight back on her she's skin and bones. Its amazing how fast they can lose weight !
Thanks everyone

[Nancy in New York]

Ok well I'm having to force feed her everything I try putting in her. She wont even attempt to eat fruit nuts or even suck from her bottle. I have been kinda holding her head in my hand with my pointer finger and thumb on each side of her mouth so she cant shake and try to eat me. Is this the proper way to force feed ? Im guessing if its working keep doing it. She's not on her back and she is swallowing almost all I can put in her mouth so I guess this is the technique I'll continue with until she's "better"
The calcium tabs are working her little poops are more whitish now so I'll hold off on those till all the good mdb formula and foods get here. Besides her regular formula mixed with creme is there anything more "fatty" I can get her on to put some weight back on her she's skin and bones. Its amazing how fast they can lose weight !
Thanks everyone

I wished we knew what was going on.
This little one is a mystery.

Something just isn't adding up here.
I'm so glad she has you to help her along.
Have you tried avocado without the seed or skin?

[JayB]

I wished we knew what was going on.
This little one is a mystery.

Something just isn't adding up here.
I'm so glad she has you to help her along.
Have you tried avocado without the seed or skin?

I haven't yet I've just basically been trying to get the probiotic & meds into her which has been a struggle.
I have one in the fridge I'll take out to warm up before giving it to her.
These little ones don't go into a "hibernate mode" while mom's out foraging do they ?
Its like as soon as she got cold, bam no appetite.
My sister has had a UTI from getting too cold which is what I think may have happened to Jesse, but nothing really explains the loss of appetite.

[JayB]

I took some pics of her poops and pee if anyone is interested in seeing such things lol
Let me know if anything looks a bit abnormal.. Her poops are the whitish color because of the extra calcium I've been feeding her.
Should I stop giving her the calcium for now & then start again or just keep lowering the amount given..?
Her pee as you can see has a yellowish green tint to it, is this the meds kicking in & flushing whatever is in her out..?
I tried giving her the Avocado she just turned up her nose & never even tried eating it.. =\

[JayB]

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?sto...5&id=655680754

Jesse sayin Hi ! 😊

[JayB]

She's perkin up guys !
She want to eat now and actually sucking from the syringe. I'll weigh her in a bit to see if she's gained any weight, which she has I can tell. She's still straining a bit when she pees but its clear now and not some weird red or green color. I know we're not outa yhe woods yet and still need to continue with the meds, I'm so happy I found this place
Thank you everyone !

[Nancy in New York]

What a great update!
I saw the "armage" video as well, that's adorable!

Read the posts, and a cat was mentioned.
FYI..........Cat bites and EVEN cat saliva is deadly to squirrels, there
HAS to be NO interaction.

Thanks for the update and the video!