Our beloved (California gray) squirrel of the wild (Racqui) who has been visiting us daily for the past two years (her approximate age: she has had a couple of litters) seems to have suddenly taken ill. The symptoms are as follows:
* Her former muscularity has changed to softness.
* She has some kind of black growth around her mouth.
* She is showing signs of hair loss.
* Behaviorally, she is exhibiting timidity and fear, in sharp contrast with the high level of comfort previously exhibited.
We have always been careful to feed her only food that is deemed healthy for squirrels and to never overfeed her. The only change environmentally that we can think of is that the association here recently engaged an arborist to trim the trees and in the process of doing so, her nest was destroyed (the kits from her most recent litter are grown).
As she is a wild squirrel, we cannot take her to a vet but if anyone has any suggestions as to what we might feed her to help her make it through whatever is ailing her, that would be most appreciated.
Dan
Racqui's story: 25LifeLessons.com